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A Boston magazine from 1793...
A Boston magazine from 1793...
Item # 667730 THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE, Boston, July, 1793 Page 1 has a descriptive article of the State House (the plate called for is lacking).
Also in this issue: "Essay on Female Charms" "Of Various Phenomena of the Ocean" "The Benefits of Adversity" "On the Excellence of Christianity" & much more.
At the back is "Foreign Occurrences" and "Domestick Occurrences" which have the news of the day, including headings: "Murder" "Phillip's Academy" "Gaming" "Southern Indians" "Military of Massachusetts" "Celebration of Independence" and more.
Complete in 64 pages, 5 3/4 by 9 inches with wide, never-trimmed margins, still string bound (rarely found as such, full title/contents page. There is much foxing and a library stamp to the title page. Two more library stamps inside. Inside pages in quite nice condition, minor wear at margins.
Eighteenth century American magazines are increasingly scarce in today's market. This title was published by the famed Isaiah Thomas, the patriot printer from the Revolutionary War & founder of the American Antiquarian Society.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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