The Christmas Century Magazine
Vol. LXXI, No. 2
December 1905
Published by The Century Co., Union Square , New York
Antique magazine, paper wraps.
6 7/8" x 9 3/4"
156 + 175 pages, plus the covers.
( 335 pages in total, including the covers )
117 years old.
The Christmas, 1905 issue of Century Magazine , an illustrated monthly magazine first published in the United States in 1881.
The Century was the successor of Scribner's Monthly Magazine.
The magazine was very influential and well-regarded among the American upper-class in the late 19th century. Its popularity declined by the turn of the century however, suffering due to competition from cheaper magazines printed with cheap materials.
Numerous illustrations.
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Condition.
Worn binding, with repaired tearing of the front cover.
The covers are worn at the edges.
The spine cover is partially present.
( see the photos )
Though the covers are worn, internally the magazine is in very good condition.
The pages and illustration plates are clean and very good.
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The Contents of this issue includes :
Pictures , in Colors , illustrating " A Christmas Hymn " by Alfred Dommett ( 1811 - 1887 ).
Alfred Domett, born in England, was the fourth premier of New Zealand. He was a close friend of the poet Robert Browning.
His poem " A Christmas Hymn " is here illustrated, in color, with several plates after paintings by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874 -1951).
Leydecker was a German-American illustrator, considered one of the preeminent American illustrators of the early 20th century.
Leydecker is best known for his poster, book and advertising illustrations, the trade character known as The Arrow Collar Man, and his numerous covers for The Saturday Evening Post.
Star of Bethlehem , a story by Myra Kelly ( 1875 - 1910 ) , with pictures by Jay Hambridge ( 1867 - 1924 )
To Jesus the Nazarene , a poem by Frederic Lawrence Knowles ( 1869 - 1905 )
Jean Baptiste's Christmas Present , a story by Lawrence Mott ( 1881 - 1931 , American novelist and writer on the outdoor life )
The Soul of O Sana San , a story by Alice Hegan Rice ( 1870 - 1942 )
The Snow Babies Christmas , a story by Jacob A. Riis ( (1849–1914 , Danish-American journalist and social reformer ; his reports on slum dwellings and abuses of lower-class urban life earned him the friendship of President Theodore Roosevelt )
Four Scenes in Lower New York ; Pictures by Thornton Oakley ( 1881 - 1953 , American artist and illustrator )
[ note - these are some of the earliest illustrations that Oakley produced for an American magazine ]
( 1. Under The Brooklyn Bridge , 2. Coenties Slip , 3. The Water Front , South Street , looking north from the foot of Wall Street , 4. Pearl Street near Coenties Slip )
The Elusive Wedding , a story by Elliott Flower ( 1863 - 1920 )
A Intimate Study of the Pelican ( with pictures from Photographs )
Historic Palaces of Paris , part III. The Hotel de Crillon , with pictures and photographs
In the Court of the Empress Dowager ; A Personal Narrative of Life af the Chinese Court ( Part III. ) , by Katharine A. Carl
With pictures drawn by the author.
( Katharine A. Carl ,1865 - 1938 , was an American portrait painter and author who made paintings of notable and royal people in the United States, Europe and Asia. She spent nine months in China in 1903 painting a portrait of the Empress Dowager Cixi [ Empress Dowager T'zu-hsi , 1835-1908 ] )
Lincoln , The Lawyer , by Frederick Trevor Hill ( 1866 - 1930 )
( President Abraham Lincoln )
Engraving of Old Spanish Master painting , engraved by Timothy Cole ( 1852 - 1931 , American engraver )
The Russian Players ( actors ) in New York , by Florence Brooks
With Portraits from photographs
Second Coming , a poem by William Vaughn Moody ( 1869 - 1910 )
With a picture by Paul Julien Meylan (1882 - 1962 )
The Rough Places , a story by Elizabeth Foote
After the Accident , a story by George Hibbard
Etc. Etc.
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Plus numerous Advertisements.
At the front :
Over 40 pages of advertisements for Books published by several American publishing houses.
Many hundreds and hundreds of books are advertised ; some ads with illustrations.
Includes "new" books by Theodore Roosevelt , The House Of Mirth by Edith Wharton , St. Nicholas Christmas Issue ( 1905 ), Holiday books , The Voyage of The Discovery ( Antarctic Exploration ) by Captain Robert F. Scott , A History of Egypt by James H. Breasted , London Films by W. D. Howells , The Complete Works of Thomas Hardy , Impressions of Japanese Architecture by Ralph Adams Cram , A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens , Winston Photogravure Books , etc., etc., etc.
Includes:
An ad for Books by L. Frank Baum
( Wizard Of Oz , Life & Adventures of Santa Claus , Magical Monarch of Mo , Father Goose , etc. )
An ad for " With The Empress Dowager " by Katharine Carl
( with illustration of her painted portrait of the Empress [ China ])
Full-page ad for " Queen Zixi of Ix " , a fairy tale by L. Frank Baum , author of " The Wizard of Oz ".
With illustration of the queen and fairies proposing to " weave a magic cloak ".
3 pages of classified ads for Schools
( boarding schools , art schools , military academies , etc.
Full-page ad for Sorosis Shoe Stores , with large illustration of a woman decorating a Christmas Tree ( first thing on the tree - a pair of shoes !)
At the rear is an Advertising Supplement, with an Additional 100 pages of Advertisements , including :
4 page ad for The Aeolian Company Pianola Pianos
Pears Soap , full-page.
Prudential Insurance , full-page.
Tiffany & Co., Diamond & Gem Merchants , Fifth Avenue , New York , full-page.
( Ladies' and Men's Gold Watches )
Tiffany Studios , Madison Ave , New York , full-page
( holiday gifts , leaded glass windows , lamp shades , etc. )
Waldorf Astoria Secar Company , De Villar Cigars , full-page.
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York , full-page.
2 page ad for Mermod , Jaccard & King Jewelry Co., Diamond Rings , Precious Stones
Reed & Barton Silver Works , Taunton , Massachusetts , full-page.
Oneida Silver , full-page.
Steinway & Sons Pianos , New York , full-page.
Chickering & Sons Pianos , full-page.
John Church Company , Everett Pianos , full-page.
Mason & Hamlin Co. Pianos , full-page.
Baldwin & Co. Pianos , full-page.
Farrand Organ Company , full-page.
Victor Talking Machine Co., Christmas Records , full-page.
Libbey Glass Company , Toledo, OH , half-page.
Rookwood Pottery , Cincinnati , OH , half-page.
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven , CT , half-page.
G. P. McDougall & Son , Kitchen Cabinets , full-page.
Atlas Engine Works , Water - Tube Boilers , full-page.
Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Co. , Furniture etc. , full-page.
Gillette Safety Razor Co., full-page.
Eastman Kodak Co. , Cameras Kodaks Brownies , full-page.
Iver Johnson's Arms and Cycle Works , Fitchburg Massachusetts , half-page.
2-page ad for H. H. Franklin Mfg. Co. , Automobiles ( Noiseless Winton , Franklin Touring Car [" The Motor Car of the Future "]
E. R. Thomas Co., Automobiles , full-page.
Thomas B. Jeffrey & Co., Automobiles ( Rambler Model 14 ) , full-page.
Ford Motor Company , Detroit Michigan , 1906 Ford 6 Cylinder Touring Car [ price $2,500 ] , full-page.
The George N. Pierce Co., Buffalo , NY , Pierce Automobile , Great Arrow Victoria Tonneau , full-page.
Electric Vehicle Company , Hartford , CT , Columbia New Electric Brougham Mark LXVIII Automobile [ price $4,000 ] , full-page.
Consolidated Rubber Tire Co., Kelly - Springfield Tires , two-thirds page.
REO Motor Car Co. Lansing Michigan , Automobile , 1906 REO Runabout [ price $675 ], half-page.
Daimler Manufacturing Co., Long Island City , NY , 1906 American Mercedes Automobile [ price $7,500 ], half-page
Studebaker Automobile Co. , South Bend Indiana , Luxury Sleighs and Automobiles , full-page, combined.
Two page ad for Old's Motor Works , Lansing , Michigan , Oldsmobile Touring Car (etc. ), with color illustration of Santa Claus in an Oldsmobile car.
Several other Automobile Manufacturing Companies ( smaller ads ), including Wayne Automobile Co., National Motor Vehicle Co., Cadillac Automobile Co. , Northern Manufacturing Co. ( 4 passenger limousine $2,500 ).
Various ads for Clothing Manufacturers , etc,., etc.
Full-page ad for Southern Pacific Railroad Co., Rock Island System - Golden State Limited " California Christmas " Train Travel
Santa Fe Railroad , California Limited Train ( Chicago to Southern California ) , full-page.
Hamburg - American Line , Cruises to the Orient by Large Twin-Screw Steamer Moltke and the Meteor ( $300 & up ), and Cruises to the West Indies ( Caribbean ) by Twin-Screw Steamer Prinzessin Victoria Luise ( $125 & up ), full-page ad.
United Fruit Company , Special Trip to Jamaica , 19 days , ( $100 ), full-page ad.
Seaboard Air Line Railway , Seaboard Florida Limited Train , " It's Summer in the South ", full-page ad with illustration of servant packing a ladies' travel trunk.
Several other smaller Travel ads , Chicago & Florida Railway , Clark's Cruise to the Orient , etc., etc.
Colt's Patent Firearms Mfg. Co., with pistol illustration , quarter-page ad.
Remington Typewriter Co., with typewriter & Mercury illustration, full-page ad.
Conklin Self-filling Pens , half-page ad.
Spencerian Pen Co. , half-page ad.
H. J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh , PA , Mince Meat , full-page ad.
Franco - American Soups , Jersey Heights , NJ , full-page ad.
E. R. Durkee & Co., Salad Dressing , full-page ad.
Egyptian Deities Cigarettes , full-page ad.
Hart Schaffner & Marx , Good Clothes Makers , full-page ad.
Plus many small ads.
Rear cover :
( inside ) Color full-page ad : Jell-O , The Genesee Pure Food Co., ( children eating Jello )
( back ) Color full-page ad : Walter Baker & Co., Dorchester , Mass. (" Established 1780 "), Baker's Cocoa and Chocolates
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Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.