THE CENTURY MAGAZINE (Cover title " The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine"): May 1887

The Century Magazine was the successor to Scribner's Magazine, and was published from 1881 to 1930.

Published by The Century Company.

Stapled magazine, well bound, light wear, contents with minor foxing, clean, bright paper and unmarked. Above average condition. Very Good.

Contains 64 pages of advertisements at front and back of the magazine, most are illustrated, some full page, beautifully printed on exceptionally bright paper. FYI the bound yearly volumes of this magazine lack the covers and advertisements. 

Notable articles / stories / illustrators in this issue:

• “The Canadian Pacific Railway" appears to be an advertisement in the form of an essay with illustrations. 
• "Finding Pharaoh" by Edward L. Wilson. Illustrated {Egypt}
• “Pharaoh the Oppressor, and his Daughter, in the Light of their Monuments' by John A. Paine, with illustrations {Egypt}
• “Among the Apaches" by Frederick Schwatka, with illustrations and photographs. 12 pages.
• “A Glimpse of Washington Irving at Home" by Clarence Cook. 
• “The Chemistry of Foods and Nutrition, Part I" by Prof. W. O. Atwater.
• “Personal Recollections of Louis Blanc, with Notes Concerning Alsace and Lorraine" by Karl Bland. Illustrated.
• "Abraham Lincoln, A History: The Border Conflict" by John G. Nicolay and John Hay. Illustrated
• "Whitsun Harp, Regulator" by Octave Thanet {Alice French}, short story with illustrated by E. W. Kemble.
• "Israel" a poem by John Hay with lovely illustrations by Keynon Cox. 
• "The Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga" {Civil War} by Gen. W. S. Rosecrans, illustrated.
• "The Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga" {Civil War} by Gen. J. S. Fullerton. Illustrated. 
• "Memoranda on the Civil War" letters
• Much more…

An exceptional issue, both in content and condition. 

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