Putnam's Semi-Monthly Library for Travelers and the Fireside. Home and Social Philosophy or, Chapters on Every-Day Topics. From Household Words, Edited by Charles Dickens. First Series, No. I. New York: G.P. Putnam, Sold by all booksellers., Jan. 15, 1852, original wraps, 264 pp, 7.25 x 5", 12mo.
In fair condition. Paper covers are scuffed at edges & worn at corners. Head and tail of spine moderately rubbed, binding exposed. Foxing and finger-soiling exhibited to both front and rear covers - general soiling. Front gutter split at tail of spine. Rear covers split at head of spine. Water or tea dampness stain found at top corner of rear cover. Small white scuff found on front cover, almost directly in the middle of the page. No known previous ownership or marginalia. Light toning and foxing throughout text-block, with some instances of exposed cording. Binding is intact, but fragile in some places. Please see photos.
Chapters include: Dreams; Ice; Some Account of Chloroform; Mrs. Meeks, of a Son; The Atlantic Waves; German Advertisements; The Methusaleh Pill; Mr. Van Ploos on Penmanship; The Mysteries of a Tea-Kettle; The Magic Crystal; The Private History of the Palace of Glass; Physiology of Intemperance; Sleep; The Chemistry of a Pint of Beer; The Rational Doctor; Somnambulism; The World of Water; and The Wind and the Rain. Also shown as an illustration on the front cover is an image of the new printing machine: Robert Hoe's single-cylinder machine.
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