Author: Forrester, Mark (editor)
Title: Youths Casket and Playmate. A Magazine for Boys and Girls. November, 1862. Vol. XVII. No. 2
Description: 1862. Wraps. Illustrated light pink wraps. Pagination runs 37-60. No contents page present, unsure if ever included (no evidence of removal). Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine for children, featuring moral, historical and natural history stories and essays. This includes an introductory piece extolling the virtues of not crying when hurt (bravery versus cowardice), as well as a short play perhaps based on one of the causes of the War of 1812: this featuring an American sailor impressed into service by the British, and being rescued by his captain who outwits the British captain. GOOD condition. Moderate fading, minor soiling, foxing and staining to the covers. Faint name in pencil to the upper front cover. Light creasing along the extremities. Two small-medium sized stains to the first several pages at the lower third. Light foxing and staining to the interior. Good .

Keywords: Noisbn Americana


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