Author: Various authors
Title: Ballou's Monthly Magazine. October, 1872
Description: Boston, Thomes and Talbot, 1872. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this journal containing items on history, literature, etc. Perhaps of note in this issue is an article careers of workingmen in Turkey including brief mention of male dancers in Turkey who dress as women (with illustration); another article contains derogatory and bigoted portrayals of Jewish people living in Poland, while portraying the country on a whole as being rather run down. Also present is an article on a privateer (pirate) from Chile, the Aconcagua by George H. Coomer, as well as a short illustrated piece on the Kansas River and the region of the US West around it. GOOD condition. Moderate spotting and soiling to the covers. General browning. Heavy chipping, tearing and wear along the extremities and spine. Minor scattered foxing and staining in the interior. Leaf 369/70 torn at the lower corner, with slight loss of text. Good .

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