Description

The Book-Lover Press, New York, Published date: 1902. Single issue magazine; original printed paper covers, staple bound; pages 289-383; approx. 31 cm. Bi-monthly periodical. No. 4, Vol. III, September-October 1902. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic and halftone illustrations, and including a color plate illustrating an example of mosaic binding. In acceptable to poor condition. Original printed paper covers present, with moderate to heavy chipping, tearing, and losses along edges and at the spine; moderate overall age toning and surface soiling. Spine edge fragile but holding with original staples; binding remains intact. Interior pages show moderate age toning with frequent small chips and tears along outer margins and edges; all text present and fully readable; no pages missing. NOT ex-library. Early twentieth century issue of The Book-Lover: A Magazine of Book Lore, a bi-monthly American periodical devoted to literature, bibliography, book collecting, printing, bindings, and related aspects of book history. Issued during a period of growing popular and scholarly interest in rare books and libraries, the magazine combined short essays, bibliographical notes, historical commentary, and literary anecdote. By 1902, the publication shows a noticeable expansion in visual material, including photographic reproductions of bindings, libraries, and notable books, alongside a color plate. Contents include: A Library in Miniature by H. T. Sheringham; Coronation Bible of King Edward VII; The Finest Library in the World, II by Rene Bache; Bibliomania by Andrew Lang; The $20,000 Bible and Others by J. Cuthbert Hadden; How to Treat the Editor by Newman Yorke, Ph. D.; St. Pauls Cathedral and Its Bookselling Tenants by H. R. Plomer; Byron and Shelley by E. J. Trelawny; The Pleasures of Book Hunting; An After-Dinner Experience by A. H. Shirk; Little-Known Points about Famous Books; The Eccentric Mr. Whistler; Anecdotes of Celebrities by H. Sutherland Edwards; Fads and Their Passing by Frank Miller; Love and Old Books by Gerald Brennan; The Exportation of Rare Books to America (from the London Times); Two Illustrated Italian Bibles by Alfred W. Pollard; Amusing and Satirical Indexes by H. B. Wheatley; The Career of an Old Book; The Costliest Set of Books in the World; Gene Field on the Road; Daniel Appletons First Book; Where William Blacks Sense of Humor Was Tickled; Rarest of Americana; Trouble in the Jungle by Sydney Reid; A Famous Old Bookshop in Westminster; Queer Titles and Forgotten Plays by Rowland Grey.