Month Goodspeed's Book Shop Lot x 27 Catalogues 1947-55 Antique Book Collecting

(Old Magazines, 20th Century Periodicals, Antique Books, Reference Books, Antique Book Catalogues, Illustrated Periodicals, Goodspeed's Book Shop).

The Month at Goodspeed's.
Published monthly, Boston, Massachusetts by Goodspeed's Book Shop.
27 different monthly issues, each c. 32 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout. By one of the great rare book firms of all time.

Nice lot x 24 monthly rare book catalogues with pleasing visual content. Issues included in this lot: October 1947; January 1948; February-March, April 1950; January, February-March, April, May-June, October, November-December 1951; January, October, November-December 1953; February-March, April, June, October-November, December 1954; January, February-March, May, June, October-November, December 1955; January-February, March-April, June 1956.

Binding remains tight and sound, there is a bit of an old paper mustiness odor to the lot, various mostly small signs of age, time and handling, nothing offensive or major. Overall nice looking examples.

Small age flaws or defects include possible random old creasing, edge chipping, small light old staining, surface rubbing and dustiness, some staple rust on a few, etc. Overall entirely acceptable examples of what are likely a scarce survival. The pictures give a very good sense of how the lot survives.

Virtually all periodicals of this era are somewhat scarce today as loose complete issues. Like most random survivals of old periodical printing, any specific example (like this one) is likely among a relative handful still extant. As each decade goes back from 1950, the rate of scarcity for any specific magazine or paper item increases noticeably.

Text blocks remain overall clean, and displays a pleasing age patina.

Magazines remain attractive on the shelf. It displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail and our best attempt to convey how this antique lot survives. This lot is not new- it is old and has been handled by different owners in the past.

Magazine Measures c. 7 1/2" H x 4 3/4" W.

[B12828].