Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20
Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20 Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine 1852-4 Goodrich juvenile periodical lot x 20
$ 150.00

(Old Periodicals, 19th Century Magazines, Children's Periodicals, Illustrated Books, Literature, Samuel Goodrich).

Merry's Museum & Parley's Magazine, ed. by S.G. Goodrich.
Published monthly, Boston by J.E. Hickman.1852, 1853 & 1854.
20 issues (plus extra partial issue included which is not counted), each c. 36 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings.

Publisher's pictorial paper wrappers. Nice lot of 20 children's magazines. Issues included in this lot: November 1852; January, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, & December 1853;  January, May, June, July, August, September, October, & November 1854; January & August 1855.

Lot is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Lot is not new or in "new" condition.

Bindings age worn as expected and all but inevitable, various paper flaws, curled corners, some edge tears, perhaps some covers detached, yet lot remains overall attractive.

Paper is gently toned, internally still well preserved, tight, sound.

Still attractive on the shelf. Magazines display a pleasing and unique age patina and are in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how these periodicals survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books. Flaws seen and described have been taken into account.

Books Measures c. 9" H x 6" W.

[B4031].