Description: Putnam’s Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science, and Art. Vol. VIII. July to January, 1857. New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 321 Broadway. Vol. IX. January to July, 1857. New York: Miller & Company, 321 Broadway, Successors to Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Both volumes are 668 pp. Uniform half-leather marbled bindings, 9.25 x 6”, 8vos. In fair condition. Boards are scuffed at edges & worn at leather corners. Heads and tails of spines chipped with exposed binding. Vol IX’s tail of spine exhibits a moderate loss. Front hinges beginning to split at tails of spines. Gilt lettering and ruling dulled, but still legible. Light toning throughout text-blocks, with some light instances of age-staining and finger-soiling. Vol. IX’s title page exhibits tear; does not impede text. Bindings are intact - hinges fragile. Please see photos. An interesting selection of works between the two volumes (please see photo #5 & #14 for contents pages). Volume VIII includes a curious work of verse entitled Battle of the Bees. In Vol. VIII are articles on Chile, Islands of the Pacific, Lake Ngami, the Florida Keys; also included are many stories and works of poetry, including the first segment of John WIlliam de Forest’s novel Witching Times (page 570, Vol. VIII). In Vol. IX, the remainder of segments of Witching Times are present on pages 11, 188, 297, 394, 515 & 621. John William de Forest (1826-1906) was an American soldier and writer of literary realism, who was best known for his Civil War novel Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty. He also coined the term for the Great American Novel (GAN), one which would embody the country in one text. After four years of European travel, De Forest returned to Connecticut in 1855 and began his literary career. His first novel, Witching Times, is an historical novel dealing with Salem, Massachusetts, during the witchcraft trials. Please check our page for other Putnam's Magazine editions with matching binding! FORN-MSB-0324-0708-HK1266
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