Various — Harper&Apos;S Young People Illustrated

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Co. 1888. Cloth. Volume IV of Harper's Young People Illustrated. An illustrated children's periodical from America. This is UK published edition of the periodical, comprising of November 1887-November 1888. It is also volume IV of this eventual seven volume work. Lacking colour plate at page 625, otherwise all other plates are present. Potentially lacking a couple of pages to the rear. Exact pagination of this volume is unknown. However, the contents to the front does not appear to list anything beyond page 832. Harper's Young People first appeared in Autumn 1879 and was the fourth magazine established by Harper and Brothers. The work was a weekly 16 page magazine which contained fiction and non-fiction works. In a full pictorial cloth binding. Externally, rubbed to the spine and extremities. Boards have faded. Loss to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine due to rubbing. Split to the rear joint at the head. Several handling marks to boards. Rear hinge has failed with backstrip lifting from textblock. Front hinge is tender. Title page is severely creased. Internally, binding is tender to the rear, with several gatherings loosening. Otherwise, binding is generally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges. Occasional spots to pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .