Various — Harper&Apos;S Magazine Volume XII

London, Sampson Low, 1886. Leather. A handsomely bound edition of Harper's Magazine, Volume XII, published by Sampson Low. A lovely edition of Harper's Magazine, European Edition, Volume XII. Illustrated throughout with a frontispiece painting titled 'What They May Do At Little Hampton is Beyond My Knowledge&apos. Containing various short stories, poetry, journalistic works, and more by various writers including: Oliver Goldsmith, Annie Fields, Andrew Lang, R.D. Blackmore, and more. 'Harper's Magazine' (also called 'Harper's') is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S, first being launched in 1850 in New York. Attractively bound in half calf with marble covered boards. Externally, smart with some shelf wear and lightly rubbed in places. Gilded spine mostly intact, with slight rubbing to the title. Internally, generally firmly bound with slight strain on pages 968 and 969. Small stain to the verso of the front free-endpaper. Small stain on the top of pages 949 to 972, but not affecting any of the text. Pages generally clean throughout, with an odd small stain here and there. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .