Various — Harper&Apos;S Young People for 1886

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1886. Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated annual of American children's magazine Harper's Young People for the year 1886. Annual for the year 1886, containing Volume II No. 53, Saturday November 21st 1885 to Volume II No. 104, Saturday November 13th 1886. Very scarce. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eleven colour plates, and numerous in-text or full-page images. Collated complete. Harper's Young People was a weekly American children's magazine that contained fiction and non-fiction works. The first issue appeared in the fall of 1879, with the magazine ceasing publication in 1899. Each issue contained articles, short stories, verses, and games for children with titles such as: Animal Studies at the Park, Ding Dong Bells, A Great Big Fish, The National Game, and Waiting for Supper, amongst others. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small split to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine and board tips. The odd small mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light spotting and light age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .