littell squier (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 576, 576 Pp. Full Leather, Red And Black Morocco Spine Labels With Short Title And Volume Number. Wear, Fraying; Bindings Sound, Front Endpaper And Title Of Volume I Detached And Laid In Loosely, As Is One Fascile In Volume Ii. Ownership Names Dated 1914 At Atlanta Medical College. Per Wikipedia, Eliakim Littell (2 January 1797 - 17 May 1870) Was A United States Editor And Publisher, The Founder Of A Long-Lived Periodical Named Littell's Living Age (1844-1941). He Moved To Philadelphia In 1819, And Established A Weekly Literary Paper Entitled The National Recorder, Whose Name He Changed In 1821 To The Saturday Magazine. In July 1822, He Again Changed It To A Monthly Called The Museum Of Foreign Literature And Science, Which Was Edited During The First Year By Robert Walsh, And Subsequently By Himself And His Brother Squier (Born In Burlington, New Jersey, 9 December 1803; Died In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 July 1886). After Conducting This With Great Success For Nearly 22 Years, He Moved To Boston, Massachusetts. In Boston In April 1844, He Began Littell's Living Age, A Weekly Literary Periodical, Published From An Office At The Corner Of Bromfield And Tremont Streets.[1] In 1855 He Began The Publication In Boston Of The Panorama Of Life And Literature, A Monthly. Littell Was The Author Of The "Compromise Tariff" Which Was Advocated By Henry Clay And Carried Through The U.S. Congress During The Administration Of President Jackson. His Brother Squier Littell Was A Physician Who Eventually Became Surgeon To The Wills Ophthalmic Hospital Of Philadelphia 1834-1864. His Brother John Stockton Littell (806-1875) Was An Author Who Published A Sketch Of The Life, Character, And Services Of Henry Clay And Other Pieces.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Original cloth-backed boards, new printed spine label. Rear cover stained; foxing.