Buy this book on-line The Burr McIntosh Monthly. Volume XVIII. No. 72. March 1909
Original publisher's multicolored wrappers with red string binding. Front cover features a dark green border and color illustration of Henry E. Dixey, an American actor and theater producer. 7 1/4" x 12." Seventy unnumbered pages, complete. Black and white reprinted photographs and illustrations, complete. Three pages of advertisements are included in the front; ten in the back. Back cover features a full-page ad for Naiad Dress Shields, an alternative to antiperspirants. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Former ownership stamp on back cover in the margin. There is some wear and slight chipping along the edges of the covers. The lower-right corner is bent, affecting an area measuring about 5 1/2" x 2 1/2" on both the pages and covers. Text and images are still readable. Burr McIntosh (1862-1942) was an American photographer, publisher, professor, and stage and silent film actor. The Burr McIntosh Monthly was a magazine founded in 1903. It featured a variety of topics but was known for its photographs of celebrities, and scenic landscapes and contemporary photography news. According to some sources, string binding was used to help facilitate framing of the magazine's plates. The Burr McIntosh Monthly had its last run in 1910. The following are the articles and features in this issue: "Our Portraits: Biographical Sketches" [accompanies the preceding portraits of celebrities], "Music and Musicians," "A Day with Mark Twain" by Paul Thompson [Thompson meets Mark Twain at "Stormfield," his home in Redding, Connecticut], "Photo Craft and Our Prizes" [seven winning photographs], "A Pictorial Criticism" [critique of said winning photographs], "The Old North State: North Carolina," "Painting and Sculpture: Random Paintings," "The Art of Expression" by Henry E. Dixey" [about facial expressions in acting], "Out of the Ashes Rises the Incense: Redivivus! Southern Italy!" [about the 1908 Messina Earthquake], "People of Note: The Late Rear Admiral Coghlan--Philander C. Knox--Frank H. Hitchcock--General Nord Alexis--Mrs. Wm. H. Taft--The Hon. Wm. H. Taft" [included are portraits of William Taft as President-Elect and his wife, Helen].. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of The Burr McIntosh Monthly. Volume XVIII. No. 72. March 1909. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, livres illustrées, libri antichi, fine bindings and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |