Buy this book on-line The Brown Book of Boston. Vol. III, May 1901, No. 1The Bernard-Richards Company, Limited, Boston, MA, 1901
Original publisher's white wrapper with a multicolored illustration of a woman wearing a dress and bonnet and looking out of a window. 11" x 14 1/4." Thirty-four pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. The Brown Book of Boston is a monthly magazine that includes short stories and current news and covers topics such as housekeeping, sewing and crafts, and the latest fashion trends of the time. The magazine was first published in 1900 and ran until 1905 when it merged with the Modern Woman magazine. The following articles, stories, etc. are in this issue: "Rogues in Buckram--A Harvard Story" by Mark Lee Luther, "The Evolution of the Old Maid" by Gertrude Battles Lane, "Experiences in Three Wars" by Peter MacQueen, "The Pete and Polly Stories" by Carolyn Wells, "Just to Please My Friends" by George Clarke Purdon, "The Awakening of Felecia: In Two Parts" by Theodosia Garrison, "White House Receptions" by Waldon Fawcett, "In the Seats of the Scornful" by Helen E. Wright, "Our Next in Kin--The Monkeys" by John Lewis, a page showing the winners of the May Photograph Contest [pet photographs], "Distinguished Foreign Ambassadors at the American Court" by Alvin Hovey-King, "The Story of How the Cat and the Dog Became Enemies" by Hayden Carruth, "The Companion Pedestals" by Marguerite Tracy, "With the Procession: Little Stories About Great People," "Tickle-Town Tales" by Winthrop Packard, "The Boy in the Window" by Harriet E. Hawley, "From the Linen Closet to My Lady's Chamber: Some New Doilies" by Pauline Abbot, "As in Silk My Lady Goes," "The Housekeeper and the Market Basket" by Cynthia Newcomb, "An Indian Dinner" [recipes for croquettes, chicken, lamb, squabs, prune dish, and punch], "Books, Bookmen, and Book-Talk," and "An Artistic Home for Twenty-five Hundred Dollars" by Frank T. Lent.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very 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 Brown Book of Boston. Vol. III, May 1901, No. 1. 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, libri rari, out-of-print books, first editions and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |