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Published by Philadelphia: John Wanamaker, 1906
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday April 29 (sale item)* pp. 68-752 plus ads; original printed paper wrappers, good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Published by Philadelphia, PA: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1908
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. 16mo. Gilt Navy Cloth-covered Boards, 251 pp. Very Good, with some pages well worn to gutter. Frontispiece portrait of John Wanamaker facing title page. Original First Edition.
Published by John Wanamaker 1901-1902, Philadelphia, 1901
Seller: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
All ten issues in the original pictorial wrappers. Octavos with various paginations. All ten issues are from Volume XX which switches from 1901 to 1902; September, October, November, December, January, February. March, April, June, August. The October issue has some old tidemarks and a page with a cutout article and inserted at that page is a 4-page manuscript letter dated 1901. Some edge browning to wrapper edges and mild spine erosion but quite good overall."Born in Philadelphia in 1838, John Wanamaker pioneered the concept of the department store. In 1861 Wanamaker and his brother-in-law, Nathan Brown, opened Oak Hall, a men's clothing store. In 1876, intending to open a central market like London's Royal Exchange or Paris' Les Halles, he converted an abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad depot into a multipurpose clothing and specialties store called Wanamaker's. Catering to an upscale market, he promised all-wool clothing and quality goods with a money-back-guarantee. In 1874, he printed the first-ever, copyrighted store advertisement. When people discovered that its promises were true, business boomed. The concept of truth in advertising earned him the public's trust, which he never lost." (PBS). Wanamaker's book department published this magazine and it was highly thought of at the time. It started in 1882 and the last issue was in 1918.
Published by John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, PA, 1908
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Wraps. Condition: G+. No Jacket. First Printing. there are 24 pages of advertisements and the text runs from page 412 to 490 , there is a 6.5" x 9.5" portrait of May Sinclair laid inside the front cover, there is a 3 page article entitled M. Antonius and Flaminus and John Keats A Kinship of Genius, this is the first appearance of this article, the magazine covers are only lightly worn with light soil, the spine has minor wear, this is a very solid and tight magazine.