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Click here to see our other books! 'Yule Tide, Cassell's Christmas Annual' [With] 'The Queen The Lady's Newspaper and Court Chronicle' [With] The Gentlewoman [With] The Graphic Christmas Number 1886 Various 1886-1890 Various : Various 16" by 11.5" 20, [5], [2], [16], 263-288, [14], [2], vi, 329-364, vii-xii, [11], 12-33 SUMMARY A beautifully bound selection of Victorian periodicals. Being a collection of four single month issues of various publications, from 1886-1890. With beautiful coloured plates. First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage : £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION Comprising of: 'Yule Tide, Cassell's Christmas Annual' 'The Queen The Lady's Newspaper and Court Chronicle' - March 1886 issue 'The Gentlewoman' Volume I No 10 September 13 1890. 'The Graphic Christmas Number 1886' 'Yule Tide' is undated. Advert for 'Borax Dry Soap' states 'For The Year Eighty Eight and All Succeeding Time' and publisher's adverts are for the year 1888-89, therefore this is likely to be from December 1888. 'The Graphic Christmas Number' contains eleven large colour plates, one of which is a double-page spread. With the front wrap for 'The Graphic' bound in at the rear. With four full page images to 'Yule Tide'. All three of the periodicals are adorned with adverts for Victorian companies such as Beechams, Pears' Soap, and Cadbury's. There are numerous adverts for wig-makers and corsets in addition to Liberty and Co, London. 'Yule Tide' is a publication by Cassell and Co, intended as a festive gift. It contains poems, short stories and a humorous image of anthropomorphic cats. An advert for Beechams is to the start of this work, which depicts Henry Fielding as Hamlet with the caption 'To Beecham or not to Beecham'. 'The Queen' is a periodical tailored for women. There are job vacancies for governesses, companions, book reviews, opera reviews, fashion, bridal dress advice, sewing and embroidery patterns and much more. 'The Gentlewoman' was a weekly illustrated paper for women that was founded in 1890. It originally ran under the title 'The Gentlewoman: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Gentlewomen' before merging with 'Eve: The Lady's Pictorial' in 1926. Over the years, contributors to this periodical included Bram Stoker, Frances Trollope, Florence Marryat, Arthur Conan Doyle and Mrs Edward Kennard. This issue has chapters on gardening, 'jottings from the moors' and chapters from 'A New Novel' by Miss Katherine Watson. 'The Graphic' was a British weekly newspaper, noted for its illustrations. The periodical held great esteem in the art world and noted admirers include Vincent Van Gogh and Hubert von Herkomer. Contributors included Randolph Caldecott, Luke Fildes, James H Dowd and more. A lovely example of the variety periodicals available in the Victorian era. CONDITION In a full straight-grained morocco binding. Externally, excellent with just some minor shelfwear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages, otherwise just the odd spots to pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques