New England Fireside Monthly, A Strictly First-Class Journal for the Home, Vol. 1, No. 10

Boston: New England Fireside, 521 Washington Street, 1886. [EPHEMERA] [PERIODICAL]. 4to (12 ¼”x 9 ½”); [I], II-IV, [1] 2-36, V-VIII; tan wrapper, a decorative border and small vignettes printed on the front, rear wrapper is page VIII; seven Roman numbered pages of advertisements; light soiling of wrapper, light diffuse foxing; very good. Not found in OCLC. A regional periodical from New England featuring advertisements, stories, articles on travel, poetry, cartoons, illustrations, embroidery designs with illustrations, a musical composition titled “The Reaper’s Song,” and cooking recipes. It is typical of many women’s home periodicals of the period. (Inventory #: 2170)