Unsigned bound magazines: Putnam's Monthly Magazine, Vol. I [January–June 1853 issues], published in New York by G. P. Putnam & Co. in 1853. Bound as a single volume in quarter calf, 6.5 x 9.75, 704 pages. The volume features the first appearance of 'An Excursion to Canada' by Henry David Thoreau, serialized in three parts. It also offers a profile of Herman Melville, praising his early works Mardi and Typee, but criticizing Moby Dick and Pierre as "inexcusable insanity." Book condition: G+/None, heavy edgewear and rubbing to boards.
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