Harpers Monthly old August 1904 Magazine w/a Mark Twain 1st Ed & antique Car Ads

Description: Harper's Monthly Magazine Volume #109, Issue #651, August, 1904, Contents of this magazine include: 1st Edition, First Printing ever published of Mark Twain's short story : "Italian With Grammar" on Pages 397 to 400. [Mark Twain (1835 -- 1910) started to write this story in 1903, then he first published it in this 8/1904 issue of Harper's Monthly.] "Electric Theory of Matter" by Sir Oliver Lodge on Pages 383 to 389. "Some Natural History Doubts and Conclusions" by John Burroughs on Page 360 to 364. Illustrated with many fine drawings in Color and in Black & White. Pictorial Advertising for 1904 Motor cars, including: Franklin Motor Car Northern Automobiles, Oldsmobile Tonneau Car, Oldsmobile Runabout, Columbia Electric Town Carriages, Locomobile Gasolene Cars, Cadillac Motor Car Paperback Book, Full 170 Pages of Unadvertised Text ( Page 325 to Page 494 ) and about 50 good pages of advertising sections. This book is the original August, 1904 issue. The book is legible: an interesting, vintage, 1904 magazine by Harper's company. See ebay pics above for actual magazine. Fair Condition ( Original, vintage, August, 1904, Issue of Harper's Monthly Magazine) Front Cover & first few pages are missing (Magazine begins with "Schools & Colleges"; see pics), Back Cover & last few pages are missing (Magazine ends with "Nine Notable Novels" ad; see pics) several pages at front and back are partially torn (see pics), Magazine's spine-covering is missing, several pages have damp-stains at outer perimeters, 4 or 5 internal pages are torn, 4 or 5 pages have old pencil-markings ; otherwise, magazine has all 170 pages of actual magazine text (Page 325 to Page 494, without any advertising) in solid, tight condition in text-block, well-attached, easily readable, and well-illustrated. Also, magazine has about 50 good pages of classic, early 1900's advertising.) about 240 total pages, approx. 9" x 6.25" x 1", missing its covers, Paperback Book Welcome global ebay shoppers Please link to my other items. I will reduce combined shipping on multiple purchases. Domestic shipping will be by USPS and include tracking. Please email any questions & thanks for looking! I try to describe my items thoroughly, but buyers may still need more information than I provide. Shipping costs can be expensive to my small auction business. Please ask any questions to be sure before you buy. Thanks.

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland

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