£25.00
Title: Good Words for 1879
Author: Donald Macleod (Editor)
Publisher : Isbister and Company
Publication 1879
Format: Hardback
Condition: Brown covers with Leather to spine and corners. Mark to the front cover and bump to top edge with some scuffing to leather, Spine has four raised ribs. The pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks. Beautifully illustrated throughout. Engraving of “In Arcadia” to frontispiece. front cover cracking at spine.
Book measures: 25cm x 18cm with 862 pages
1 in stock
In the 1860’s, the literary landscape was graced by “Good Words,” a periodical that played a significant role alongside illustrious magazines like The Cornhill Magazine and Once a Week. These publications served as platforms for contemporary illustrators to shine. While The Cornhill presented serialized tales adorned with illustrations and Once a Week embraced visualized poetry readings, Good Words stood out as an “improving publication” that boasted exquisite visual content.
Scottish publisher Alexander Strahan birthed Good Words in 1860, with the capable Norman Macleod as its inaugural editor. Following Macleod’s passing in 1872, his brother, Donald Macleod, took up the editorial mantle.
Good Words found its audience among evangelicals and nonconformists, particularly the lower middle class. Its pages were adorned with overtly religious content, alongside captivating fiction and enlightening nonfiction articles spanning diverse topics, including the intriguing world of science.
Notably, the Dalziel Brothers, preeminent wood-engravers of their time, played a pivotal role in curating exceptional artists to grace the magazine’s pages with their illustrations.
| Weight | 3 kg |
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