Bidspirit auction | The Youth's Companion: Volume LXVIII.

The Youth's Companion: Volume LXVIII. Perry Mason & Co., 1895. - This folio-sized bound volume contains the complete weekly issues of The Youth's Companion: An Illustrated Weekly Paper For Young People and the Family for the year 1895, designated as Volume LXVIII (68). Published by Perry Mason & Co. at 201 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, the work represents a primary source for late nineteenth-century American youth literature, educational content, and social history. The volume is bound in publisher's teal cloth featuring embossed decorative panels and gilt-stamped titles with a sunburst motif on the front board and spine. The title page is transcribed as follows: THE YOUTH'S COMPANION: An Illustrated Weekly Paper FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE FAMILY. ESTABLISHED IN 1827. VOLUME LXVIII.—1895. BOSTON, MASS.: PERRY MASON & CO., PUBLISHERS, 201 COLUMBUS AVENUE. The publication includes a comprehensive Index of Volume LXVIII and an extensive list of Authors Represented in the Volume, featuring prominent literary figures of the era such as Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, J.M. Barrie, and Charles S. Minot. Individual issues are the New England Edition and contain various features including leading articles, the Children's Page, intricate engravings, and period advertisements for products like Scott's Roses, Cuticura Soap, and Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Notable entries include the July 4th and Autumn seasonal special issues. Height: Approximately 16.5 inches. The volume is in poor condition. The binding is severely compromised with the spine cloth cracked, partially detached, and exhibiting heavy tearing and loss at both the head and tail. Both inner hinges are completely split, exposing the internal binding structure and heavy cardboard. The covers show significant edge wear, fraying, and surface soiling. Internally, pages exhibit general age-toning and handling wear. Several of the individual issue covers contain contemporary pencil marginalia and handwritten calculations.