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Stoddard, H. H. (Pub). The Poultry World: For the Fancier, Family, and Market Poulterer, Volume XI. 1882. - A bound quarto volume containing the monthly issues of the periodical The Poultry World for the year 1882, designated as Volume XI. Published in Hartford, Connecticut, by H. H. Stoddard and printed by Plimpton Print. The content is devoted to the breeding, management, and exhibition of poultry, featuring numerous wood-engraved illustrations of fowls including Plymouth Rocks, Brahmas, and Leghorns. Technical illustrations include a plan and elevation for the poultry runs at the Indiana State Hospital for the Insane in Indianapolis. The volume contains extensive period advertisements for poultry-related products and general merchandise, such as the Blue Jacket ivory-handled revolver, German Roup Pills, and various items of jewelry. Monthly issue headers are marked as Reprint Edition. The binding consists of half-leather with brown marbled paper-covered boards, leather-reinforced corners, and gilt-tooled decorative borders. The hubbed spine has five raised bands with gilt-stamped lettering and the owner's initials J. M. W. at the base. The binding shows heavy scuffing and loss of marbled paper on both the front and rear boards. The leather at the corners and spine exhibits wear, scuffing, and minor loss at the head and foot of the spine. Internally, a front flyleaf is partially torn and missing a large section. The text block shows general age-toning, minor foxing, and occasional edge wear to pages. The binding remains structurally sound.