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    Seabreezes

    Manuscripts

    This volume is a handwritten juvenile magazine that was written and edited by an anonymous English child and named for the uplifting effects of a sea breeze. There are thirteen issues in this single volume. Each issue contains poetry, puzzles, and laid-in illustrations, both original and printed, and discusses topics such as natural history, geography, world history, and queries from the readers. There is an alphabetical index with some of the names of the contributors.

    mssHM 84498

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    Everybody's Magazine (July 1911)-Hampton Magazine

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    This collection consists chiefly of magazines containing the first appearances of works by American author Jack London. The collection includes 130 periodicals with London's short stories, serialized versions of his novels, and essays, with the bulk dating from the late 1890s to the 1910s. In addition, there are 20 pieces of ephemera and miscellaneous printed items about London's work and life, including materials prepared by London enthusiasts through the 1970s. The items were compiled by Donald French, a collector of Jack London materials in Northern California. Periodicals: Most of the periodicals contain the first appearances in print of stories by London, and the earliest item in this collection is the September 1897 issue of The Owl containing the story "Two Gold Bricks," followed by 1899 issues of Overland Monthly and The Black Cat. More than thirty periodical titles are represented including Century,Cosmopolitan, McClure's Magazine,Overland Monthly,The Saturday Evening Post, and the Youth's Companion. There are also essays about socialism by London in The Comrade: An Illustrated Socialist Monthly,The Independent, and The International Socialist Review. In addition, there are some writings about London, including biographical writings by London's second wife Charmian London in The Century (1921) and Rose Wilder Lane in Sunset (1917). Ephemera: The 20 pieces of ephemera include pamphlets and printed material related to London's life and work that were primarily produced by London enthusiasts, dating from 1901 to 1976, including a United Artists movie poster for the 1943 film "Jack London" and some later publications of his work, such as a 1951 comic book version of The Sea Wolf.

    645438

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    Harper's Monthly Magazine-McClure's Magazine (August 1900)

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    This collection consists chiefly of magazines containing the first appearances of works by American author Jack London. The collection includes 130 periodicals with London's short stories, serialized versions of his novels, and essays, with the bulk dating from the late 1890s to the 1910s. In addition, there are 20 pieces of ephemera and miscellaneous printed items about London's work and life, including materials prepared by London enthusiasts through the 1970s. The items were compiled by Donald French, a collector of Jack London materials in Northern California. Periodicals: Most of the periodicals contain the first appearances in print of stories by London, and the earliest item in this collection is the September 1897 issue of The Owl containing the story "Two Gold Bricks," followed by 1899 issues of Overland Monthly and The Black Cat. More than thirty periodical titles are represented including Century,Cosmopolitan, McClure's Magazine,Overland Monthly,The Saturday Evening Post, and the Youth's Companion. There are also essays about socialism by London in The Comrade: An Illustrated Socialist Monthly,The Independent, and The International Socialist Review. In addition, there are some writings about London, including biographical writings by London's second wife Charmian London in The Century (1921) and Rose Wilder Lane in Sunset (1917). Ephemera: The 20 pieces of ephemera include pamphlets and printed material related to London's life and work that were primarily produced by London enthusiasts, dating from 1901 to 1976, including a United Artists movie poster for the 1943 film "Jack London" and some later publications of his work, such as a 1951 comic book version of The Sea Wolf.

    645438

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    Charles Lutwidge Dodgson letters

    Manuscripts

    Collection contains letters, poems, and drawings by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson to illustrator Emily Gertrude Thomson (1850-1929), British artist and illustrator. The correspondence deals mainly with discussions about the illustrations and publication of Dodgson's books, including Original Games and Puzzles. The material is mounted in two volumes of blue morocco with gilt decorations; both volumes are housed in one custom box.

    mssHM 35938-36018

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    Charles Lutwidge Dodgson letters

    Manuscripts

    Collection contains letters, poems, and drawings by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson to illustrator Emily Gertrude Thomson (1850-1929), British artist and illustrator. The correspondence deals mainly with discussions about the illustrations and publication of Dodgson's books, including Original Games and Puzzles. The material is mounted in two volumes of blue morocco with gilt decorations; both volumes are housed in one custom box.

    mssHM 35938-36018

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    Pacific Monthly-Pearson's Magazine

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    This collection consists chiefly of magazines containing the first appearances of works by American author Jack London. The collection includes 130 periodicals with London's short stories, serialized versions of his novels, and essays, with the bulk dating from the late 1890s to the 1910s. In addition, there are 20 pieces of ephemera and miscellaneous printed items about London's work and life, including materials prepared by London enthusiasts through the 1970s. The items were compiled by Donald French, a collector of Jack London materials in Northern California. Periodicals: Most of the periodicals contain the first appearances in print of stories by London, and the earliest item in this collection is the September 1897 issue of The Owl containing the story "Two Gold Bricks," followed by 1899 issues of Overland Monthly and The Black Cat. More than thirty periodical titles are represented including Century,Cosmopolitan, McClure's Magazine,Overland Monthly,The Saturday Evening Post, and the Youth's Companion. There are also essays about socialism by London in The Comrade: An Illustrated Socialist Monthly,The Independent, and The International Socialist Review. In addition, there are some writings about London, including biographical writings by London's second wife Charmian London in The Century (1921) and Rose Wilder Lane in Sunset (1917). Ephemera: The 20 pieces of ephemera include pamphlets and printed material related to London's life and work that were primarily produced by London enthusiasts, dating from 1901 to 1976, including a United Artists movie poster for the 1943 film "Jack London" and some later publications of his work, such as a 1951 comic book version of The Sea Wolf.

    645438