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    Frank Leslie's popular monthly. September '96

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    Image of an advertisement for Frank Leslie's popular monthly magazine September 1896 issue featuring a mermaid holding a copy of the magazine aloft above the waves; lighthouse with lit beacon in background at left.

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  • Carson Pirie monthly

    Carson Pirie monthly

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    Image of an advertisement for Carson Pirie Monthly featuring a woman wearing a long dress with puffed sleeves riding a bicycle down a wide path towards a church in the distance.

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    Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (Vol. LVI, No. 5)

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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.

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  • The Atlantic monthly : June

    The Atlantic monthly : June

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    Image of an advertisement for the Atlantic Monthly June 1895 issue; central figure of a seated Buddha holding a banner with stylized sun rays in background.

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  • Bicycle number, New York Ledger

    Bicycle number, New York Ledger

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    Image of an advertisement for New York Ledger's Bicycle Number magazine available for purchase February 21, 1895; woman wearing a puffed sleeve dress and bloomers rides a bicycle along the coast; a black dog runs next to the bicycle.

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  • T. Leslie. Watchmaker. Dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, spectacles, and silverware

    T. Leslie. Watchmaker. Dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, spectacles, and silverware

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    Image of an advertisement for T. Leslie's watch-making business featuring tableware including a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl pictured at center and a pocket watch pictured at upper right; double-lined border with scrolling floral motif at corners.

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