The Girl's Own Annual (Volume XV), Various Authors — 1st Edition

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The Girl's Own Annual (Volume XV), Various Authors — 1st Edition

Name: The Girl's Own Annual (Volume XV), Various Authors — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6380
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Publication: London, 56 Paternoster Row, 1893.

Formatting: Thick 4to.

Condition Report: Good. The publisher’s original blue pictorial cloth binding remains reasonably tight and square, though it exhibits notable shelf-wear to the extremities. The head and tail of the spine are significantly frayed with minor cloth loss exposing the underlying binding structure, and the corners are bumped and rubbed. The decorative gilt and black stamping to the front board remains comparatively bright, while the blind-stamped motif on the rear board shows minor scuffing. The page edges are age-toned but free from severe marking. Internally, the text block is sound, with occasional light handling marks typical of an annual of this age. The colour chromolithograph frontispiece remains vivid and intact.

Catalogue Note: This volume represents the fifteenth year of The Girl's Own Annual, compiling the weekly issues of The Girl's Own Paper. Bound in the publisher's cloth featuring a striking silhouette and pinecone motif, the volume includes a beautifully preserved colour chromolithograph frontispiece of a girl reading on a stone terrace.

It is profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, featuring works by notable artists of the period, including Frank Bramley, A.R.A..

While Victorian girl's annuals are relatively common on the open market, early 1890s volumes maintaining their original cloth bindings and internal completeness are increasingly sought after by collectors of late 19th-century periodicals and social history.

A captivating window into late-Victorian girlhood, this fifteenth volume of The Girl's Own Annual compiles a year's worth of the period's most popular weekly magazine for young women. Blending serialized moral fiction, practical advice on household management and dressmaking, sheet music, poetry, and extensive illustrations, this heavy tome served as both entertainment and a comprehensive domestic education. Today, it stands as a rich cultural artifact, offering modern readers an authentic glimpse into the values, aesthetics, and daily lives of young women in the early 1890s.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Various Authors

Book Publisher: 56 Paternoster Row

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Leisure, Crafts & Hobbies

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1893

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Various

Book Series: The Girl's Own Annual

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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