{"product_id":"the-grand-magazine-all-stories-volume-xxii-july-to-october-1914-1st-edition","title":"The Grand Magazine: All Stories, Volume XXII (July to October 1914) — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grand Magazine: All Stories, Volume XXII (July to October 1914), Various Authors — First Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"101\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, George Newnes, Limited, 1914\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"151\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. N\/A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. This volume presents in its original publisher's red cloth binding, which remains structurally sound but shows wear commensurate with its age and format. The most notable flaw is the heavy sunning to the spine, which has faded to a uniform brown, obscuring the original stamped detailing, accompanied by fraying, minor splitting, and cloth loss at the spine ends (head and foot). The boards exhibit moderate scuffing, edge-wear, and rubbing to the extremities, with gently bumped corners. The text block is reasonably tight, though the page edges are heavily and uniformly tanned; a common characteristic of the economical paper stock used for periodicals of this era. Internally, the pages remain largely clean and unmarked, making this a solid, readable copy despite its external weathering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e Volume XXII (22) of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"36\"\u003eThe Grand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e encompasses the issues from July to October 1914, representing a fascinating cross-section of British periodical history published precisely at the outbreak of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThis volume is particularly notable for containing the first appearance of the first four stories in R. Austin Freeman's \"The Flights of Phyllis\" sequence (later published in book form as the 1928 novel \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"203\"\u003eFlighty Phyllis\u003c\/i\u003e). Additionally, it houses the initial serialised instalments of H.G. Wells's comedic novel \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"311\"\u003eBealby\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eWhile bound periodical volumes from this era were once common, surviving examples in their original publisher's cloth that have not been broken up for individual author extractions are becoming increasingly scarce on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eA captivating window into Edwardian and early wartime British popular fiction, this bound volume of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003eThe Grand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e captures the literary zeitgeist of the summer and autumn of 1914. Blending thrilling detective fiction, lighthearted comedy, and dramatic serials from some of the era's most celebrated authors, including H.G. Wells and R. Austin Freeman, this collection offers readers and collectors alike an authentic taste of the period's diverse reading habits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54385670193491,"sku":"4738","price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_193942.jpg?v=1784812340","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-grand-magazine-all-stories-volume-xxii-july-to-october-1914-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}