Knight's Penny Magazine, Volume 1 & 2, 1846 [Illustrated]

A bound mid-Victorian run of Charles Knight’s influential illustrated periodical, conceived to provide affordable and improving reading for a broad readership. The 1846 issues include a range of socially and culturally engaged articles, notably pieces on working-class manners, a travel account examining the harem system in Egypt, and a working man’s personal recollections of America. An informative and engaging snapshot of Victorian popular education. 

Very Good Condition. Half bound in green leather with marble paper covered boards. Binding is firm. Pages are lightly tanned. Light cracking to first gathering. Boards are good with mild peeling to edges, more peeling to spine edges and ends.