Lawrence Labree New York Illustrated

I have a book that has me pretty much stumped. I can find absolutely
no info about it, other than it was a successor to The Rover. This
book is called The New York Illustrated Magazine of Literature and
Art, published in NY by Burgess and Stringer, 1847. Edited by Lawrence
Labree. It's an anthology of literature and poetry, with engraved
illustrations. I found some information about Labree, that he was
involved in a controversy about Poe and Longfellow. Among the
contributers are Dickens (The Breaking of Swords, an excerpt from
Master Humphrey's Clock,) Seba Smith, Charles Fenno Hoffman and Henry
William Herbert.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Bob Streeter

Bob Streeter wrote:

I have a book that has me pretty much stumped. I can find absolutely no
info about it, other than it was a successor to The Rover. This book is
called The New York Illustrated Magazine of Literature and Art,
published in NY by Burgess and Stringer, 1847. Edited by Lawrence
Labree. It's an anthology of literature and poetry, with engraved
illustrations. I found some information about Labree, that he was
involved in a controversy about Poe and Longfellow. Among the
contributers are Dickens (The Breaking of Swords, an excerpt from Master
Humphrey's Clock,) Seba Smith, Charles Fenno Hoffman and Henry William
Herbert.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Bob Streeter

Dear Bob,

Most library records and periodical collections show William Taylor
and Company as the publisher of the "New York Illustrated Magazine of
Literature and Art" or "New York Illustrated Magazine" for short. The
magazine was published by Taylor at 2 Astor House in New York. It began
as a weekly periodical on Sept. 20, 1845. By January 1847 it was reduced
to a monthly periodical and folded sometime in 1847. Some records show
its last issue was March 1847, while another source cites June 1847 as
its last issue. If you have Vol. III, which began in Jan. 1847, you can
tell us when the last issue was published.

The LOC website cites a periodical that was published in Albany by
another publisher that has the Burgess, Stringer and Company imprint on
its title page. It is a remote possibility that Burgess, Stringer and
Company purchased the remaining copies of the "New York Illustratred
Magazine" from Taylor when the periodical folded, and stamped the
Burgess, Stringer imprint on the title page; however, I could find no
record that such a copy has been previously recorded.

Cheers,
Jerry Morris

Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7
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Jerry,
I sent the first inquiry too soon. I just realized there are actually
two title pages. The first identifies William Taylor as the publisher,
as you pointed out. The Taylor TP has a nice engaving, and is more
ornate than the second, showing Burgess, Stringer as the publisher.
There are 6 volumes bound together, although the individual volume
covers and so on were removed before binding, so the dates don't show.
Bob Streeter
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:43:09 -0400, (Jerry
Morris) wrote:

Bob Streeter wrote:

I have a book that has me pretty much stumped. I can find absolutely no
info about it, other than it was a successor to The Rover. This book is
called The New York Illustrated Magazine of Literature and Art,
published in NY by Burgess and Stringer, 1847. Edited by Lawrence
Labree. It's an anthology of literature and poetry, with engraved
illustrations. I found some information about Labree, that he was
involved in a controversy about Poe and Longfellow. Among the
contributers are Dickens (The Breaking of Swords, an excerpt from Master
Humphrey's Clock,) Seba Smith, Charles Fenno Hoffman and Henry William
Herbert.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Bob Streeter

Dear Bob,

Most library records and periodical collections show William Taylor
and Company as the publisher of the "New York Illustrated Magazine of
Literature and Art" or "New York Illustrated Magazine" for short. The
magazine was published by Taylor at 2 Astor House in New York. It began
as a weekly periodical on Sept. 20, 1845. By January 1847 it was reduced
to a monthly periodical and folded sometime in 1847. Some records show
its last issue was March 1847, while another source cites June 1847 as
its last issue. If you have Vol. III, which began in Jan. 1847, you can
tell us when the last issue was published.

The LOC website cites a periodical that was published in Albany by
another publisher that has the Burgess, Stringer and Company imprint on
its title page. It is a remote possibility that Burgess, Stringer and
Company purchased the remaining copies of the "New York Illustratred
Magazine" from Taylor when the periodical folded, and stamped the
Burgess, Stringer imprint on the title page; however, I could find no
record that such a copy has been previously recorded.

Cheers,
Jerry Morris

Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7
Moi's LIbrary http://www.moislibrary.com My Sentimental Library
http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary Florida Bibliophile Society
http://www.floridabibliophilesociety.org