JAMES C. HOWGATE, Bookseller
190 State St., Albany, N. Y.
_An Honest Heritage_
Thomas J. Condie, Jr., credited by Will Snow with being the earliest
known publisher of an American amateur periodical, came naturally by his
talents. According to Mott’s “History of American Magazines,” his father
Thomas Condie conducted at the tail end of the 18th century, the
PHILADELPHIA MONTHLY, which in 1798 had almost reached the thousand mark
in circulation. Incidentally on page 101 of Goodspeed’s very interesting
house-organ, THE MONTH, (December) appears an aquatint of Girard’s Bank
which is held at $35. The first article in this issue speaks of Condie,
Jr. having gotten out his JUVENILE PORTFOLIO AND LITERARY MISCELLANY at
22 Carter’s Alley, directly opposite and the acquatint apparently shows
the very building.
_How To Tell A Reprint_
It had been our original intention to devote a page in each issue on how
to detect reprints of popular historic newspapers. But so many items of
more general interest are clamoring for admittance to our columns, that
we are referring all inquiries to the Library of Congress, which has
gotten out 17 Information Circulars on the subject.
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