Bidspirit auction | DEMOREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE ”Yosemite Falls”

DEMOREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE ”Yosemite Falls” Circa 1878-1889, - Chromolithographic print. [New York: William Jennings Demorest], n.d., circa 1878-1889, probably 1878. Measures 10 x 12 inches. No artist is credited. Printer's imprint at lower left edge reads: ”BENCKE & SCOTT LITH 207 FULTON St. N. Y.” The Yosemite Falls print and a print of the Falls of Niagara were offered to each subscriber to DEMOREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Demorest's, a very popular women's magazine, was published under various titles from 1865 to 1899. From 1878 to 1889 it was called DEMOREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The print is mounted on cardboard. A printed label is mounted on the verso which advertises the prints and the magazine and includes a five-paragraph description of Yosemite Valley. ”A MAGNIFICENT PRIZE! / SURPASSING ALL OTHER OFFERS. / EACH SUBSCRIBER TO / DEMOREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, / at Three Dollars a year, will be presented with a premium of / TWO ELEGANT CHROMOS, companion pictures of the two / most desirable and popular subjects in America -- the / FALLS OF NIAGARA AND YOSEMITE FALLS. / ... Every home in America should possess these invaluable illus- / trations of art and beauty, and no person of taste and enterprise / can afford to be without / THE MODEL MAGAZINE! / Which has been greatly enlarged and improved, and now contains / the essentials of all the others. / Address W. JENNINGS DEMOREST, / 838 Broadway, New York City.” Print is very good; printed label is rubbed and has several old tape stains. (#166817). Corners slightly bent. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.