Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, William and Robert Chambers, Volume II, Nos. 27-52. July-December, 1844

This is a handsome 19th‑century bound volume of Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal – New Series, Volume II, comprising issues 27–52 from July to December 1844. The “New Series” marked a significant reformatting and relaunch of the popular weekly periodical, originally founded by William and Robert Chambers in 1832. Aimed at the growing literate middle class, the journal combined educational content, moral essays, short fiction, travel writing, science, and current affairs in an accessible and engaging format. The launch of the New Series in 1844 reflected the publishers’ ambition to elevate the journal’s tone and design while retaining its broad appeal, helping it to become one of the most widely read periodicals of the Victorian era.

Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal – New Series, Conducted by William and Robert Chambers, Volume II, Nos. 27–52. July–December, 1844.

Published by William and Robert Chambers, Edinburgh, 1844. First edition, thus.

A very good hardback with brown leather spine and corners. With blind stamped decoration, gilt rules and gilt title. 1cm round area of loss to title area. The boards with marbled paper. Covers with some shelf wear and bumping. All soundly bound. Plain endpapers with some age spotting and a few creases at rear.

Text pages are very good throughout. All bright and clear with some mild age toning to paper and occasional light scattered spotting and usage marks, as would be expected. Previous owner's inscription to blank free endpaper.

Text in English.

viii + 416pp.

Dimensions: Approximately 255mm high x 129mm wide x 28mm deep.

Weight approximately 818g unpacked.