The Philistine. A Periodical of Protest. September, 1912
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, Publisher, 1912. Wraps. Good. Item #022152
Yellow printed wraps. A single issue of this little magazine from the turn of the century, featuring essays and philosophical/literary musings on culture, society, art and literature, as well as short aphorisms and sayings throughout. Founded by Hubbard after his 'bitter experience with the New England intellectual and literary elite,' the Philistine was at first intended as a 'one-off jibe at the establishment.' (MacLeod: American Little Magazines of the 1890s). Published through the Roycrofters community in New York, the magazine eventually became a vehicle for Hubbard to express his political and cultural views, while incorporating the Arts and Crafts aesthetic popular at the time, into printing and layout. This issue with essays and bon mots by Elbert Hubbard throughout, ruminating kindly on Taft and not so much on Theodore Roosevelt. Apparent anti-Bull Moose party illustration on the rear cover. GOOD condition. General browning to the wraps. Moderate foxing along the spine. Minor soiling and curling to the text block. Some tearing along the spine. A few pages unopened, with a few opened roughly leaving some chips and tears.
Price: $20.00