Details: Vol. 4. No. 2. May 1869. 57-112 p. + 8 p. of ads. 24 cm. One illustration at rear + illustrations in ads. Paper covers. Spine ends chipped. Small ink stamps at top front and rear. A couple of spots on rear cover. Inside clean and neat. "A Magazine of Original and Selected Literature." Lead article is "Proto-Coccus; or, a Revelation of the Microscope" Also poetry, notes on a trip to the Labrador coast, how consumption is preventable, China and the Chinese, articles for little people, music, domestic economy, editorial and correspondence.