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29073 — Sydney : Printed by Robert Howe Government Printer 1821. Volume 1 Number 1 May 1 1821 to Volume 1 Number 8 December 1 1821 i.e. the first eight issues. Octavo 190 x 125 mm contemporary half calf over pink papered boards heavily rubbed with some surface loss spine with contrasting red morocco title label lettered in gilt expertly rebacked; pp. i-8 including title-leaf with early ownership signature Preface and Index 1-256; edges with light spotting contents clean and sound throughout with the exception of pages 94-95 which have tearing and paper restoration with a small amount of resultant text loss; a near-fine complete run of the first year's issues in a contemporary binding with the specially printed title-leaf and other preliminaries bound in; housed in a custom cloth and leather slipcase. A historically significant bound volume containing the first eight issues May to December 1821 of Australia's first periodical The Australian Magazine. This shortlived publication edited by Ralph Mansfield and printed by Robert Howe went out of circulation in September 1822 after only fourteen issues. As the son of George Howe 1769-1821 who had printed the first book in Australia in 1802 The New South Wales General Standing Orders and Australia's first newspaper in 1803 the first issue of the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser Robert Howe 1795-1829 was a member of Australia's most important early publishing dynasty. The first issue of The Australian Magazine - printed by Robert Howe - was published on 1 May 1821 a mere 10 days before George Howe's death on 11 May. Having already succeeded his father as Government Printer Robert also became editor printer and publisher of the Gazette which he had formerly helped his father to publish. 'Robert Howe was dissipated as a young man and in 1819 fathered an illegitimate son. Next year however he experienced a spiritual awakening and in his own words was ""wonderfully and mercifully visited by God and snatched from infamy in this world and Hell in the next"". He joined the group of Methodists who were working in Sydney and their influence particularly that of Rev. Ralph Mansfield was apparent when he published The Australian Magazine; or Compendium of Religious Literary and Miscellaneous Intelligence the first periodical to appear in Australia. The first number appeared in May 1821 and the publication continued until September 1822.' ADB The Australian Magazine was edited by Reverend Ralph Mansfield 1799-1880 a recently ordained but zealous Methodist minister who had arrived in Sydney from Liverpool England in September 1820. From Mansfield's editorial Preface dated December 1 1821 bound in at the front of the present volume: 'Our design from the first has avowedly been ""to disseminate useful knowledge religious principles and moral habits."" And though some we are aware object to our Magazine that it wears too grave and religious an aspect candour must compel them to acknowledge that we have not swerved from the intentions we distinctly proposed. Political discussion and party spirit and personal allusion we have scrupulously avoided. Literature and science while we have devoted to them a portion of attention have been kept subordinate and subservient to our primary design. Of Colonial occurrences we have endeavoured to select the most interesting; though this department is in a great measure superseded by the weekly Journal i.e. the Sydney Gazette.' Ferguson 804 Very rare. Rare Book Hub locates no individual issues or runs of The Australian Magazine in its auction records which go back well over a century. Trove locates only the complete runs in the NLA and SLNSW: both libraries hold nos. 1-8 Volume 1 complete and nos. 9-14 Volume 2 all issued. hardcover