(RHODE ISLAND.) Sidney Rider, editor. Nearly complete set of the quirky literary-historical biweekly magazine Book Notes. 860 (of 870) unbound issues, complete except for 10 issues from 1902 and 1903, each 4 pages (8½ x 5½ inches) or more, plus the collective title and index for each year; most with mailing folds, some with punch holes from previous binding, generally minor to minimal wear. Providence, RI, 1883-1916 The long-running literary magazine Book Notes was the achievement of Rhode Island historian and bookseller Sidney S. Rider (1833-1917). Issued on alternate Saturdays and occasionally more frequently, it consisted mostly of reviews and news regarding contemporary books, and became increasingly interspersed with Rider's short essays on Rhode Island history, rare books, local politics, and other topics which caught his fancy.
WITH--a 66-page typescript cumulative name and subject index to the whole series, compiled by the consignor.