HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. (AUGUST, 1881). Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1881.
 
Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States. While Scientific American, founded in 1845, is older, it did not become monthly until 1921.--Wikipedia
 
Softcover magazine. Heavy foxing and/or water rippling about a quarter the way in otherwise clear text pages with a large front corner crease and edge tears and chips. And the spine cover edge is split. About 10 x 7. Fair condition. Illustrated.