Duck Hunting... Minstrel Boys & Their Masters...
Item #173702
March 08, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1873 Frontpage illustration of "Wilkie Collins" with his signature; Fullpage illustration: 'American Field Sports' is a handsome print on duck hunting, with dogs; Fullpage: 'Italian Minstrel Boys and Their Masters'; Doublepage centerfold "Princes and Chiefs of Western India".
Complete in 16 pages and... See More
Mardi Gras... P.T. Barnum ad...
Item #173708
March 29, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1873 Full ftpg. political cartoon by Nast: "The Game of Fox and Geese; or Legal Trial of the Period". Full page "Mardi Gras in New Orleans--Grand Tableau of the 'Mistick Krewe' " with accompanying article. Nice Thomas Nast doublepage centerfold: "The Meeting of Nast and Watterson in Central Jersey". Two prints re:... See More
The wreck of the steamship Atlantic...
Item #173714
April 19, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 19, 1873 The frontpage features a poem entitled "Uncle Sammy" from "Farm Ballads" by Will Carleton with two small illustrations.Inside are two half-page illustrations pertaining to "Sketches for Fables" including "Sunlight and Shadow" and "The Uninvited Guest." 1/3 pg. illustration of "The Coffin Ship... See More
Captain Jack...
Item #173726
May 31, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1873 Great full front page featuring Indian illustration: 'Captain Jack & His Companions' is very displayable. Doublepage centerfold: 'Afloat on the Ice--Capt. Tyson & His Companions Adrift in the Arctic Regions' and a full page: 'Horrors Of the Mine--After the Explosion.'
A half-page illustration 'The Grave on... See More
Winslow Homer's "Gloucester Harbor"...
Item #173760
September 27, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1873
Front full page illustration of "A Foreign Demand." Inside is a full page Winslow Homer print of "Gloucester Harbor." 1/2 page illustration of "Amateur Naturalists." 1/4 page illustration of "The New Masonic Temple in Philadelphia." Doublepage centerfold of "Taking the Reins - A Familiar Scene in Centra... See More
Yachting...
Item #173768
October 25, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1873 Front page illustration: 'The Connoisseurs'; Halfpage: 'The Ocean Yacht Race - Off the Hook, Outward-Bound'; Interesting full page: 'The Emigrant Wagon--On the Way To The Railway Station'; Halfpage: 'The Guardians Of The Herd--Buffalo Bulls Charging Hunters'; Doublepage centerfold: 'The Evangelical Alliance -... See More
The Washington Market...
Item #173792
January 17, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 17, 1874 Ftpg: 'Justice Cheated Again & Again' is by Nast. Nice fullpg: 'Holiday Greens--A Scene in Washington Market'. Qtrpg "Th Hon. Caleb Cushing"; fullpg: 'Turkey-Shooting'; Halfpg "The Lost 'Virginus' -- Transfer of the Crew to the 'Ossipee'"; Dbpg centerfold "'The Black Bench" -- Scene in ... See More
An emigrant's life...
Item #173794
January 24, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 24, 1874 Full ftpg. Th. Nast political cartoon. Great fullpg: 'Scenes In Emigrant Life' shows 4 scenes, including: 'In The Emigrant Train'. Great fullpg: 'Examining Recruits for the Navy--A Knotty Problem' is nice & displayable by itself. Fullpg: 'Winter Sports'
Complete in sixteen pages.
The Molly McGuires...
Item #173796
January 31, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Jan. 31, 1874 Nice fullpg. print: "Cattle Raid on the Texas Border" is displayable. Fullpg. with 2 prints: "Life on the Ocean--From Liverpool to New York". Fullpg: "Hard Coal For the Poor" & fullpg: "The Strike in the Coal Mines--Meeting the Molly McGuire Men"
Complete in sixteen pages.
Red River Texas...
Item #173820
April 25, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Apr. 25, 1874 Halfpg; 'The Slave Ship--Sighting an English Cruiser' 'Western Sketches--Arkansas Pilgrims in Camp' 'A Freshet in the Red River, Texas' Full ftpg. Th. Nast. "The Grand Occasion of the Century". Fullpg "Rags for Our Working-Men -- Specie for the Foreigners". Dblpgctrfld "The Carnival in the Bavarian Alps".
Com... See More
'Indian Boys Breaking a Pony'... Thomas Nast's, "Robbing the Grave..."...
Item #173822
May 02, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, May 2, 1874 Halfpg: 'Monaco--the Fashionable Gambling Town of Italy'. Fullpg. Nast cartoon "Robbing the Grave, and Shielding Themselves Behind the Tombstone. Fullpg: 'Indian Boys Breaking a Pony'. Ftpg "A Home Missionary"; Fullpg "The First of May in New York"
Complete in sixteen pages.
Note: Upon request we are happy to include the... See More
Thomas Nast prints..
Item #173828
May 23, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, May 23, 1874 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon, showing Uncle Sam with the Democratic Donkey 'The Next Thing In Order'; Half page: 'An Indian Grave on the Yellowstone River' and 'Antelope Hunting In The West'; Another fullpage Thomas Nast shows Grant 'Public Opinion - April 22, 1874'; Doublepage Centerfold ... See More
Mining in Colorado...
Item #173830
May 30, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1874 Full ftpg. is a Nast political cartoon, showing Uncle Sam among others "There is Nothing Mean About us". Great doublepage centerfold : 'Smelting Ore In Colorado' shows 9 scenes. Nice for display. Nice fullpg: 'A Prairie Windstorm' shows a family in a covered wagon fighting the storm. 3/4 pg "In a Strange Land -- Askin... See More
Paterson, New Jersey...
Item #173850
August 08, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 8, 1874 Halfpg. street scene: 'Reunion of Veterans at Paterson, N.J.' Comic fullpg: 'Sketches at Our Hotel in the Country'. Various scenes of warfare in Europe. Ftpg. "The Mere Shadow Has Still Some Backbone" by Nast. Fullpg. "The Columbia Boys -- Grand Reception in New York" is comprised of three scenes. Fullpg. "... See More
Homer's "Seesaw--Gloucester... American baseball in London...
Item #173860
September 12, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874 Although there are many very nice prints within, the most desired is the full page print by Winslow Homer: "Seesaw--Gloucester, Massachusetts".
Also within is a full page: "The American Baseball Players in England--Match between the Red Stockings and the Athletics..." plus a half page baseball print captioned: &quo... See More
A Highland reel...
Item #173882
November 28, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 28, 1874 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "The Funny Boy in Trouble." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Last Apple."
Doublepage centerfold of "Religious Festival at Tangier-Anniversary of the Birth of Mohammed." Full pg. illus. entitled "The Preserving Tanks at the Fish Market, Berlin, Prussia." Three 1/4 pg. portraits of ... See More
Nast political ccartoon...
Item #173896
January 16, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 16, 1875 Full front pg. illus. of "Compulsory Education-The Safeguard of Free Institutions." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Late Gerrit Smith." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Waiting." Full pg. illus. of "Christmas on an Ice Floe-An Incident of the Austrian Polar Expedition."
Full pg. Nast illus. of "Amphitheat... See More
Fiji Islands... Sledding on Boston Common...
Item #173904
February 13, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 13, 1875 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "The Mysterious Influence of the New York Herald." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "Coasting on Boston Common." Two full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Peace Insecure-Afraid for Her Life" and "Peace Secure-Safe and Protected." Seven small illus. pertaining to "The Feejee Islands.&... See More
St. Valentine's Day...
Item #173906
February 20, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 20, 1875 Ftpg: 'The Valentine' shows a Black boy drawing one. Very nice fullpg: 'Sketches In An Orange Grove' showing 7 vignettes showing the different aspects of the industry. Halfpg: 'Moonlight Coasting'. 2/3pg. Th. Nast print.
Complete in sixteen pages.
Submarine warfare...
Item #173912
March 13, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 13, 1875 Full front page Nast illus. entitled Under Parole of Honor-The Ex-Officers of the Ex-Confederate Army in Congress." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "A Legitimate Question About Home Rule."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Return Home." Also, three 1/3 pg. illus. pertaining to "the Ice Blockade-A Taste of Arctic Wea... See More
Notable Thomas Nast Civil Rights cartoon...
Item #173924
April 24, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 24, 1875 The full front page has: "A Few Sketches" by Thomas Nast concerning Governor Tilden "Attacking the Canal Ring Pirates".
Perhaps the most notable print is the very notable Civil Rights Nast engraving headed: "To Thine Own Self Be True" which shows the hand of Columbia handing over the Civil Rights Bill to an African-Americ... See More
Boat Racing... Thomas Nast political cartoons..
Item #173952
July 31, 1875
Harper's WEEKLY, July 31, 1875 Full front pg. illus. of "The Intercollegiate Boat Race-Starting for the Lake-Scene in front of the Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga." Inside are six 1/6 pg. portraits of "The Intercollegiate Boat Race-Portraits of the Cornell Crew." 1/4 pg. portrait of "A. H. Bogardus." 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Cornell Freshmen-Winners of the Freshm... See More
Thomas Nast prints...
Item #173960
August 28, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, August 28, 1875 Full front page Thomas Nast illustration of "The Established (Foreign) Church in Ohio"; A full page illustration containing many smaller illustration pertaining to "Rustication-Watching Young Ducks"; Full page illustration of "The Colored Creedmoor"; Doublepage centerfold Thomas Nast illustration of "A Cha... See More
A Western flag station...
Item #173962
September 04, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 4, 1875 Front full pg. illus. of "The Postmaster's Daughter-Sketch at a Western Flag Station." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "That Irredeemable Rag Baby." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "General William Farrar Smith, Police Commissioner" and "Hon. John C. New." 1/2 pg. illus. showing many poor children. Dblpgctrfld. of "Li... See More
Cabin life in the West...
Item #173966
September 18, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, September 18, 1875. Front full pg. illus. of "A Temperance Lesson." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Map of Turkey in Europe and Asia Minor." Full pg. illus. of "Fugitives from Constantinople." Two full pg. illus. of "Washed Out by the Floods - An Incident of Cabin Life in the West" and "Native of Burmah." 2/3 pg. illus. of "... See More
Yacht racing... Distributing Rations...
Item #173982
November 13, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 13, 1875 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The Elective System: or Master & Slave". Fullpg: "The Ocean Yacht Race" & fullpg: "The Revivalists in Brooklyn". Halfpg: "An Indian Agency--Distributing Rations"
Complete in sixteen pages.
Edgar Allen Poe... Cleopatra's Needle...
Item #173990
December 11, 1875
HARPER'S WEEKLY, December 11, 1875. Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Ay, There's a Rub." Inside are two large illus. pertaining to "Moody and Sankey in Philadelphia" including "...Outside the Building" and "...The Opening Service." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Edgar Allen Poe." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Poe's Monument at Baltimore." 1/2 pg. illu... See More
Nast's Santa Claus about to come down the chimney...
Item #173996
January 01, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 1, 1876 The full ftpg. shows a mother with two young children in a snowstorm: "Light In The Window". An inside page has a 3/4 pg. print: "The Christmas Chariot--The Coming of the Plum-Pudding" being pulled by two turkeys. Also a fullpg. print: "No Small Breed Fer Yer Uncle Abe Dis Christmas!..." showing a Black family with a l... See More
Japanese carpenters...
Item #174008
February 12, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 12, 1876 Full front page: 'The Hearth-Stone of the Poor - Waste Steam Not Wasted'; Doublepage centerfold Thomas Nast cartoon: "Food For The Tricky 'Statesman.' and Death to our Honorable Army"; Half page view of Philadelphia 'A Glimpse of Philadelphia, From Horticultural Hall'; 1/2 page: 'Japanese ca... See More
Thomas Nast prints... The Centennial...
Item #174072
September 23, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 23, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon showing Sam Tilden, '"Still Hunt"-Ing'; Full page Thomas Nast cartoon: 'Putting a Head On'; Full page illustrations: 'The Centennial--Egyptian Department.' 'Lafayette Statue, Union Square, New York'; Doublepage centerfold illustration: '... See More
The capture of Boss Tweed... Thomas Nast prints... The Centennial...
Item #174076
October 07, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 7, 1876 Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon: '"Croppies, Lie Down"'; Full page scenes from The Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia; Half page: 'The Capture of Tweed--The Bay of Vigo, Spain, and Fort San Sebastian', with a very famous three-quarter page Thomas Nast cartoon showing the print (seen by o... See More
A.B. Frost on hunting... Santa Claus... New Year's...
Item #174102
January 06, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 6, 1877 The full front page is a montage of prints captioned: "The New Year". Prints within include a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "No--No More Chestnuts For Me."; full pg: "An American Farm Yard--A Frosty Morning" & a fullpg: "The Children's Corner at the Centennial--Exhibition of Dolls and Toys"; anoth... See More
Christmas in the wilds...
Item #174104
January 13, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1877 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: 'Justice Brings Peace'. Nearly fullpg: 'The Terra Nova Snowshoe Club of Montreal' & 'One More Mouth to Feed' Very nice fullpg: 'Christmas In the Wilds--With the Hudson Bay Company Hunters' & 'Sleighing Sketches In New York'.
Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated... Republican elephant...
Item #174124
March 24, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Mar. 24, 1877 Full ftpg. shows: 'Our New President Taking the Oath'. Great dblpgctrfld: 'Our New President--General View of the Inauguration Ceremonies' at the Capitol. Two other halfpg. scenes. re. the inauguration. Nice fullpg. Nast cartoon: 'Another Such Victory & I am Undone' shows a wounded Republican elephant in bandages. Fullpg: 'Pres. Gr... See More
General Miles vs. the Indians...
Item #174128
April 07, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Apr. 7, 1877 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon. Nice fullpg: 'Gen. Miles's Winter Campaign Against the Indians' shows 9 scenes. Nice ctrfld: 'Sketches Along the route of the Panama Railroad'
Trout fishing...
Item #174140
May 19, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 19, 1877 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon. Fullpg: 'To the Rescue' shows men on the scene of a ship wreck. Fullpg: 'Antiquities'. 1/3 pg. scene in Japan, Iwakuni Bridge. Halfpg: 'Trout Fishing'.
Item #174158
July 21, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 21, 1877 Prints include: full front page illustration of "The Reigning Belle" full page illustration of "Old Neptune's Welcome." 2/3 page illustration of "Presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to General Grant." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "William Caxton, The First English Printer, Showing Printed Proof to Edward I... See More
Osawatomie, Kansas and John Brown...
Item #174176
September 22, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 22, 1877 Full ftpg: 'The Last Rose of Summer' is a great illus. show many birds. Fullpg: 'Creedmoor-Bird's-Eye-View of the Ground' dblpgctrfld: 'Creedmoor--The British & American Teams in the International Rifle Match' fullpg: 'The John Brown Monument, Osawatomie, Kansas' & nice fullpg: 'Street Vendors of Fruits & Veget... See More
Dead Mule Trail, Idaho...
Item #174178
September 29, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY September 29, 1877. Front full pg. illus. of "Dead Mule Trail, Idaho." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Bennett Medalists." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Croker Fishing in the Delaware." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Yachting - A Heavy Sea." Dblpgctrfld. of "Creedmoor - The International Rifle Match." Full pg. illus. of "Pike's Peak at Su... See More
Front page print of Sitting Bull...
Item #174198
December 08, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 8, 1877 Very nice full front page: 'Sitting Bull & the United States Commission' shows 6 scenes including an inset of Sitting Bull & one of White Eagle. Inside is a fullpg: "The 'Small Breeds' Thanksgiving - Return of the First Born from College" which shows a Black family. Two fullpg. Thomas Nast cartoons titled: "Thanksgi... See More
Nast's Uncle Sam...
Item #174218
February 16, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY Feb. 16, 1878 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon shows Uncle Sam in: 'The First Step Towards Bankruptcy', plus another fullpg. Nast cartoon inside. 'After the Storm' shows an abandoned ship.
Centerfold print of George Washington...
Item #174222
March 02, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1878 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Natural History." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "General Grant's European Souvenirs." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Stanley in Africa - Naval Battle Between the Waganda and Wavuma." 2/3 of a dblpgctrfld. of "Stanley in Africa - Burmish Hospitality." Full pg. Nast illus. of "Will... See More
Nast political cartoons...
Item #174238
April 27, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1878 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Confusedism." Inside are two full pg. illus. pertaining to "Boys in the Navy - United States Training Ship 'Minnesota'." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Head of an Otter Hound." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "Bavarian Peasant Sports - Kegelbahn in the Highlands."
Doublepage ce... See More
Flying machines... Thomas Nast prints...
Item #174260
July 13, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York, July 13, 1878 Interesting full front page illustration of: "The New Flying Machine" shows a man piloting this combination balloon/propeller devise. Nice half page "Inaugurating the Glorious Fourth" shows boys playing with fireworks. A quarter-page illustration is of "Dr. W. F. Carver, the Celebrated Marksman". Nice full page "T... See More
Nice tennis print... Great centerfold: "From Mine To Mill"...
Item #174278
September 14, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1878 The full front page illustration is captioned: "Is Sercierty to be Reorganized? Is the Wurkin'-man to Hev His Rights? That's Wot I Wants to Know!". Inside prints include a full page: 'Picking Peaches in Delaware'. There is a very dramatic and displayable doublepage centerfold captioned: 'From Mine to Mill'. G... See More
Dangerous lunacy...
Item #174280
September 21, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 21, 1878 Pathetic full ftpg: 'Widowed & Fatherless' shows a mother with 2 small children. Very nice fullpg: 'A Fisherman's Home By The Sea' Great dblpgctrfld. by Nast: 'Turbulent & Dangerous Lunacy' nice: 'A Harvest Scene In The West--Threshing Grain In The Field'.
Other news and advertisements of the day a... See More
Wrestling...
Item #174296
November 16, 1878
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 16, 1878 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "The Argonauts in Search of the Greenback Fleece." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "The city and Harbor of Rio De Janeiro" including "Entrance to the Harbor, Looking Seaward," and "View of the City from Across the Harbor." 1/2 pg. portrait of "The Late Lieut... See More
Pine Bluff, Arkansas...
Item #174312
January 11, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: 'The Gold New Year', plus another fullpg. by Nast inside. One-third pg: 'Scene At Pine Bluff Station, Arkansas'. Great fullpg. of 6 scenes of: 'Wonders Underground--The Caves of Luray, Va.'
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good c... See More
Bowery branch of the YMCA...
Item #174320
February 08, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 8, 1879 Full ftpg. by Nast shows an Indian speaking to a man from China, discussing their common plights. Fullpg: 'The Bowery Branch of the Y.M.C.A.' Halfpg: 'First Public Inauguration of a Gov. in Kansas'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good condition.
Tenement life in New York City...
Item #174336
March 29, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 29, 1879 Nice fullpg: 'The Great International Walking Match at Gilmore's Garden' 'Dismal fullpg: 'Tenement Life in New York--Sketches in the 4th Ward'. Fullpg. Nast cartoon shows a Black man 'Waiting' at the Freedmen's Savings Bank.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pa... See More
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