Illustrated Issues
Illustrated Issues
Christmas issue with 3 collectible color prints...
Item #696460
December 24, 1859
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 24, 1859 In addition to the regular issue, this listing includes the rare/collectible color plates originally included with the "Christmas Supplement", but have often been removed.
Not surprisingly there are a number of Christmas-themed prints, but the highlight would be the 3 color plates within, they being a two-page print: "... See More
Yellowstone... Fishing...
Item #175332
October 06, 1888
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1888 Front full pg. illus. of "Her First Muskallonge." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "The New Court House of Allegheny County, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania." Four small portraits of "The Chief Witnesses Before the Parnell Judicial Commission." Full pg. illus. of "Sketches from the Fleetwood Trotting Track."
Two ... See More
Great Mormon issue... Brigham Young...
Item #173016
August 18, 1866
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 18, 1866 Ftpg: 'Office of the American Telegraph Company, Corner of Broadway and Liberty Street, New York' Very nice fullpg: 'The Excitement in New Orleans - View on St. Charles St.' Fullpg: 'Sunday in New Orleans - The French Market'. Great doublepage centerfold: 'The City and Valley of the Great Salt Lake, Utah' is a fine view, plus illus... See More
Princeton University... Queen Victoria...
Item #175196
June 18, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1887 Full page print: "Dedication of the Actors' Monument in the Cemetery of the Evergreens". Fullpg. with two nice F. Remington prints: "Sketches from a Summer Race Meeting".
Doublepg. centerfold: "Princeton College" shows 12 scenes. Fullpg. on "Her Majesty Queen Victoria" and full page showing: "Queen... See More
Nast political cartoon... The early bicycling craze...
Item #174412
December 20, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 20, 1879 The full front page print is a political cartoon by famed artist Thomas Nast: "Borrowed Plumes--Mr. Jackdaw Conkling". Inside has a nice fullpg: 'Bicycle Match at Philadelphia' shows men on the 'boneshakers'. Fullpg: "Foot-Ball Match Between Yale & Princeton" is a fine print. Fullpg: "Canal Life&quo... See More
Cricket match... America's Cup race...
Item #703254
September 26, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 26, 1885 There are a number of fine prints in this issue including a full front page: "Canon Farrar" with a related article inside.
Other prints inside include: "The Dead Jumbo" the elephant; a Thomas Nast print: "We Have Not Given Up Ruling the Waves Yet"; a one-third page: "Cricket Match between the Gentlemen of P... See More
Building the Brooklyn Bridge... Thomas Nast cartoon...
Item #174130
April 14, 1877
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 14, 1877 The entire front page is taken up with a political cartoon by famed artist Thomas Nast, captioned: "Reform Is Necessary In The Foreign Line."
Inside contains 3 pages of text with twelve illustrations headed: "William M. Tweed. Romance of His Flight And Exile". Also a nice full page print of: "From Tower To Tower--The Sus... See More
A Winslow Homer Christmas print... Santa Claus...
Item #173266
January 02, 1869
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1869 The full front page is a nice print: "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" showing a full-figure Santa Claus carrying a Christmas tree. Inside is a full page Winslow Homer print: "Christmas Belles" showing a family in a sleigh.
Another full page has: 'Home for the Holidays" and other prints include: "The Chr... See More
A.B. Frost bass fishing print...
Item #174692
August 19, 1882
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 19, 1882 The full front page shows: "Nantasket Beach" near Boston, with some text on it. Also a half page print: "Hillside Chapel, Concord, Mass."
But the key print would be the nice full page. A.B. Frost fishing print titled: "Black Bass Fishing" which is very displayable.
Sixteen pages, good condition.
Civil War era illustrated issues at a great price...
Item #636873
(5) HARPER'S WEEKLY A Civil War era lot of 5 issues in average condition. This lot offers an excellent illustrated and textual view of this critical period in American history, at a significantly reduced price from their individual values. All issues are complete in 16 pages and include many prints suitable for framing. Typical of this era, light foxing and/or rubbing may be presen... See More
Indians... Frederic Remington...
Item #175236
November 05, 1887
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 5, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "Thrown - An Incident of Cavalry Drill." Inside is a full pg. illus. by Frederic Remington of "Crow Indians Firing into the Agency." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "The Late John B. Cornell" and "De Lancey Nicoll, the People's Candidate for District Attorney of the City and County of New... See More
Nellie Bly and her competition in 1890...
Item #722689
January 18, 1890
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Jan. 18, 1890
* Nellie Bly - American journalist print
* Around the World (during)
Inside has a nice 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch portrait of "Nellie Bly", plus a similar-sized portrait of "Miss Elizabeth Bisland", and caption: "The Attempt To Make The Circuit Of The Globe In Seventy-Two Days--Portraits Of The Rival ... See More
Thomas Alva Edison on the front page... Saratoga Regatta...
Item #174372
August 02, 1879
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1879 The full front page is a print captioned: "Edison In His Workshop" showing him at work on an experiment. Very displayable. An inside page has a related article on him, taking 1 1/2 columns.
Other prints within including a full page of: "The Saratoga Regatta", a full page of: "Lake George, Looking Southwest from Black Mou... See More
Gettysburg... Picket's Charge... Little Round Top - 25 years later...
Item #696995
July 07, 1888
Harper's WEEKLY, July 7, 1888 Perhaps the best feature of this issue is the Gettysburg 25th Anniversary Supplement which includes "An Address Before The Veterans Of The Army Of The Potomac And The Army Of Northern Virginia, Delivered At Gettysburg July 3, 1888, On The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of The Battle", "From Behind Seminary Ridge", and "The Field Of Gettysburg As... See More
Winslow Homer Print... Liberty Bell...
Item #173320
July 10, 1869
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 10, 1869 The front full page illustration is of "The Memory of Seventy-Six." Inside is a full page illustration by Thomas Nast entitled "All hail and Farewell to the Pacific Railroad." A quarterpage illustration "Liberty Bell" also has an accompany article. A halfpage illustration of "British Troops Firing on the Citizens... See More
Teddy Roosevelt - Rough Rider print by W.A. Rogers...
Item #648825
February 03, 1900
(Supplement to the) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1900 The Supplement for this date is rarely available. It contains the desirable print of Teddy Roosevelt on horseback by W.A. Rogers ("Vice-Presidential Possibilities, THE ROUGH RIDER"). If interested, be in touch and we will confirm its availability.
Winslow Homer...
Item #173404
April 30, 1870
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 30, 1870 The front page features a 3/4 page illustration "Grandmamma". Inside is a halfpage by Winslow Homer: 'Spring Farm Work - Grafting'. A 3/4 page "Hippopotami in the Jardin des Plantes at Paris". A very nice fullpage: 'An Auction Sale'. Nearly halfpage: 'Indians Swapping Wives' and halfpage; 'An ... See More
The captured Jefferson Davis en route... Sherman foraging in the Carolinas... Calamity at Mobile, Alabama...
Item #689852
June 17, 1865
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 17, 1865 The most sought after print is: Fugitive Slaves Escaping to Wilmington, N.C." by Joseph Becker. However, the dramatic double-page foldout: "Awful Calamity at Mobile, Ala. - Scene Among the Ruins after the Explosion of the Ordnance Depot and Magazine", is also quite nice.
The front page has an article headed: "Proclamation... See More
Farming in the West: Oak Farm, Illinois...
Item #173550
September 23, 1871
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 23, 1871 Nice fullpg: 'Submarine Mining Operations at Hallet's Point (Hell Gate)' & famous fullpg. Nast political cartoon: 'A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to Blow Over' 3/4pg: 'Elder Frederick Evans at Home' Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Farming in the Great West--the Burr Oak Farm, Illinois, Comprising 65 Squ... See More
Actor Edwin Booth... NYC fire department... Attack by Indians...
Item #680250
January 13, 1866
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1866
* Actor Edwin Booth
* NYC fire department
* Prints - illustrations
Full ftpg. is a nice illus. of: 'Edwin Forrest Booth' from a Brady photograph. The highly sought after great double page centerfold: 'Metropolitan Fire Department' is very displayable with many vignettes on the N.Y. fire dept. in action is present within this issu... See More
Tornado destruction at Brooklyn & Pittsburgh...
Item #175362
January 19, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1889 The front cover contains an illustration entitled "Americans in Paris - the the Flower Market at the Madeleine". Within the issue is a full page "The New Club-House of the Players"; a double-page centerfold shows destruction by tornadoes at Pittsburgh, Reading, Brooklyn and Niagara. A half-page: 'Birds-eye view
... See More
Famous Thomas Nast Santa Claus print...
Item #697291
December 30, 1876
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 30, 1876
* Santa Claus - Christmas
* Thomas Nast illustration
The full front page shows: "Christmas-Eve In A Light House". Inside has a fullpg: "Christmas Eve--Getting Ready For Santa Claus" "Christmas In A Fishing Smack" and a few others.
But the prime Christmas print has to be the very nice full page Thomas Nas... See More
Barnum's New Museum, Madison Square...
Item #174472
July 17, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 17, 1880 Nice full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "Baby Politics". Dramatic fullpg. showing 5 scenes of: "The Burning of the 'Seawanhaka' ". Nice full page illus. of: "Barnum's New Museum, Madison Square" includes an inset illus. of "P.T. Barnum". Very nice doublepage centerfold by A.B. Frost: "A Coll... See More
"Negro Regiment in Action"...
Item #172658
March 14, 1863
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1863 The full front page is a print of: "Teaching the Negro Recruits the Use of the Minie Rifle", a print showing Black soldiers.
Other nice prints within include a full page with three prints and a map: "Beulah Battery, at the Junction of Burnside and Vernon Rivers", "The Rebel Turtle Ram Just Launched at Savannah", "The... See More
Santa Claus on his sleigh...
Item #691352
December 26, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1874 The full front page is a print: "Faith--Waiting for Santa Claus" showing a young girl waiting at the door of a toy store. Inside has a nice full page: "Santa Claus is Coming!" showing Santa on his sleigh being pulled by 4 reindeer. The great doublepage centerfold is: AA Dream of a Christmas Dinner in 5 Parts". Also inside ... See More
The International Cricket Match... Oystering...
Item #706372
October 15, 1859
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 15, 1859 The front page has: "The Great Oyster Excitement - Scene On Board The Schooner Yankee Bird...". The inside has the desirable: "The International Cricket Match At Hoboken - Scene On The St. George's Ground, On The Morning Of The Match", which tells of the match between the United States and England. The opposing p... See More
Parson Brownlow... Union League Building in Philadelphia... Billiard tournament...
Item #173026
September 22, 1866
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 22, 1866 Ftpg. shows: "The Southern Loyalists' Convention at Phila.--Parson Brownlow Passing thru the Ranks of the Northern Delegation" with another fullpg. and a dblpgctrfld. on this inside: "Southern Loyalists' Convention In Philadelphia - Mass Meeting Of Southern And Northern Delegates In front Of The Union League Building." Terri... See More
Frederic Remington cover print, plus another...
Item #175124
October 09, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1886 The full front page is a print by famed Western artist Frederic Remington, titled: "In From The Night Herd" (see). Other prints inside include a nice full page: "Over The Rocky Mountains on the Northern Pacific Railroad" by Charles Graham; a double page centerfold: "The New York Riding Club"; another smaller R... See More
San Francisco Destroyed....
Item #177389
May 05, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1906 There is a front page illustration, "The Heart of the Ruins" by Arthur Lewis and an article called "The Destruction of San Francisco" by Miriam Michelson. This issue has many full page photos of San Francisco after it is destroyed. Photos like "Looking North on Battery Street at Broadway, Showing, on the Right, The Westerly ... See More
Riverside Park, New York City...
Item #174448
April 24, 1880
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 24, 1880 Front full pg. Nast illus. entitled "Another Man That Trembles for Our Republican Form of Government." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Speckled Beauty of the Brooks." Several small illus. pertaining to "General Grant in Mexico - Visit to a Coffee Plantation." 2/3 of a doublepage centerfold of "A Meeting of t... 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
Williams College... Durango, Colorado...
Item #175412
July 13, 1889
HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 13, 1889 Nice fullpg. with 9 scenes of: 'Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.'. Great dblpgctrfld: 'Trolling for Blue-Fish in Fire Island Inlet'. Great fullpg. view of: 'City of Durango, Colorado'. Fullpg: 'Delegated to Break the News--In the Mining Regions' of a husband's death.
Complete in twenty pages.
Winslow Homer print... Wall Street...
Item #173162
January 11, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1868 Great full front page print: "The Pioneer" is by A. R. Ward. The feature print of this issue would be the nice, full page by the famed artist Winslow Homer: "Art Students & Copyists in the Louvre Gallery".
A half page print: "The Angola Railroad Disaster - The Rear Car Jumping From the Track" and two additiona... See More
Brooklyn Bridge... Crook's Apache Scouts...
Item #174774
June 02, 1883
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1883 Great full ftpg: 'Decoration Day'. Great halfpg: 'War Dance Of Gen. Crook's Apache Scouts' & a great fullpg: 'The Great Bridge--Pres. Arthur crossing the Suspended Highway' which is the Brooklyn Bridge, plus another fullpg. on the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge. Great fullpg: 'The Parade On Riverside Drive' s... See More
Civil War Survey III
The Illustrated War Collection
Item #180142
January 01, 1863
Civil War Survey III The Illustrated War Collection - 5 issues of Harpers Weekly Illustrated, one each from 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865. With one issue from each year of the war, this is a great set to obtain a concentrated and visual view of the war. All issues have several wood engraved prints and related news reports.
Industrial Issue.... Suffrage...
Item #177607
May 20, 1911
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1911
The front page of this issue is a photo of "Marching on to Suffrage."
This issue has an illustration of "A Gallery of Golf Enthusiasts--I.--The Laird of Skibo" by Kemble. There are photos of "The March of 3,000 Women" and "Six Hundred Bankers from all America Consider the Newest Aspect of the Trust Question."... See More
Winslow Homer print... Wall Street...
Item #698444
January 11, 1868
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1868
* Winslow Homer illustration - print
Great full front page print: "The Pioneer" is by A. R. Ward. The feature print of this issue would be the nice, full page by the famed artist Winslow Homer: "Art Students & Copyists in the Louvre Gallery". This print is in very nice, clean condition.
A half-page print: "Th... See More
The Catskill Mountains... Clara Barton...
Item #173008
July 21, 1866
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1866 The front page of the issue has a 1/4 page "Among the Ruins of Columbia, South Carolina" and a smaller illustrations "The Ruins of Columbia, South Carolina - Richardson Street, Looking Toward the Capitol". Inside the issue is half-pages "Sunday Amusements in New Orleans - A Creole Night at the French Opera-House"; "Sun... See More
Trout fishing in Montana...
Item #175098
July 10, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 10, 1886 The front page of the issue is "Jack of the Tules" by Bret Harte. Inside the issue is a fullpage "The Senatorial Round-House" by Nast; fullpage "the Regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club, off Marblehead, Massachusetts"; nice fullpage print: "Lawn-Tennis Tournament"; fullpage "The Columbia-Harvard Boat Race,... See More
Frederic Remmington prints... Hockey... Chicago Stock Exchange...
Item #175986
January 12, 1895
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 12, 1895 Full ftpg: 'On the Signal Bridge of a Man-Of-War'. Full pg. of text with 6 illus. of 'Hockey in Canada', being early hockey prints. One-third pg: 'View of Apia, Capital of Samoa'. Fullpg. with 3 photos of: 'Surface Mining for iron on the Missabe Range in Minnesota' & fullpg: 'The Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan&#... See More
Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson... The Wright Brothers...
Item #177517
April 10, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 10, 1909 The most noteworthy page is found towards the back of the issue: "Play Ball", which includes 16 photos of players including Cy Young, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson. Yet another photo is of a group of people helping the Wright Brothers get ready for a flight.
The front page of this issue has a photo of "Mr. Harriman'... See More
Baseball... early spring training... Hot Springs, Arkansas...
Item #646786
March 22, 1890
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1890 An inside page has a nice 5 by 7 inch illustration captioned: "Opening Of The Base-Ball Season.--Game Between The Chicago And Brooklyn Clubs On The Flagler Grounds, at St. Augustine, Fla." with a view of the grandstand and portions of the seating along the baselines, with a game in progress. There is a related article on another pa... See More
Great fire department illustration... F.S. Church print on Thanksgiving...
Item #678975
November 30, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 30, 1872 The full front page is a dramatic print: "Boston--Into the Jaws of Death", a dramatic scene showing fireman battling a large fire.
Inside has 3 full pages of scenes of the Boston fire, plus a great doublepage centerfold showing: 'Bird's-eye View of Boston Showing the Burned District', being a great overview of the city. Also... See More
Emancipation illustration...
Item #173058
January 12, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 12, 1867 The front page is taken up with a print: "Isaac Watts and His Mother at the Prison-Gate" which has an accompanying article.
The feature of the issue is a letter to the editor headed: "Frederick Douglass" which provides some detail of a man who encountered him as a passenger on a railroad train. One portion notes: &q... See More
Winslow Homer... Central Park...
Item #172398
September 15, 1860
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 15, 1860 Nice halfpg. illus. of: "Hon. Horace Greeley". Great dblpgctrfld: "The Drive in the Central Park, New York" by Winslow Homer shows a "young" Central Park with the trees very small. One-third pg: "General View of the City of London, Canada West". Half-page: "The Prince of Wales' Progress.--King ... See More
Two uncommon Winslow Homer prints...
Item #689900
July 09, 1859
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, July 9, 1859
* American illustrator Winslow Homer
* Very early illustrations in a periodical
This issue features two prints by renowned artist Winslow Homer, rare to find as issues of this title from 1859 are extremely scarce.
The first is on the front page: "Fourth of July Scene, on Boston Common" with credit given to Homer in the text... See More
Remington print: Apache scout...
Item #175564
December 27, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1890 The full ftpg. features a nice Frederic Remington print: 'One of the Ft. Keogh Cheyenne Scout Corps', very displayable. Inside has 7 more Remington prints of soldiers & Indians, including: 'Apache Scout'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16 pages and is in good condition.... See More
Black soldiers in the military... focus on Louisiana...
Item #697665
March 07, 1863
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 7, 1863 The front page has a large print showing Black soldiers captioned: "Pickets of the First Louisiana 'Native Guard' Guarding the New Orleans...Railroad" with a related article, plus: "The Old Slave Laws".
The back page has the illustration: "A Queer Rencontre", which shows a black soldier being ... See More
Three centerfold Civil War prints... Great Lincoln cartoon...
Item #689136
May 03, 1862
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED along with the "WAR SUPPLEMENT" issue, New York, May 3, 1862 The "regular" issue has front page prints on "The War in S. Carolina" and "The Campaign in Virginia"
Inside has full page prints: "War In Virginia--Advance of the Union Army...Towards Yorktown..." and "...Arrival of General McClellan...To Take Pe... See More
Nice baseball print...
Item #173140
October 26, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 26, 1867 The most significant print in the issue is a nice, nearly half page print captioned: "The Champion Nine of the Union Base-Ball Club of Morrisania, New York" showing nine members of the baseball team in uniform, two members holding bats and another what appears to be a catcher's mask. There is a related article titled: &qu... See More
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