Early city view of Auckland, New Zealand...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 19, 1860  Among the prints within is a nearly half page: "View of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, With the New Commercial Embankment" and another print; "East View of Auckland" with a related article.

A full page print shows: "French Bayonet Practice" with 19 prints.

Complete in 24 pages, great condition.

Portrait and profile of an early baseball player...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 27, 1866 



* Early baseball player profile w/ portrait 



An inside page of this issue has, under "Our Base-Ball Illustration", a 2 3/4 by 2 inch portrait of: "Chas. D. Walker, Active B.B. Club, N.Y."

Includes a biographical sketch of Walker, which states, in part: "...Mr. Walker, as a pitcher, has probably no superior... See More  

Prints of cowboys... How they made banknotes...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, Oct. 26, 1889  The full front page shows: "Dangers of Electric Wires in New York--Western Union Lineman burned to Death in Mid-Air."

A rarity is to find period prints of cowboys, but here is one. An inside page has 3 prints, captioned: "Life Among the Cow-Boys of Indian Territory" with a brief, related article on an inside page.

A very nic... See More  

Long Wharf, Boston...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 22, 1859  The front page has a print of: "The Old Salt House, Long Wharf, Boston".

Other prints within include: "View on the Chenango River, New York"; a montage of 7 prints of: "Remarkable Trees" and more.

Sixteen pages, good condition.

Very early, rare print of the Sand Key lighthouse, Florida...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 3, 1859  The front page has a print of: "Hon. John F. Potter, of Wisconsin" with an article on him.

Among the other prints are: "Plan of the Improvements to Be Made in the Boston Public Garden" with the back page having a very early print of a landmark in Florida: "The Sand Key Lighthouse, Florida" with a related article.

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The final issue of the famed 'Ballou's Pictorial'...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 24, 1859  The front page features a print: "Winter Scene in New England" showing a sleigh ride.

Prints within include: "Ornamented Paneling at the Capitol, Washington" "Japanese Sporting" "View of the Harlem River, Near High Bridge, New York".

This is the last issue of this title, as the front page has a: "Par... See More  

College at Toronto, a view of the Hudson at Newburgh...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 17, 1859  The front page has a print of: "The Washington Building, Washington Street, Boston" with a related article. 

Prints within include: "New University College, Toronto, Canada" and: "Eglinton Suspension Bridge, Macquarie River, Bathurst, New South Wales". Also a: "View In Boston Harbor" with the back pag... See More  

Bridge over the Mississippi...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 18, 1858  The front page features a print and article: "Rock Island Railroad Bridge, on the Mississippi River".

Other prints within include: "The Aissaouas of Algeria" "The Pacha of Egypt's New Steam Yacht 'Said' " and more.

Sixteen pages, good condition.

Pre-Civil War Charleston and New Orleans...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Aug. 7, 1858  The front page features two prints: "Artesian Wells in Charleston,  S.C." and: "Forts Pinckney and Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina" with a related article. An inside page has a print of: "The Levee, at New Orleans, Louisiana" with a related article as well.

The full back page is a print: "The Gipsey Wido... See More  

Early scenes of Dobbs' Ferry, New York...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, May 8, 1858  The front page has an article and two prints of: "Ethan Allen's Monument" and: "Grave of Ethan Allen at Burlington, Vermont".

Inside has 2 pages of descriptive text with 4 prints of: "Dobbs' Ferry, New York" including: "The Livingston Mansion" "Remains of the Old Fort" "Sneeden's L... See More  

Early scenes of Portland, Maine...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, April 10, 1858  Prints within include: "Wood-Choppers Attacked by a Bear in the Forests of Maine". Also 2 pages of text with 5 prints on: "Views in Portland, Maine" including 3 churches, "The Reform School" and the: "Marine Hospital, Martin's Point".

Another print shows: "The Famous American Trotting Horse, Taco... See More  

Canada scenes... Edwin Booth...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, May 30, 1857  The front page features a print of: "Mr. Edwin Booth, as 'Sir Giles Overreach' " with an article on him. He was the older brother of John Wilkes Booth.

Prints within include: "Boats Attacked by Walruses, Arctic Regions" "The Wrestling Tent--A Japanese National Sport" "St. Louis Gate, Quebec, Canada"... See More  

The "Digger" Indians of California...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, May 2, 1857  The front page features a print of: "Digger Indians of California Burning Their Dead" with an article on this.

Other prints include: "The Pawnbroker" "Indians Attacking a Yankee Schooner on the Northwest Coast" "Battle of Oriskany, State of New York" "Battle of King's Mountain, State of North Caroli... See More  

Fulton Market and Brighton Market...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, June 28, 1856  The front page  has a print: "Scene in Fulton Market, New York City" with an article. A great, tipped-in doublepage centerfold: "Representation of Brighton Market, Near Boston, On Market Day".

Sixteen pages, scattered foxing, good condition.

Poughkeepsie, New York scenes...

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Very early Winslow Homer print...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, June 13, 1857  



* Early Winslow Homer print

* Boston street scene



The front page features one of the earliest Winslow Homer prints to appear in a periodical, in fact just one week after the very first. It is captioned: "Corner of Winter, Washington & Summer Streets, Boston". The initials "WH" are at the lower left of the print. C... See More  

Early Chicago scenes...

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Great Gold Rush centerfold...

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, May 3, 1856  The tipped-in doublepage centerfold is one of the best period images from the Gold Rush in California to be had. Captioned: "California Gold Diggers--A Scene From Actual Life at The Mines" it shows men digging and panning for gold.

Other prints include: "Temple of a Thousand Images Near Miami, Japan" and: "Searching for Re... See More  

The captured Jefferson Davis en route... Sherman foraging in the Carolinas... Calamity at Mobile, Alabama...

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  

Published by P.T. Barnum... Scenes in Concord, New Hampshire...

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Feb. 12, 1853  Phineas T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly", the latter two becoming immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last for only 48 issues, or less than one year.

Among the prints are: "Capt. Er... See More  

An early image of city stickball...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 30, 1869  Prints within include: "Playing Baseball Under Difficulties In The Streets Of New York" which shows youngsters attempting to play baseball on a busy street among the daily activities.

Other prints include: "A Scene on a Tributary of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina" "Steamers Bounding the Lightship Off the B... See More  

Across the continents: scenes at Promontory Point and more...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 15, 1870  The front page features a nice print on their series of: "Across the Continent On the Pacific Railroad" showing the: "Dining Saloon of the Hotel Express Train".

Several more prints on this series of their: "Across The Continent" report includes: "Drawing Room of the Hotel Express Train" "Kit... See More  

Scenes from the West...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 5, 1870  The front page has a print of: "The Post Office at Promontory Point, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" which is nothing more than a tent.

Other prints within include: "The Eagle's Nest, Red Butte Station..." and "In the Sierra Nevada, on the Line of the Pacific Railroad" and "Monument Rock, Ech... See More  

Chief Red Cloud addresses New Yorkers on the wrongs done to his people...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 2, 1870



* Chief Red Cloud

* Indians rights



 The front page shows: "The Sioux Chief, Red Cloud, in the Great hall of the Cooper Instituted, Surrounded by the Indian Delegation of Braves & Squaws...On the Wrongs Done to His People." There is a related article.

Among prints within: "California  Interesting Ceremony M... See More  

Harriet Beecher Stowe takes England by storm - original London reports...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, a 3 issue set: April 30, May 14, & June 25, 1853  The first publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, initially released in America, occurred in two volumes in March of 1852, with the London edition following on its heels in May.

The British response was astounding, and by the Fall of the year Stowe was a household na... See More