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Item # 173570 ·
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 2, 1871  Full ftpg. political cartoon: 'The Tammany Tiger Strung Up' by the Justice figure. Inside has a fullpg. Th. Nast political cartoon: 'to Whom It May Concern'.
Nice doublepage centerfold: 'Destruction of the Whaling Fleet in the Arctic Ocean' shows 4 scenes. Fullpg. of 4 scenes: 'Our thanksgiving Bird'. Nearly fullpg: 'The Forest Fires in the West'

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Categories: 1870-1879, Post-Civil War
Price
$68
Second rate
$35

A more affordable copy with minor flaws. What is a second rate?

100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.

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