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Electric subways in New York City...
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Electric subways in New York City...

Item # 175246 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 10, 1887  Full front page: "Laying the Electric Subways in New York City". Half page: "Paddling for Sora Rail in Virginia".
Dramatic doublepage centerfold: "On the Bridge of an Ocean Steamer in an Atlantic Storm"; full page: "The New Market St. Bridge, Philadelphia"; and a full page: "Target Practice at Gardiner's Bay by the Men-Of-War of the North Atlantic Squadron".
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.
Note: The  price does not include the doublepage Supplement featuring: "The Yale Foot-Ball Team and Groups of Spectators at the Championship Game Between Yale and Harvard". If desired, be in touch and we will examine our inventory for it, the price being $40 more if available.

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Categories: 1880-1889, Post-Civil War
Price
$48
Second rate
$25

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

100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.