"Great Expectations" Collection IV
Item # 206671
March 30, 1861
Harper's Weekly, March 30, 1861 through May 4, 1861. This is a six-issue set (part 4) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.
This set would look great displayed in one of our 17 inch by 14 inch display cases which can be viewed at www.rarenewspapers.com/folders.aspx (or by returning to the home page and selecting "storage and display options".
The individual issues are described as:
Harper's WEEKLY, Mar. 30, 1861 Full ftpg: 'April-Fool's Day in New York'. 'More Views In New Orleans' fullpg. illus: 'Vassar Female College', halfpg: 'Gen. Sam Houston, Gov. of Texas'.
Harper's WEEKLY, April 6, 1861 Full ftpg. shows: 'Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Sec. of State'. Halfpg: 'U.S. Gunboat Wyandotte, In Pensacola Harbor' & 'The Flag Staff Bastion at Ft. Pickens, Florida'. Nice dblpgctrfld: 'Virginia Sketches' shows several scenes.
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 13, 1861 Ftpg. illus: 'Point Isabel, Texas'. Great dblpgctrfld: 'American Home Scenes' shows 6 scenes, two involving Blacks. Nearly halfpg: 'View of Boathouse & Landing at Fort Pickens, Fl.' & 'Casemate Batteries at Ft. Pickens'.
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 20, 1861 1/3 ftpg. illus: 'Confederate Batteries Opposite Ft. Pickens, Fl.'. Nice fullpg: 'The Washington Navy-Yard With Shad Fisheries in the Foreground' Great dblpgctrfld: 'The U.S. Fleet Off Ft. Pickens, Fl.'
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 27, 1861 Full pg: 'Interior of Ft. Sumter During the Bombardment' & 'Map of Charleston Harbor' dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'Bombardment of Fort Sumter by Batteries of the Confederate States' Ftpg. Winslow Homer illus:'Gen. Thomas Swearing in Volunteers' . Nice illus. of Lincoln. One-quarter page print of General P.T. G. Beauregard.
Harper's WEEKLY, May 4, 1861 Terrific & key ftpg. illus: 'The House-Tops In Charleston During the Bombardment of Sumter' is great on the beginning of the war. Nice fullpg: 'The 7th Regiment Marching Down Broadway To Embark For The War' Halfpg. illus. shows Capt. Abner Doubleday, among others.
This set would look great displayed in one of our 17 inch by 14 inch display cases which can be viewed at www.rarenewspapers.com/folders.aspx (or by returning to the home page and selecting "storage and display options".
The individual issues are described as:
Harper's WEEKLY, Mar. 30, 1861 Full ftpg: 'April-Fool's Day in New York'. 'More Views In New Orleans' fullpg. illus: 'Vassar Female College', halfpg: 'Gen. Sam Houston, Gov. of Texas'.
Harper's WEEKLY, April 6, 1861 Full ftpg. shows: 'Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Sec. of State'. Halfpg: 'U.S. Gunboat Wyandotte, In Pensacola Harbor' & 'The Flag Staff Bastion at Ft. Pickens, Florida'. Nice dblpgctrfld: 'Virginia Sketches' shows several scenes.
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 13, 1861 Ftpg. illus: 'Point Isabel, Texas'. Great dblpgctrfld: 'American Home Scenes' shows 6 scenes, two involving Blacks. Nearly halfpg: 'View of Boathouse & Landing at Fort Pickens, Fl.' & 'Casemate Batteries at Ft. Pickens'.
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 20, 1861 1/3 ftpg. illus: 'Confederate Batteries Opposite Ft. Pickens, Fl.'. Nice fullpg: 'The Washington Navy-Yard With Shad Fisheries in the Foreground' Great dblpgctrfld: 'The U.S. Fleet Off Ft. Pickens, Fl.'
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 27, 1861 Full pg: 'Interior of Ft. Sumter During the Bombardment' & 'Map of Charleston Harbor' dramatic dblpgctrfld: 'Bombardment of Fort Sumter by Batteries of the Confederate States' Ftpg. Winslow Homer illus:'Gen. Thomas Swearing in Volunteers' . Nice illus. of Lincoln. One-quarter page print of General P.T. G. Beauregard.
Harper's WEEKLY, May 4, 1861 Terrific & key ftpg. illus: 'The House-Tops In Charleston During the Bombardment of Sumter' is great on the beginning of the war. Nice fullpg: 'The 7th Regiment Marching Down Broadway To Embark For The War' Halfpg. illus. shows Capt. Abner Doubleday, among others.
Category: Harper's Weekly
