Tightrope walking...
Item # 581435
August 24, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 24, 1861 The front page features a half-page illustrations "The British Archaeological Association at Exeter: West Screen of Exeter Cathedral". Within the issue is "The Pneumatic Despatch"; "Cape Race, Newfoundland, The Termination of the American System of Telegraphs"; "The Female Blondin Crossing the Thames from Battersea to Cremore on a Tight Rope"; "The Queen's Visit to Ireland"; "Gottenburg, Sweden"; a text report on the Civil War in America. Additional illustrations, articles and advertisements are within.
This is complete in 32 pages and is in nice condition.
This is complete in 32 pages and is in nice condition.
Category: The Civil War




















