THE FLAG OF OUR UNION, Boston, complete bound volume containing 52 weekly issues from January 2 through December 25, 1858.
In addition to news it featured works of fiction and poetry including contributions from notable writers such as Louisa May Alcott and Edgar Allan Poe. Publisher Frederick Gleason began The Flag in 1846, a "miscellaneous family journal, containing news, wit, humor, and romance -- independent of party or sect." Original stories, verse, and illustration appeared in the paper, as well as brief news items on local, national and international current events.
The Flag became quite popular. By some accounts it had "the largest circulation of any papers in the United States," in 1851. Around 1852 circulation reached 75,000, and shortly grew to 100,000. Story contributors in the paper's early years included Ballou, Henry Ames Blood, Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Joseph Holt Ingraham, and Edgar Allan Poe (in 1849).  Authors' work frequently appeared pseudonymously. Pictorial engravings were original: "the reader will please remember that all illustrations that appear in Flag are originally designed and engraved for this paper, nor will any second hand cuts ever be found in its columns." (credit Wikipedia)
Among the many serialized stories is a nine-issue printing of: "The Each issue is complete in 8 pages with a decorative masthead and each page bordered. Tightly bound in three-quarter leather with gold embossing at the spine & cloth boards. Various wear & rubbing to the bindings while the pages within are generally in very nice, clean condition.