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Literary Collection II Harpers Monthly Magazine - Follow one title for half a century to capture the progression of literary history and technique spanning 5 decades. Five issues from the 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s.

Literary Collection I Variety Set - Over 50 years of the literary press spanning the Turn of the Century. A set of 5 literary issues containing one each from the 1850's, 1860's-1870's, 1880's-1890's, 1900's-1910's, and 1920's-1930's. Titles include Household Words (edited by Charles Dickens), Outlook, Atlantic Monthly, Scribners, and Harpers Monthly. This is a great way to follow the progression of literary history and technique covering over half a century!

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, volume for May thru November, 1851

• Herman Melville’s masterpiece, Moby-Dick introduced

The “Town Ho’s Story” appears on pages 659-665 in the October issue. It was the first appearance of any part of the great novel Moby Dick and became chapter 54 in the book. A publisher’s note on page 659 says: “From The Whale, the title of a new work by Mr. Melville, now in the press of Harper and Brothers, and now publishing in London by Mr. Bentley.”
The chapter concerns

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, December, 1851

• Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
• Early novel review - The Whale
• First introduction to the public

Near the back of the issue is "Literacy Notices" which discusses "A new work by Herman Melville, entitled Moby Dick; or, the Whale, has just been issued by Harper and Brothers... Moby Dick is the name of an old White Whale; half fish and half devil; the terror of the Nantucket cruisers...This huge sea monster has a conflict with one Captain Ahab...".

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, November, 1874  This famous monthly periodical has on the front page the beginning of a 12 page article headed: "The Bahamas", which contains 14 small illustrations including one on the ftpg. showing a nice view of  Hopetown's Harbor, Abaco, From The Light House, plus illustrations of  the Government House, a Sponge Yard, Entrance To Port Nasau,  the Royal Victoria Hotel,  a view of Harbor Island, the Glass Windows and more.
Other illustrated articles include

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 1, 1883  Front page has a half page portrait: "The Late Judge Black". Fullpg: "Monmouth Park Races--The Omnibus Stake And The All-Age Champions, August 18" which includes illustrations of 8 champion horses. Full page print: "A Midsummer Reverie". Very nice & displayable fullpg: "Long Branch--West End". Fullpg. print: "The English Mania for Private Theatricals Invades Blackville". Nearly halfpg: "The Eel Fisheries of Long Island" plus much more.
Other news

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1863  Towards the back of the issue under the "Monthly Record of Current Events" is content pertaining to the newly enacted Emancipation Proclamation.
Other items within the issue are "A Californian in Iceland" which includes several illustrations; "The Gun-Boat Essex" and many more articles and illustrations.
Complete in 144 pages, disbound without outer wrappers, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, binding pin holes at the blank spine, otherwise in very

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, September, 1879 This issue is comprised of various articles, some of which is on gold mining at Dahlonega, Georgia which includes several small illustrations: "Newport Society in the Last Century" with illustrations including that of George Washington; "The King Collection of Engraved Gems" which includes several illustrations of coins; "The Navesink Highlands" article which is an area of Monmouth County, New Jersey also features several illustrations; an

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882  This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes descriptions of the various methods of lifesaving as well as the tools used by rescuers.
Also within this issue is: "A Clever Town Built by Quakers" referring to is Philadelphia, which includes 16 illustrations, including the boat-houses on the Schuylkill River.
Contains 150+ pages, disbound without

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, September 1875  A ten page article about "Gloucester And Cape Ann" begins on the title page and has 13 illustrations of various scenes and landmarks, including a halfpage illustration of Gloucester and a smaller one showing the Annisquam Lighthouse at Cape Ann. Additional articles are "The South Kennsington Museum"; "The Recent English Caricature"; "The Tournament of the Middle Age"; "The Stone Age in Europe"; and much more.

This is complete in 150 pages, in good

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE (New York), February, 1890

• Inventor Thomas Alva Edison

Included is a 19 page article: "Jamaica, New and Old" by Howard Pyle, which is accompanied by 22 illustrations. Also a 9 page article: "Talks With Edison", and a 16 page article: "The New York Banks" which includes 8 illustrations including a full page: "A View of Wall Street" & a fullpg: "A Panic in the Street" and "A Run On A Bank".
Disbound without wrappers, 160 pages, 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches, great condition.

HARPER'S MONTHLY, 1892 (print only)

PLEASE NOTE: The exact date of issue is unknown. This hunting print by R. F. Zogbaum is entitled "In Full Cry".

The print size is approximately 5 x 7.5 inches.

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, NY, December, 1867

• Lengthy article re: Charles Darwin
• Children's nurseries on Randall's Island w/ illustrations

The two most noteworthy items within this issue are: "DARWIN AND DOMESTICATION" - a 5+ page article regarding Charles Darwin, and "THE NURSERIES ON RANDALL'S ISLAND" - a 16 page article with multiple images providing an abundance of details regarding the activities of the orphanage located on the island.
Other topics with related prints are found

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, May, 1870

• American Indians
• Florida tribes
• Prints

Beginning on the front page is an 18 page article: "Our Barbarian Brethren" that has 23 illustrations of various Indian implements & tools & more, plus a chart of "Indian Symbols", one of "A Scalp" & a scene of "Floridian Widows Scattering Their Hair Over Their Husband's Graves" that show upper frontal nudity.

Other topics with prints throughout. 8vo. size, 140 pages, dis bound, minor margin wear with small library

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, January, 1890  The entire back page is captioned: "Our National Game" showing twelve different baseball caricatures each with a caption, illustrated by the famed artist A.B. Frost.
Other articles include: "Jamaica, New and Old" "The Russian Army" "The Smyrna Fig Harvest" "St. Andrew's" and many additional articles, stories and poems.
Complete in 158 pages, disbound without wrappers. A small archival mend to the top of the last leaf, not close to the baseball prints.

HARPER'S MONTHLY, Nov., 1887  This complete, illustration-rich issue features an expansive 24-page feature article titled "A Santa Barbara Holiday" by Edwards Roberts. This extensive travelogue is lavishly illustrated with 13 detailed engravings, most notably featuring a magnificent, highly displayable full-page print capturing a panoramic view of Santa Barbara exactly as it stood in 1887.

It is great to have first-hand documentation of Southern California during the legendary "Boom of the

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, June, 1871  Inside has a twelve page article: "An Excursion To Watkins Glen" that includes fullpg. illustrations of the "Entrance To Watkins Glen" & "Glen Alpha" and nearly halfpg. illustrations of "The Cathedral" "The Cascade" "The Well" and a few others. Article: "The Horrors of Santa Domingo" includes a print of black man with his signature. Additional articles and illustrations are included.
The complete issue in 150+ pages, disbound without wrappers and is in

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, November, 1862

• President Abraham Lincoln
• Emancipation Proclamation

Near the back of the issue under "Monthly Record of Current Events" is a report on the Emancipation Proclamation. "On the 22d of September the President issued a very important proclamation. ... that he should at the next meeting of Congress again urge that pecuniary compensation be tendered to the loyal slave States should they choose to abolish slavery either gradually or immediately...

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1860

• Abraham Lincoln accepts presidential nomination
• Republican National Convention in Chicago

Near the back under the report: "Monthly Record of Current Events" is a quite lengthy report concerning the Republican National Convention which met recently in Chicago. Included is a lengthy abstract of the Republican platform, following which is a detailed report of the various ballots of the Convention with the final results noted: "Abraham Lincoln, of

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Dec., 1885  Published as a special, elevated Christmas issue, this issue features the true original first printing of The Garroters: A Farce by William Dean Howells, along with a serialized installment of his acclaimed novel Indian Summer. Also included is an installment of Constance Fenimore Woolson’s post-Civil War Southern novel East Angels, alongside an extensive, art-historical monograph on the tragic French watercolorist Léon Bonvin written by renowned art

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 29, 1866  The most notable content would be the full page print: "Burning of the California Clipper 'Hornet', One Thousand Miles from Land" not so much for the print but for the accompanying article titled: "Burning of the Clipper 'Hornet' ".
Another source notes that Mark Twain was in Hawaii at the time the boat of survivors arrived and he reported on the event, interviewing several survivors, a story that this issue of Harper's Weekly published with the

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, December, 1887  Near the back is a: "Petition to the Queen of England" concerning taxes due for published stories sold in England. The letter, with much detailed explanation, takes two pages and is signed in type: Mark Twain.
Complete in 160 pages, 6 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches, disbound without wrappers, nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, April, 1875. This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories and news events with numerous prints, too many to photograph. Featured in this issue are interesting prints associated with early American humor. There is lengthy text associated with these prints as well. Reader's digest sized issue in nice condition. Many prints here !

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, March, 1879

• Winslow Homer print
• Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

Featured is an article" "Present Tendencies of American Art" in which an illustration by Winslow Homer entitled "Sail-Boat" is included. Other articles are: "A Few Sea-Birds" "The Coast Survey" "The English Home of the Washingtons" "Sketches In Tyrol" with many nice prints; "English and American Locomotives" and other stories and illustrations.
Complete in 150+ pages, disbound, outer wrappers

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July 1894  This issue contains numerous articles including "The Golden House"; "The President at Home" which includes illustrations of Presidents Lincoln and Grant; "Specimen Jones" which is illustrated by Frederic Remington; "My First Visit to New England"; "An Australian's Impressions of America"; "The United States Naval Gun Factory"; and more articles and illustrations.
This is complete in 150+ pages, a non-archival mend on one page, disbound

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, August, 1868. This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories and news events which include numerous related prints - too many to photograph. Featured in this issue are prints of the Andes Mountains in Peru & Bolivia, with lengthy supporting text. Disbound w/out wrappers. Many additional prints are also present! See images for details.
Reader's Digest sized issue in nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, January, 1880

• The Shepherds of Colorado... (w/ many W.A. Rogers prints)
• Compulsory education in Brooklyn, New York
• Old Baltimore and its merchants

This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories, news events, and numerous prints - too many to photograph. The primary content is the multi-page piece on Colorado, complete with many W.A. Rogers prints (see images). Also included is a lengthy discussion of compulsory eduction in NY, providing a

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, May, 1872. This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories and news events with numerous prints, too many to photograph. Featured in this issue are interesting prints associated with scenes wirhin California. There is lengthy text associated with these prints as well. Reader's digest sized issue in nice condition. Many prints here !

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, January, 1875. Featured in this issue are interesting prints associated with Children's fairy tales and songs, which include lengthy, related text. Additional interesting stories and news events with numerous prints are found throughout - too many to photograph.
Reader's digest sized issue in nice condition. Approximately 150 pages.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1883  Within this issue is an illustration by F.S. Church entitled "The Witch's Daughter"; "A Famous London Suburb", "Conventional Art", "The Romanoff's"; "The Declaration of Independence in a New Light"; "The Second Generation of Englishmen in America"; "Cincinnati"; and many more articles. 
This is complete in 150+ pages, disbound without the outer wrappers, 9 1 3/4/2 x 6 inches, very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, September, 1868. This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories and news events with numerous prints, too many to photograph. Featured in this issue are interesting prints of the early use of silver in making tea sets amongst other things. These prints come with lengthy text as well. Reader's digest sized issue in nice condition. Many prints here !

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, March, 1857.  Simply a great issue. Included are the following: ae early (pre-book) serialized portion of "Little Dorrit", by Charles Dickens, a lengthy tribute to the famed Samuel Johnson (taking more than 10 pages), and detailed, illustrated descriptions of both Albany, New York and multiple regions of North Carolina. See images for details.
Complete in 150+ pages, disbound without wrappers. A Reader's Digest-sized issue, minor spotting on the front

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, April, 1880  An article titled: "La Villa Real de Santa Fe" has many illustrations of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, vicinity.
Other articles include: "Some Pennsylvania Nooks" with prints of Wayne's Homestead, the Chester Valley & Valley Forge; "An Irish Fishing Village"; "The Swiss Rhine" with many prints of Swiss localities, and much more.
Complete in 160 pages, disbound without the outer wrappers, 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, November, 1889  "The Mexican Army" article contains fourteen illustrations of various sizes by Frederic Remington. Other articles within the issue are: "York"; "At Grande Anse"; "A Century of Hamlet" which includes illustrations of Junius Brutus Booth and Edwin Booth, father and brother of John Wilkes Booth, respectively; "Bird Notes"; "A Little Journey in the World"; "The Building of the Cathedral at Chartres"; and more articles.
Complete in more than

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, August, 1871. This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories and news events which include numerous related prints - too many to photograph. Featured in this issue are prints of scenes in and about Cuba, with lengthy supporting text. Disbound w/out wrappers. Many additional prints are also present! See images for details.
Reader's Digest sized issue in nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, December, 1880 This issue is replete with interesting stories and news events with many related prints, too many to photograph.
Featured is a lengthy article: "The City of Pittsburgh" which includes 17 prints of scenes of the city & the steel industry. Stephen Foster as well.
Complete in 160 pages, 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches, disbound without wrappers, foxing, light damp stains some dirtiness to the front page, much less so on the inside pages.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, April, 1888  One of the more notable stories within is: "Ananias", a story by Joel Chandler Harris, the author of the Uncle Remus stories. It takes nearly ten pages and includes one related full page print.
A bit earlier in the issue is a poem by William Wordsworth, known as a founder of the English romantic period, titled: "The Shepherd, Looking Eastward, Softly Said", it also contains a related full page print.
Complete in more than 150+ pages,

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, June, 1871. This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories and news events with numerous prints, too many to photograph. Featured in this issue are interesting prints of scenes in and about Watkins Glen NY. Lengthy text is included along with these prints as well. Disbound w/out wrappers. Reader's digest sized issue in nice condition. Many prints here !

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, Nov., 1871  The issue has a 7-page article regarding the beloved Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), the Swedenborgian missionary, headed: "Johnny Appleseed - A Pioneer Hero", which features multiple illustrations.
Also within the issue is: "A New England Village"; "Rambles in the West Indies"; and more.
Complete in 150+ pages, disbound without wrappers, a mild smudge on the front page, scattered foxing, but otherwise in good condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, May, 1881. Featured in this issue are interesting prints showing a number of the era's musicians from the New York region, which includes lengthy supporting text. See images for details. Other articles with related prints are found throughout.
Complete in 150+ pages, disbound w/out wrappers. A Reader's Digest-sized issue in nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, September, 1871  Featured in this issue is an article "Montauk Point, Long Island" which takes 12 pages and includes 22 illustrations. Another nice article is: "The Reformation in Utah" which takes over 8 pages & has a great wealth of information about this Territory. Near the beginning is: "When Utah was first settled, General Taylor said, 'The Mormons have got on to the backbone of the continent.' President Lincoln made a parallel statement: 'Utah

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, Aug., 1867  The prime feature of this issue is likely the 5 1/2 pages dedicated to the: "PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF DANIEL WEBSTER", which includes excerpts from many of his private correspondence along with background and commentary. The article serves well as an unofficial biography of this great "defender of the Constitution".
Other articles include: "Personal Recollections of the War", "The Turks, The Greeks, and the Slavons", "The Dodge Club", "port

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, January, 1880

• The Shepherds of Colorado... (w/ many W.A. Rogers prints)
• Compulsory education in Brooklyn, New York
• Old Baltimore and its merchants

This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories, news events, and numerous prints - too many to photograph. The primary content is the multi-page piece on Colorado, complete with many W.A. Rogers prints (see images). Also included is a lengthy discussion of compulsory eduction in NY, providing a

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, (New York), February, 1867

• Wild Bill Hickok
• Folklore hero of Old West
• Gunfighter & scout

Featured on the front page is a great full-figure print of "Wild Bill" Hickok, one of the most notable names from the Old West who was very much a legend in his own time.
Such a print of him is rarely found in newspapers or magazines, and in fact this was the very first published image of Wild Bill Hickok. Nine years later he would die as famously as he lived, playing poker in

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 29, 1866

• Early Mark Twain - Samuel Clemens
• Clipper "Hornet" disaster report
• First national headline for Twain

The most notable content would be the full page print: "Burning of the California Clipper 'Hornet', One Thousand Miles from Land" not so much for the print but for the accompanying article titled: "Burning of the Clipper 'Hornet' ".
Another source notes that Mark Twain was in Hawaii at the time the boat of survivors arrived and he reported on the event,

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, June, 1896  Within this issue is: "Through Inland Waters", written and illustrated by Howard Pile, and includes many scenes of inland waterways within the United States. Among them is a great illustration of a canal boat on the Erie Canal. Also present are sketches by A.B. Frost, R.C.W. (Richard Caton Woodville), and others. See images for details.
Complete in over 150 pages, disbound without wrappers, very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1895  The article "French Fighters In Africa" contains eleven illustrations by Frederic Remington. Another article entitled "Down the West Coast" eight illustrations by W.A. Rogers. Additional articles, poems and illustrations are within.
Complete in 150+ pages, disbound, measures 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches and is in very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, June, 1866. Featured in this issue is an article "Personal Recollections of the War", by a Virginian. Other articles are: "The Reese River Country (Mining in Nevada)"; "Are There Other Inhabited Worlds?"; "Henry Barth, the African Traveler"; and other additional stories with related illustrations. See photos for details.
Complete in 150+ pages, disbound without outer wrappers, a Reader's Digest-sized issue, slightly rough left spine with a few minor

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, October, 1868. This 150+ page magazine is loaded with interesting stories and news events with numerous prints, too many to photograph. Featured in this issue are interesting prints of rare scenes in lower California during recent explorations there.  These prints come with lengthy text as well. Reader's digest sized issue in nice condition. Many prints here !

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1895  Among the articles within are: "Bear-Chasing In The Rocky Mountains" by the famed Frederic Remington which includes 9 illustrations by him. Also a 21 page article: "The University of Pennsylvania" with 18 illustrations. Other illustrations in this issue as well.
Disbound without outer wrappers, 160 pages, 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches, very nice condition.