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FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 1, 1883  Full ftpg. shows: "The Evacuation Day Centennial---Grand Marine Procession Passing Up the East River" showing the Brooklyn Bridge. Prints inside include: "Texas--Types of the Cowboys of the Plains" "Louisiana--Sketches in & About New Orleans"; great... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York,  Nov. 21, 1891  The full ftpg. is a duo-tone print of: "A Box Party at the Horse Show" which is quite displayable. Other prints inside include: "St. Bartholomew's Parish House...Parochial Help for the Poor of New York City" "Offering Prayer in a Chinese Club... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, December 13, 1884  The front cover is entitled "Louisiana -- Preliminary Views of the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition at New Orleans" with an accompanying article inside. Inside the issue is: "New York City -- Cutting 'The Cleveland Gem' -- The... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1892  Occasionally this title had beautiful color prints on their front pages, and this is one of the better ones (see). The print is captioned: "Good-Bye, Papa." taken from the painting by Seymour J. Guy.
  Sixteen pages, a spot in the bottom margin,... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, January 26, 1884

* Early Alaska scenes
* Los Angeles, California print
* Eruption of Krakatoa

The front page features: "Pennsylvania - the Terrible Catastrophe Near Bradford, January 15th - a Railway Passenger Train Engulfed in Burning Oil - Passengers Escaping from the Flames"... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Feb. 23, 1856  The front page has a print of: "The New U.S. Steam Frigate Merrimac on Her Trial Trip". This was the ship that would ultimately be scuttled by the U.S. Navy with the outbreak of the Civil War, and they resurrected by the Confederate Navy & converted to an... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 1, 1870  The doublepg. centerfold shows: "The Unconditional Surrender...of the French Army of Marshal McMahon to the Commander of the Prussian Forces...". There is a full page : "Bird's-eye View of the Fortified City of Metz, France"; a fullpg. cartoon: "Out of the Depths"; a... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 11, 1886  The entire front page is a print of: "Scene In Glen Canyon, on the Colorado River of the West--Photographing A Child of Nature" (see). Inside includes a full page with 9 scenes of: "Club Life in Baltimore--Interior &I Exterior Views of the Crescent Club House"; a... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 29, 1883  The full ftpg. is an illus: "Twenty-Four O'Clock, or, Father Time Perplexed." Prints within include: "Opening of the Cantalever Bridge Across the Niagara River..." "Scenes At the Foundling Asylum of the Sisters of Charity..." and "Grand Calico Costume... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S CHIMNEY CORNER, New York, October 7, 1876  This is mostly literary content with various illustrations. The front of the issue contains an Indian illustration entitled "The White Bisons" which is associated with the story of the same title. Within the issue are numerous stories, some with illustrations, including... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1892

* Rare 19th century color cover

Occasionally this title had beautiful color prints on their front pages, and this is one of the better ones (see photos). The print is captioned: :"Good-Bye, Papa." taken from the painting by Seymour J. Guy.
Complete in 16 pages, just a slight bit... Read full description  

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL LINE-OF-BATTLESHIP (very early), Boston, Sept. 3, 1859  This was perhaps America's first successful illustrated newspaper, existing from 1851 thru 1859. It set the format for other more successful titles to emulate, most notably Frank Leslie's Illustrated (1855) and Harper's Weekly (1857). All were modeled after the... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 12, 1865  The full front page has two scenes: "The Horse Market and Stables, New York City, Where The Weekly Sale of Government Horses Takes Place" with a related print inside.
Prints inside include 3 pages on: "The Great Atlantic Cable--Constructing The New Telegraph Line... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, November 18, 1871  (print only)

This print is a singlepage illustration containing an engraving entitled "New York City - Representation of the Cautionary Signals of Approaching Storms, Now in Operation at No. 120 Broadway."

The approximate size is 11 x 15.75 inches. See photos for details.

A Wholesale Lot of 25 damaged/incomplete 19th century illustrated issues which contain over 100 prints (in all) suitable for framing.  A few 2nd-rate issues are included as well.  If you are a reseller, or enjoy the beautiful woodcut prints found in issues of Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, etc., this lot... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated April 12, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The page contains a single engraving entitled "Manassas Junction, Showing the Evacuated Rebel Fortifications, Abandoned Camps and Wagons, and Ruins of the Railway Depot and other Buildings,... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated March 21, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The page contains several Civil War era ads and a cartoon entitled "Rappahannock Mud". See photos for details.

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated August 31, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains two engravings entitled "Practising with the Celebrated Sawyer Gun, on the Rebel Batteries at Sewall's Point, near Norfolk, Va., from Fort Calhoun... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated November 2, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains a single engraving entitled "The Loyal Inhabitants of Hatteras Island, Expelled from their Homes by the Rebel Troops, Overtaken by the 20th Indiana... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated January 4, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains a single engraving entitled "Scene at the Upper Ferry, St. Louis, Missouri - Construction of Floating Mortar Batteries, Etc., by Order of the National... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated November 29, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains two engraving entitled "Mr. T. Moason Jones, The Celectrated Lecturer - from a photograph by Brady" and "Dinner Time at the Camp of the... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated December 31, 1864 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains three engravings "Scene at Calcutta, East Indies - Terrible Effects of the Hurricane of October 5th" and "The Piot Boat M. H. Ginnell" and ... Read full description  

FRANK LESLIE'S dated February 3, 1872 (print only)

This is a single-page framed print. The print contains the engraving "Whisky on the Plains - a Party of Indians, Discovering that a Lot of Contraband Whisky is Being Destroyed by the Authorities, Endeavor to Save What They Can ... Read full description  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 17, 1912

In this issue there is an article called "Progress of the Campaign." The double page illustration is called "The New Order of Things--"Arise, 'Bose Flinn,' I dub thee leader. Tim Woodruff, you are next. Are there... Read full description  

HARPER'S WEEKLY,  New York, December 23, 1911

The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Late John Bigelow".

This issue has an article with photos of "Persia's Five Yankee Props" and there are photos of "Three Prominent Members of the New Mexican... Read full description