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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 10, 1858  The front page has a nice illustration of "Hon. Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia" including a biography of him. A text report entitled "The Settlement of the Mormon Affair.  A full page: "A Masked Ball at the Academy of Music at Paris" along with an article "Busard and the Paris Masked Balls" which also features a large illustration of "Monsieur Musard". A two-page article "Washington From a Mohammedan Point of View" with several illustrations.…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1883  Nice full ftpg: "Alexander H. Stephens". Half page print: "The First Man in Tel El Kebir". Halfpg. print: "Levuka, The Capital of FeeJee". Nice fullpg print: "Winter Sketches on the Long Island Shore" shows 6 scenes. Fullpg. print: "Sketches on the Mississippi" shows 9 scenes. Halfpg: "Mississippi Steamboat Loading with Cattle, New Madrid" and another half page: "A Tea Fleet in the China Sea" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day…

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Sept. 30, 1862 

* Very rare Confederate publication
* Rebel V.P. Alexander H. Stephens

Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Various reports inside include: "From Col. Crawford's Cavalry" "From J.T.S. at Montgomery" 'Important Letter from Vice-President Stephens - Martial Law and Military Usurpation"  takes a full column & is signed in type:…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 14, 1882  The full ftpg. is a political print by Thomas Nast: "The New Angelic Flying Machine". Inside has a fullpg. print showing: "The Rival Teams--Mr. Work's 'Dick Swiveller' and 'Edward' and Mr. Vanderbilt's 'Earlyl Rose' and 'Aldine' " showing two in a buggy race. Two prints of: "The City of William Penn"; a nice fullpg. of: "The Pastor's Visit" showing a minister visiting an African-American family. Another fullpg. shows: "A Fox Hunt on the Newport…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 5, 1866 Front full pg. illus. of "Colored Orphan Asylum, Memphis, Tennessee." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "Alexander H. Stephens." Four 1/2 landscape illus. entitled: "Nashville, From Edgefield," "Nashville, Tennessee, from the Opposite Bank of the Cumberland," "Louisville, Kentucky-Iron Clads Passing Louisville Falls at High Water on the Ohio," and "City of Memphis, Tennessee, after the War." There is also a full pg. illus. of "Timber Booms on the St. John…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 20, 1873  Full front page illustration entitled "Spain Accedes to Our Demands.";
Full page illustration of "Tracking Rabbits." (Hunting); Three illustrations pertaining to "The Loss of the Steamship "Ville Du Havre" including "The "Loch Earn," "The "Trimountain," "Captain W. W. Urquhart," and "On Deck-A Foggy Day."; Full page: "Plan of the Lost Steamer "Ville Du Havre" and "...Outward Bound."; Full page illustration of "Aloft in a Gale."; Two 1/6 page…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1865  The full front page is a jubilant scene captioned: "Scene in the House on the Passage of the Proposition to Amend the Constitution", being the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865. There is a related…

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 11, 1861  

* Confederate Constitution creation
* Rebel President Jefferson Davis  

The top of the front page has: "The Southern Confederacy" "Important Action of the Congress at Montgomery" "Adoption & Copy of the Constitution" "Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, Elected President" "Alex. H. Stephens, of Georgia, Vice President" "Sketches of the Elect" "The African Slave Trade Not to be Reopened" "The Capital of the New Confederacy".
The text begins by noting: "The…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 1, 1861 The front page is entirely taken up with a print of: "Major-General Benjamin F. Butler, U.S.A." along with a biography of him. Inside has a full page print of: "The Cabinet of the Confederate States at Montgomery" including Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens. Smaller prints show: "Luther C. Ladd, A Mass. Vol. Killed at Baltimore" and "William G. Brownslow, of Tennessee"
Other prints include: "A Juvenile Party", half page prints of: "Fort Pulaski,…

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 27, 1864  The front page includes: "From Washington" "Senator Bayard Takes the Oath of Allegiance" "The Proposed Expulsion of Senator Davis" "Proceedings of Congress" "Serious Illness of Alexander H. Stephens's..." "Advices from Richmond--Jeff. Davis' House Robbed and Fired..." "Gen, Butler's Dept."  More war reports inside.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, foxing at the margins & folds, minor fold wear.

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 11, 1865

* Hampton Roads Peace Conference

 Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.  
Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War: "The Conference" "President Lincoln's Report of the Meeting in Hampton Roads" "How Jeff. Davis Came to Send Commissioners North" "A Queer Way of Negotiating" "Terms of Settlement Proscribed in Advance by A. Lincoln" "The Abolition of Slavery a Sine Qua Non for Reunion" "The Negro…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1882  Nice halfpg: "The Billiard Match Between Slosson and Vignaux--Cheering the Victor" with insets of both. Fullpg: "Barnum's Show in Winter Quarters" includes 9 scenes, including one of "P.T. Barnum".
Nice fullpg: "Sleighing in Central Park, New York City" and a great fullpg: "Under The Towers" shows homes under the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge, still under construction. Small prints of "Stephen A. Walker" and "Alexander L. Holley" & "Hon. Charles…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 23, 1861  The front page is taken up with: "Chantrey's Statue of Washington, Now in the State House at Boston, Massachusetts". Prints within include: "Officers' Quarters at Fort Sumter", "Good-by to Sumter", and a quarter page print by famed artist Winslow Homer: "The Late Rev. Dr. Murray", plus a great full page map: "Map Showing the Comparative Area of the Northern and Southern States East of the Rocky Mountains, 1861" which would be nice for display.
Of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 26, 1869  The front page shows: 'Annual Regatta of the New York Yacht Club, June 10, 1869 - Rounding of the Light-ship'. Half page illustrations are of 'Mob in Front of the Captain-General's Palace, Havana, Cuba'; "Palm-House in the Botanic Garden, Foot of Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C."; "The Sea of Galilee" and "The Methodist Publishing and Mission Buildings, Corner of Broadway and Eleventh Street, New York". The doublepage centerfold shows: 'The Peace…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 25, 1868 Horatio Seymour, democratic nominee, ftpg. - full page Winslow Homer illus. "New England Factory Life", "Bell Time" - The Freedmen's Bureau, Scene in Printing House Square, New York City, Elevated railway in Greenwich St., New York City, and Electioneering At The South".
Complete in 16 pages and contains additional prints and related text.

HARPER'S WEEKLY New York, October 28, 1865  The front page has a print: "Seizure of 'The Irish People' Newspaper in Dublin and of Deadly Weapons in Cork, Belonging to the Fenians." The balance of the front page is an article titled: "The Fenians".
Prints inside include: "Dacotah Territory - Fort Thompson on the Upper Missouri River, built for the Sioux and Winnebago Agency" "Main Street, Vermilion, Dacotah Territory" "Sioux Falls, Dacotah Territory" "Broadway in Yankton, the Capital of the…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, April 21, 1866   The front page print: "Abraham Lincoln School for Freedmen, New Orleans" with a related article.
Terrific fullpg: "On the Plains--Indians Attacking Butterfield's Overland Dispatch Coach" is a truly fine example of Western Americana for display. Halfpg: 'Street View in Santa Fe, New Mexico".
Sixteen pages, good condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1866 Includes two front 1/2 pg. illus. One entitled "The Baltimore Regatta" and one entitled "The Baltimore Regatta-Club Cottage and Boat House." Full pg. illus. of the "Second Annual Review of the New York Yacht Club." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Gunpowder vs. Nitro Glycerine-Experiments Under Government Inspection, Near the Navy Yard, Washington D.C." Full pg. "Map of Middle Europe Showing It's Railroads, Etc." Full pg. illus. entitled "Why He Cannot Sleep." (Angel,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 5, 1867. Halfpg: 'Military Asylum, Washington, D.C.' and a very nice print of: 'Rice Culture on the Ogeechee, Near Savannah, Ga.' showing eight scenes in the process of growing rice. Halfpg: 'Turkey Shooting'. Other news and advertisements of the day are included.
Complete in sixteen pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1869 The full front page illustration is of "The Thorn in the Foot" which is very displayable.  Inside are three one-third page illustrations pertaining to "Shippan Point" including "View of Shippan Point, Opposite Stamford, Connecticut," "...Johnson and Miller's Auction Sale, September 21, 1869," and "...Visitors Inspection Property Preliminary to the Sale of September 21, 1869." A 1/6 page illustration of "Barbara Ubryk, the Incarcerated Nun of Cracow"…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1878  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Natural History." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "General Grant's European Souvenirs." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Stanley in Africa - Naval Battle Between the Waganda and Wavuma." 2/3 of a dblpgctrfld. of "Stanley in Africa - Burmish Hospitality." Full pg. Nast illus. of "Will He Dare Do It?" Full pg. illus. of "The Mississippi Jetties." Dblpgctrlf. of "George Washington."

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1878   Three 1/3 front pg. illus. pertaining to "The Henley Regatta Course-A Quiet Day for Practice Before the Race." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Another Eastern Question-The Imperial Bengal Tiger Entering Europe." Dblpgctrfld. of "Meeting of the Congress at Berlin." Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Two Phases of Emigration" including "Europe's Contribution to America" and "America's Contribution to Europe." 1/4 pg. portrait of "Dr. R. H. Gilbert." 1/2 pg.…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 24, 1877  Full front page shows a Thomas Nast political cartoon entitled "Saved (?) By The Skin Of His____" showing the injured Republican elephant hanging onto a limb with his trunk. Great full page shows construction of the Brooklyn Bridge "The East River Bridge - Demolition of Buildings for the New York Approach". Full page Thomas Nast political cartoon shows Uncle Sam entitled "The Lightning Speed of Honesty". A full page illustration "How the Streets of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 11, 1865  The front page has two prints: "150 Pound Armstrong Gun Captured at Fort Fisher" and "The Rebel Iron-Clad Fleet Forcing the Obstructions in James River". Other prints within include: "The United States Iron-Clad Battery 'Monadnock' " "Burning of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington" "General Kenner Garrard" "General G. D. Wagner" "Virginians Drawing Their Rations From the Federal Commissary" "The Scout" which is a full page; "Brevet…

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, June 2, 1854  Page 3 provides an exchange of letters between Rev. Dr. J. W. C. Pennington, Jacob Grove, and Stephen Pennington. The content relates to the purchase of a slave and is quite interesting. 
Other reports include: "Southern Views on Foreign Emigration", "Alexander Hamilton on the Powers of the Government", "Arrival of the Asia", and more.
Complete in eight pages, even toning, slightly rough left spine, but overall nice.
Note: The Rev. Pennington, himself a…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1908  The front page of this issue has an illustration of "Grover Cleveland - When First a Candidate for the Presidency." There is then an article, "The Funeral Ceremonies at Princeton" with photos of Mr. Cleveland's funeral. There are also photos and an article of "The Death of Grover Cleveland." The photos show him with his family and shooting ducks just before his seventieth birthday.  Mark Twain's New Home at Redding.

There is a photo of "The Tribute…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1886  Full ftpg. Nast cartoon: "What You With Us Is One Thing; What You Will Give Us Is Another". Fullpg: "The Nanticoke Mining Disaster" shows 5 scenes.
Doublepage centerfold: "Gathering Christmas Laurel". Fullpg: "Issuing Christmas Dinners to the Veterans in Brooklyn" plus much more.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 23, 1912

The front page of this issue is a photo of "A New Masterpiece For America."

This issue has an illustration of "The Issue" by Kemble and photos of "One Kind of Recall" which says that "Judge Thornton Massie, Attorney William Foster and Sheriff Lew Webb were shot down and killed in the county court-house at Hillsville, Virginia..." There is a double page illustration in tribute to the "Maine" which sunk on March 16, 1912. There is also a very small…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1895  Certainly the prime content in this issue is not just the page 6 article: "Death of Frederick Douglass" which takes over three-quarters of the first column, but the related illustration of him appearing on page 4 which takes one-third of the page, captioned: "Frederick Douglass, Died Feb. 20, 1895" (see).
The full front page is a political cartoon by W. a. Rogers captioned: "The Strike Against Strong. Walking Delegate Platt In Albany." Other pages…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 9, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "As Taught at Groton, Massachusetts, "Rub Them Out, Obliterate the Lines"" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "The Arrival of the New British Ambassabor, Mr. James Bryce, in America"; "The Japanese Squadron that will Visit American Waters"; "Our Navy's Newest and Fastest Battle-Ship"; "Alexander E. Orr"; "The 'L' Wreck at Chatham Square, New York" and other advertisements of the day are included as well. See photos…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 9, 1899

The front page of this issue has a full page photo: "For the Dewey Arch" which says underneath: "John Q. A. Ward, President of the National Sculpture Society, at work in his studio on the models of his contribution to the decorations." There is a fullpg. with 8 photos of: 'In the Track of the Puerto Rico Cyclone--A City in Ruins' at Ponce. Fullpg. showing the Dewey Arch in New York City. There are other full pages with photos which include:…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 21, 1900 Doublepage centerfold: "The Land Defences Of Havana". This contains an article on Rowing at Harvard;  the Paris Exposition; and numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 29, 1890  Certainly the prime print in this issue is the very nice doublepage centerfold by Frederic Remington captioned: "Football - A Collision At The Ropes". Among the many other prints are: "The Flower Show at Madison Square Garden" which is the entire front page; "Launch of the Armored Cruiser 'Maine' At the Brooklyn Navy Yard" which would come into American consciousness 8 years later when sunk in the Spanish-American War; "Art Gallery, Philadelphia Art…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1875  Front full pg. illus. of" "Selling Christmas Greens - A Scene in Richmond, Virginia." Inside is a full pg. Thomas Nast illus: "J. G. B. Jun., In His Property Room." Two one-quarter pg. portraits of: "The Hon. Michael C. Kerr" and "The Rev. Dr. W.E. M'Laren."; one-third pg. portrait of: "J. Ross Browne."
Doublepage centerfold. by Nast of: "Good-By." two-thirds pg. illus: "Christmas in New England - Colonial Times." Full pg. illus: "The Old…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 15, 1893  Front full pg. illus. of "Rear-Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, U.S.N." Inside is a 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Clearing House of the New York Stock Exchange." Several portraits of "Some New Appointments." 2/3 pg. illus. of "A Reception at the Art Museum, Cincinnati." Two full pgs. of illus. pertaining to "Stockholm."
Doublepage centerfold of "All Hands to Skylark!" Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Teachers College" including "-Main Building" and "-The Mechanic Arts…