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Item # 704557 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 23, 1882  The full front page is a poem with 3 Christmas-themed prints.
Inside has a nice full page print: "Quincy Market, Boston"; a half page: "Testing the Roof of the Bergen Tunnel"; a full page: "Christmas-Eve" and full page: "Christmas Shopping'" shows a busy street scene.
Another full page print: "Christmas Morning in Dalecarlia--Peasants Going to Church" plus more.
Included is the Supplement which has the tipped-in (no binding holes) doublepage…

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Item # 174728 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 23, 1882  The full front page is a poem with 3 Christmas-themed prints.
Inside has a nice full page print: "Quincy Market, Boston"; a half page: "Testing the Roof of the Bergen Tunnel"; a full page: "Christmas-Eve" and full page: "Christmas Shopping'" shows a busy street scene. 
Another full page print: "Christmas Morning in Dalecarlia--Peasants Going to Church" plus more.
NOTE: The "Christmas Flirtation" print by Thomas Nast is within the Supplement and…

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Item # 174308 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 28, 1878 (with Christmas Supplement)
Spectacular Christmas issue with several Thomas prints. Every print is included in the images for this listing. The frontpage has the Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Spoiling for a fight". Dblpgctrfld: "Christmas Fairy Gifts". Full pg. illus. "Patience until the Indian is civilized - so to speak". Full pg. illus: A Chinese Fortuneteller.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 16…

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Item # 604021 ·

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 26, 1874 

* Kate Greenaway
* Christmas Dream


The full front page is a print: "Little Willie's Christmas Greeting". Inside has several full page prints including: "Christmas In Roumania", "Landing Oranges at Fresh Wharf, London Bridge, For Christmas", "Christmas Time Forty Years Ago" "A Christmas Present to the Vicar", and "Christmas On an Ice Floe, 1869" which includes a lighted Christmas tree (see). But the best & most desired is a full page print…

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Item # 699417 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1900  The color cover has a very displayable print showing the Wise Men on camels and noting this is the: "Christmas Number 1900". 
Inside has some Christmas-themed prints including: "The Santa Claus of the Sea" "The Christmas Possum" which is by A.B. Frost; "Making Toys for the Christmas Trade" which is a series of 6 photos; "This Chimney Well Filled Means A Merry Christmas To All!"
The "Christmas Supplement" is included as well and contains 7 full

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Item # 695040 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1858 

* Illustrator Winslow Homer
* Christmas prints & Santa Claus


The front page features a print: "Santa Claus Paying His Usual Christmas Visit to His Young Friends" shows him in a sleigh pulled by a turkey, with many toys. This is an early image of Santa Claus before the more common imagine created by Thomas Nast changed his appearance forever.
Inside pages have four prints by famed artist Winslow Homer: "The Christmas Tree" plus 3 more half…

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Item # 700023 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1900  The color cover has a very displayable print showing the Wise Men on camels and noting this is the: "Christmas Number 1900". 
Inside has some Christmas-themed prints including: "The Santa Claus of the Sea" "The Christmas Possum" which is by A.B. Frost; "Making Toys for the Christmas Trade" which is a series of  6 photos; "This Chimney Well Filled Means A Merry Christmas To All!"
The "Christmas Supplement" is included as well and contains 7 full…

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Item # 704555 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1900  The color cover has a very displayable print showing the Wise Men on camels and noting this is the: "Christmas Number 1900". 
Inside has some Christmas-themed prints including: "The Santa Claus of the Sea" "The Christmas Possum" which is by A.B. Frost; "Making Toys for the Christmas Trade" which is a series of  6 photos; "This Chimney Well Filled Means A Merry Christmas To All!"
The "Christmas Supplement" is included as well and contains 7 full…

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Item # 594710 ·

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 23, 1893  The full front page is a print of: "More Explosions Expected! Startling Reports!!" which shows children playing with Christmas gifts & with a Christmas tree in the background. Other prints within inc lude: "The 'Truth' Toy & Doll Show at the Royal Albert Hall"; a full page: "The Pantomime Pudding: A Private View"; a fullpg: "Childhood's Fairyland' showing a Christmas tree being decorated; a fullpg: "A Christmas Fireside"; & two full pages…

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Item # 724701 ·

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 1, 1989

* Best "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American Christmas comedy film - Chevy Chase


A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.

Note: Where else might one find

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Item # 697299 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY--CHRISTMAS,  New York, Dec. 14, 1895

* Maxfield Parrish
* Christmas illustration


Certainly the feature of this issue is the great Maxfield Parrish front cover which shows a waiter delivering a plate with Christmas pudding. Typically this desirable cover is lacking as they were extracted from volumes over the years. Rare to find an issue with this cover intact.
Although the prints within pale in comparison, they include a full pg: "The Christmas Season in the Shopping…

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Item # 574047 ·

DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1886

* 19th century Christmas Eve original
* Rare title


Page 2 has several items appropriate for Christmas-eve: "An Editor's Christmas" "Xmas And the Children" "Miss Polly's Christmas "Phil's New Year Present" and "New Thought for the New Year". Plus there is also a poem: "For Santa Claus", and the front page has a poem: "The Complaint of Santa Claus".

Complete in eight pages, and in very nice condition.

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Item # 696460 ·

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 24, 1859  In addition to the regular issue, this listing includes the rare/collectible color plates originally included with the "Christmas Supplement", but have often been removed. 
Not surprisingly there are a number of Christmas-themed prints, but the highlight would be the 3 color plates within, they being a two-page print: "Game", a single page print: "Blackbird and Thrush, In Covert", and a single page: "Shepherd's Christmas" all in very nice,…

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Item # 562177 ·

YOUTH'S COMPANION--CHRISTMAS NUMBER, December 16, 1886  With the original blue outer wrapper. Has a Christmas-themed engraving in the masthead with "Christmas Greeting". Another Christmas-themed print near the back (see).

The complete issue, never bound nor trimmed, some cover wear at the central fold, otherwise good.

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Item # 626977 ·

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1915 
 
* Christmas Eve, 1915

War, peace, pain, hope, life, death - what "news of the day" were our brothers and sisters from 100 years ago reading on Christmas Eve? Certainly the typical newspaper was pregnant with holiday cheer, but people were still born... died... and wars and rumors of wars didn't always take a vacation. Scroll through the images to catch of glimpse of 100 years ago - Christmas Eve.

This issue is complete in

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Item # 708768 ·

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 24, 1865  The entire front page plus all of pages 2, 3, 6 and a bit of page 7 are taken up with: "CHRISTMAS LITERATURE" "The New Christmas Story by Charles Dickens" "Dr. Marigold's Prescriptions" as the heads at the top of the front page note. An appropriate inclusion in this Christmas Eve newspaper. The story is here in its entirety.
Page 4 also has Reconstruction reports as seen in the photos.
Eight pages, irregular at the spine margin due to disbinding, an older repair to…

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Item # 691157 ·

NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 26, 1864  

* Christmas present to Abraham Lincoln
* General William T. Sherman
* March to the sea completed
* Savannah GA Georgia captured


An historic issue reporting the fall of Savannah to the Union forces, with one of the more notable quotes part of the headlines.
The front page has: "SHERMAN" "His Christmas Gift to the Nation" "Capture of the City of Savannah" and more.  The dispatch to Lincoln, signed by W. T. Sherman is included as well: "I beg to present

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Item # 697271 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 4, 1873 

* Caricaturist Thomas Nast
* Christmas - Santa Claus


Certainly the most notable print is the great tipped-in (no binding holes) doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast captioned: "The Same Old Christmas Story Over Again" showing two kids sleeping amongst their dreams. Santa Claus with his bag of toys is here as well.
The front page shows: "Christmas Dinner Gone!" with two Black men chasing a rabbit. Inside has a full page Thomas Nast political…

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Item # 575594 ·

CHRISTMAS CHIMES, the "Supplement to Tuolumne Independent", California, December 25, 1883 

The masthead has a very nice Christmas theme. The ftpg. also has two Christmas poems & a print: "The Mistletoe Bough". Near the back is a very nice illustrated ad for "Monterey, Cal.", considered the "Queen of American Watering Places..." (see photos).

The complete issue has several tears at the margins, otherwise in very nice condition.

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Item # 727305 ·

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 25, 1929 

* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRE DESTROYS HOOVER'S OFFICES; WHITE HOUSE SAVED AFTER FIGHT" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.

Background: This Christmas Day issue of The Springfield Union holds immense historical and collectable value because it captures the most

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Item # 700024 ·

COLUMBIA, New Haven, Connecticut, December, 1932  The front cover has a nice Christmas-themed color print showing Mary & the baby Jesus, along with a modern mother and her child reading the "Story of Christmas". Much Christmas-themed content within. Calls itself: "The Largest Catholic Magazine in the World". 
Complete in 34 pages plus covers, address label at the upper left, an archival mend to the lower left of the inside ft. cover, good condition.

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Item # 638014 ·

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, December 24, 1966 

* Christmas Eve, 1966
* Ads, news of the day, and more

What was it like to live in small-town America on Christmas Eve in 1966? Enjoy the sampling of ads, articles, and cartoons revealing the contextual mindset of those living during the tumultuous time in both American and world history.

The issue is complete in eight pages and is in overall good condition (see images).

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Item # 697708 ·

THE WASHINGTON GAZETTE, Beaufort County, North Carolina, Dec. 24, 1891  A very curious issue as it is printed entirely in blue ink for the celebration of Christmas. The content is Christmas-themed as well. 
Four pages, large folio size, some wear at folds & margins with discrete archival mends, generally in good condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

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Item # 621430 ·

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, Dec. 24, 1907  A very nice Christmas-themed front page showing angels with several borders of holly and a heading: "Merry Christmas To You All". This front page is in red & green ink while the balance of the issue is in black ink.
Eight pages, 12 3/4 by 19 1/2 inches, very nice condition.

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Item # 680861 ·

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, Dec. 17, 1914  The front page is quite displayable being the "Christmas Edition" with a two-color print taking most of the front page, beneath which is text headed: "Christmas Is Near!'
Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.

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Item # 701860 ·

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 30, 1876  
Inside has a full page print: "Christmas In Florida" and a full page: "Christmas in the Hudson's Bay Territory" with a related article that contrasts the difference due to climate.
Twenty-four pages, great condition.

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Item # 544925 ·

PLAIN TALK, Brooklyn, New York, November, 1887.

* "After Longfellow" and Christmas themed poetry
* Ornate Front Cover


This 8 page magazine contains many interesting poems, including:  "After Longfellow", "A Precarious Calling", "Christmas", "Hard Times", "After the Holiday's", and much more.  However, the prime feature of this issue is the yellow front cover page, which is quite ornate.

Other various tidbits of news of the day can also be found within the pages of this issue, which…

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Item # 583395 ·

BILD, Berlin Germany, Dec. 23, 1989  This being the first Christmas in unified Germany in nearly 30 years, the headline proclaims: "Merry Christmas, Germany" with a color photo of a crowd at the Brandenburg Gate. Related photos on pages 2 & 3 include people climbing atop the Berlin Wall (see). Great to have this report in a Berlin newspaper.
Complete in 12 pages, excellent condition.

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Item # 704558 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1882  The front page is taken up with a nice print: "Getting Ready for Christmas".
Prints inside include a fullpg: "Character Sketches in Germany"; a double page centerfold: "'Merry Christmas To You, Old Barebones!'" a halfpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Dis Ain't Nuthin' Short of Murder, It Ain't." showing an African-American woman scolding two men. Also a nearly half page print by Thomas Nast: "Dr. Arthur's Prescriptions" plus a back page Nast political…

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Item # 655635 ·

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Final Morning Edition, December 23, 1939

* Several Disney Characters wish everyone a Merry Christmas...
* Donald, Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, and several Dwarfs
* Signed work by Walt Disney - approx. 12 by 15 1/2 inches


The back page has an absolutely wonderful, large, color print showing work from Walt's hand which depicts Donald, Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, and several Dwarfs wishing readers of Merry Christmas. The "ad," measuring approximately 12" by 15 1/2", has

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Item # 174832 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 22, 1883 (with Supplement)  Full front pg. illus. entitled "I'll Never Touch a Drop of Liquor, Sick or Well, Living or Dying, So Help Me, God" by A.B. Frost. Inside are two 1/4 pg. portraits of "District Attorney Peter B. Olney" and "The Rev. E. R. Huntington, D.D., the New Rector of Grace Church." Full pg. illus. of "Plum Duff in Danger-Christmas Dinner At Sea." Full pg. illus. of "A Christmas Pantomime in the Bowery." Full pg. illus. of "A Christmas Gift…

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Item # 177177 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 6, 1902  Frontpage color illustration "Here We Are Again" by Rogers; "The Belated Russian Passport" by Mark Twain; color fullpage "The Christmas Mail In The Far North" by Post; color fullpage "The Toy-Shop Window" by McLane; color fullpage "Christmas-Eve" by Green; fullpage "A Contrast"; fullpage "A Christmas on a Man-of-War" by Roth; fullpage "Christmas in the Arizona Desert" by Dixon; fullpage "Jack Frost's Harvest" by Hoyt; poem "The Birthday of the…

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Item # 176396 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 17, 1898  Front full pg. illus. of "A Christmas Box From Home." Inside is a 1/2 pg. illlus. of "December Scenes at the Navy Yard - Preparing the Torpedo Boats for Winter Quarters." Full pg. illus. of "The Hero of the Occasion." 1/2 pg. with two illus. of "Two Bronze Statuettes by Frederic Remington." Full pg. illus. of "Christmas in Puerto Rico - A Cock Fight at Caguas."
Full pg. illus. of "Holiday Festivities at the United States Military Academy, West…

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Item # 177075 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 8, 1900  The color cover has a very displayable print showing the Wise Men on camels and noting this is the: "Christmas Number 1900". 
Inside has some Christmas-themed prints including: "The Santa Claus of the Sea" "The Christmas Possum" which is by A.B. Frost; "Making Toys for the Christmas Trade" which is a series of  6 photos; "This Chimney Well Filled Means A Merry Christmas To All!"
The "Christmas Supplement" is included as well and contains 7 full…

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Item # 172218 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1858  The front page features a print: "Santa Claus Paying His Usual Christmas Visit to His Young Friends" shows him in a sleigh pulled by a turkey, with many toys. This is an early image of Santa Claus before the more common imagine created by Thomas Nast changed his appearance forever.
Inside pages have four prints by famed artist Winslow Homer: "The Christmas Tree" plus 3 more half page Christmas-themed prints captioned: "Christmas - Gathering…

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Item # 172428 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 29, 1860 Full ftpg: 'Christmas Day, 1860' shows a family at Christmas dinner. Nice fullpg: 'Christmas Chimes at Trinity Church, N.Y.   This issue also contains a serialized portion of "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.  In addition, the 1st installment of  "Dickens's Christmas Story - A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA" is also present, taking nearly 6 pages of text.
Complete in 16 pages.

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Item # 176292 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 18, 1897  The full front page is a nice print: "Santa Claus's Return Home." by the famed artist W. A. Rogers, showing a full-figure Santa Claus with various elves.
Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Christmas Hymn."; a full pg:"Christmas Carnival on the Ice, Amsterdam."; a full page color print: "I've Kept My Ears Open to all Your Doings." plus other Christmas-themed prints.
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Item # 173158 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 28, 1867  The front page shows: 'The Wise Men Guided by the Star in the East'. Very nice half page print: "Santa Claus" shows him with a bag full of toys sneaking by two sleeping children. Another half page: "An Early Christmas Call" shows children, with toys, waking up mom & dad. A full page: "Christmas Toys--A Quiet Hint to Uncle John" & fullpg: "Christmas Morning--Awaking" shows children looking at a decorated Christmas tree.
Complete in sixteen pages.

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Item # 177233 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 12, 1903  Front page illustration "The Golden Pool; Doublepage illustration "Christmas in the Navy"; "The Race is not always to the Swift" by W. Granville Smith; "Too Much Santa Claus" by W. T. Smedley; Doublepage illustration "New the Other Half Dines on Christmas Day" by T. de Thulstrup; "An Embarrassment of Riches" by Peter Newell; "An Interrupted Christmas" by Fletcher C. Ransom; Multiple illustration on Christmas; and other news and advertisements of

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Item # 173266 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1869  The full front page is a nice print: "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" showing a full-figure Santa Claus carrying a Christmas tree. Inside is a full page Winslow Homer print: "Christmas Belles" showing a family in a sleigh.
Another full page has: 'Home for the Holidays" and other prints include: "The Christmas Tree" "A Curious Custom Observed by the Greek Church in Russia". "Alaska Relics" "Lynch Law In Indiana - The Vigilance Committee at…

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Item # 177634 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1911

The front page of this issue is an illustration of "Christmas Memories" W. E. Mears.

This issue is a Christmas issue, so there are many short stories and color tinted illustrations. These full page illustrations include "Christmas Eve on the Flat-House Roof" by F. Strothmann; "The Great Divide" by George Watson Barratt and the double page illustration is "The Passer-By" by Power O'Malley. There is a black and white illustration of "A Yuletide…

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Item # 173682 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 28, 1872  Full ftpg: 'Early Birds: or, Christmas Morning' shows two children playing with toys. Two fullpg. Nast cartoons. Halfpg: 'Wide Awake--Christmas-Eve' shows a Black family.

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Item # 174726 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1882  The front page is taken up with a nice print: "Getting Ready for Christmas".
Prints inside include a fullpg: "Character Sketches in Germany"; a double page centerfold: "'Merry Christmas To You, Old Barebones!'" a halfpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Dis Ain't Nuthin' Short of Murder, It Ain't." showing an African-American woman scolding two men. Also a nearly half page print by Thomas Nast: "Dr. Arthur's Prescriptions" plus a back page Nast political…

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Item # 173474 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 31, 1870  The front page features a great full page: "A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!" which shows an older version of Santa Claus.
Within the issue are half page illustrations: "Selling Fish at Auction in Paris" and "The Entente Cordiale - The Prussian Bugbear in the park of Versailles". Full page illustrations: "A Friend in Need" and "A Reverie". The article "The Paris Food Markets" includes two large illustrations.
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Item # 175038 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 12, 1885  Full front pg. illus. of "Dolly Vansittert's Other Lover." Inside has a doublepage centerfold. of: "A Christmas Fantasy." (Woman running in the snow with polar bears). Doublepage centerfold of "Christmas in Camp-Tying up the Pudding." Full pg. illus. of "Christmas in the South-A Suggestive Visit to the Old Family."
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. Complete in 16 pages.

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Item # 174310 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 4, 1879  The full front page is a nice Christmas-themed print by Thomas Nast, captioned: "Christmas Post" showing a boy mailing a letter to Santa Claus. The other great print is the doublepage centerfold, also by Thomas Nast, captioned: "Merry Christmas" which shows five young children hanging on a jolly Santa Claus. Thomas Nast is credited with creating the modern version of Santa as we know him today.
Other prints within include a fullpg: "The Blackville…

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Item # 174834 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1883  Full front pg. illus. entitled "The Ant and the Grasshopper." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The War in the Soudan--A Parley by the Way." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "Charles F. Dowd" and "Augustus P. Martin, Mayor Elect of Boston." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Christmas Sunrise, Afloat and Ashore." Full pg. illus. of "Christmas Morning-"Comin' from De Store".
" Three small portraits of: "Senator D. M. Sabin, Chairman of the Republican National…

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Item # 177681 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 14, 1912 (does not include the color wrapper/cover shown at this link). This issue is a Christmas issue. The front page has an illustration called "A National Calamity."
Inside there are many short stories and illustrations including "Stories of the Christ-Child" by Charles Johnston; "Treasure Trove" by Madison Cawein and the double page illustration is color tinted and is called "The Master of the Revels" by Will Foster. There is a full page illustration…

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Item # 177548 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 11, 1909  The front page of this issue has an illustration of "What a Chance!" by J. A. Williams.

This issue has many illustrations, some of them slightly colored. There is one of "The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Greetings" by H. M Brett and there are some colored ones, such as "All the Fault of the Wright Brothers" by Harry Grant Dart and a double page one of "The Christmas-Tree Ship" by W. J. Aylward. There is another illustration of "The Good…

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Item # 172846 ·

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 31, 1864  The full front page shows children in a bedroom playing with Christmas gifts and toys while the parents watch from the doorway.
The very ornate doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast is titled: "The Union Christmas Dinner" and shows President Abraham Lincoln welcoming Confederates to dinner, with a long table in the background and empty chairs with the abbreviations of the Confederate states on the backs of them. There are smaller Civil War-related

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