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Very decorative masthead... Pilgrim Hall & Monument to the Forefathers...



Item # 684668

August 06, 1859

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, Boston, Aug. 6, 1859  This title has one of the more beautiful & ornate mastheads of the 19th century, plus each page is bordered with an anchor & chain devise.
The front includes a print of: "The Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, Mass." with text as well, the oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation.
The back page has a large print of the "National Monument to the Forefathers", dedicated a few days previous to this issue, but was not completed until 1888.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

Item from Catalog 340 (released for March, 2024)

Category: Pre-Civil War