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Very decorative newspaper... The steamship Great Eastern...



Item # 700254

September 10, 1851

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, Boston, Sept. 10, 1851  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 British title 'London Illustrated News' which began in 1842.
The front page features prints of: "Lord Viscount Palmerston, Premier of England" and: "London & Paris Fashions for September". Prints inside: "Woodcock Shooting" "Egyptian Steam Frigate Sharkie" and: "The Tomb of Napoleon at St. Helena" with text.
Sixteen pages, 11 1/4 by 15 3/4 inches, very nice condition.

Item from Catalog 350 (released for January, 2025)

Category: Pre-Civil War