Complete 1861 - 1865 Illustrated Civil War Newspaper HARPER ' S WEEKLY
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Complete Original 1861-1865 illustrated Civil War newspaper HARPER'S WEEKLY - inv # genericSEE PHOTO----- A COMPLETE ORIGINAL Civil War illustrated newspaper, Harper's Weekly (New York) dated between January, 1861 and June, 1865. This is a randomly selected Civil War issue with text and engravings of the US Civil War. The photo above shows the general display of Harper's Weekly from the Civil War era. The randomly selected issue will have a date and engravings thatg are... different than the ones shown in the photos above.This is a nice opportunity to own an original illlustrated Civil War newspaper at a very attractive price.Harper's Weekly (A Journal of Civilization) was a 16page illustrated newspaper based in NewYork City. It was published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916. Itsometimes had long articles on the political intrigues and scandals of the day.Following the successful example of the Illustrated London News, FletcherHarper began publishing Harper’s Monthly magazine in 1850. The publication wasmore intent on publishing established authors such as Dickens and Thackeray, but was a great enough success to begin publishing the Harper’s Weeklyillustrated newspaper in 1857.By 1860 the Weekly’s circulation had reached 200, 000.Among its recurring features were the political cartoons of Thomas Nast who wasrecruited in 1862 and would remain with the Weekly for more than 20 years. Nastwas a feared caricaturist, considered by some the father of American politicalcartooning. He was the originator of the use of animals to represent thepolitical parties—the Democrat’s donkey and the Republican’s elephant—as wellas the familiar character of Uncle Sam. So as not to upset its wide readership in the South, Harper’s took a moderate editorial position on the issue of slavery. For thisit was called by the more hawkish publications “Harper’s Weakly.” The Weeklysupported the Stephen A. Douglas presidential campaign against Abraham Lincoln, but as the American Civil War broke out, Lincoln and the Union received fulland loyal support of the publication. Arguably, some of the most importantarticles and illustrations came from the Weekly’s reporting on the war. Itpublished many renderings in woodcut, by artists such as Alfred Waud, WinslowHomer, and Thomas Nast which are now important archives. The newspaper usually contained 8 pages of text and 8pages of gorgeous woodcut engravings, highly prized today for their detailed illustrations of the American CivilWar. The engravings are generally in 3 sizes: double page (DP - 21" X16"), Full page (FP- 16" x 11") , and half page (HP- 10" x8"). Good-Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original illustrated newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card). We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
