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Civil War Newspapers- 13th Amendment Slavery Abolished, Santa Claus- Thomas Nast

$ 23.49

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 30, 1865- The Doom Of Slavary A Proclamation , sign in type William Seward- This was the 13th Amendment ot the Constitution, also this issue features a great doublepage centerfold done by famed artist Thomas Nast, titled:
"Merry Christmas To All"
, showing 8 vignettes of a Christmas theme with the central focus being a great portrait of Santa Claus with a pipe in hand. One of the better Nast
Santa Claus
prints and very displayable.
The full front page is a print captioned: "The Holy Family" plus inside has a full page print: "Christmas Presents" showing a family opening gifts. Other prints include two half pages: "Christmas--Game & Poultry in Washington Market" and "Christmas--Beef & Mutton in Washington Market". Also prints of: "Paris Fashions for December, 1865" "A Plague of Locusts in Syria" and: "Jesus In The Garden of Gethsamane".
The back page cartoon is; "The Great Fenian Fight"
POOR  condition,  wear, page sep,  stain at bottom, ALL PICS ARE FINE, THE PRICE REFLECTS THE CONDITION,Very historical issue for any collection, as with all my newspapers- please look at the photos and ask questions , thanks