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Harper's Weekly 12-23-1865 PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA, General Grant, JAMAICA MASSACRE

$ 7.38

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: As seen in photos. Complete issue of 16 pages. The paper was made with rag content at the time so the paper is very sturdy and durable. The issue was previously bound protecting the pages within for over 150 years. There is little staining or foxing with the exception of a bit in the text area and margins of the front page (it also persists through the page for a few pages - please see photos!). The centerfold has small pinholes scattered along the the center seam. There is also a 1" tear along the bottom edge that has been repaired with tape. Illustrations are all in good condition. Issue is stored in a clear acid-free sleeve with one end open.
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Authentic (
    not a reprint
    ) post-Civil War Harper's Weekly dated December 23
    , 1865 featuring:
    Please see photos for additional information
    Cover/article "Hon. John T. Hoffman, Mayor-Elect of NYC"
    Article/illustration "Thanksgiving Dinner at the Five Points Ladies' Home Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church"
    Article/illustration "The Port of Valparaiso, Chili, South America"
    Article/illustration "The Town of Morant, Morant Bay, Jamaica"
    Article/centerfold illustration "The Pilgrimage to Mecca"
    Article/illustration "Headquarters of the Fenian Brotherhood, Union Square, NY"
    Article/illustration "'The Indian Hunter' by J. Q. A. Ward of the National Academy"
    Article/illustration "Headquarters of Lieutenant-General Grant, on 17th St, Wash. D.C."
    Article/illustration "The Freedmen's Bureau at Richmond, VA"
    Article/illustration "The Amelia Sulfur Springs, Amelia County, VA"
    Back page ads and political cartoons
    Shipping
    : Stored in a clear, acid-free plastic sleeve with one end open.  Will be safely mailed flat and well-supported by cardboard in a poly bubble-mailer.
    I happily combine shipping for like items.  Shipping for each additional Civil War era newspaper is an additional .