Original Harpers Weekly - December 1864 : Thomas Nast Thanksgiving Double Page

Description: Harper's Weekly A Journal of Civilization ---o---o--- Saturday December 3, 1864 Illustrations Include Double Page - Thomas Nast Thanksgiving Day "United We Stand, November 24, 1864 " ---------------------------------------------- Published in New York by Harper & Brothers ---------------------------------------------- Newspaper : Overall Good Carefully Removed from a Bound Volume of Original Papers Paper separation along binding edge of first page Paper quality is good. Centerfold Illustration was tabbed - not stitched through when the issue was sewn into the bound volume. This is the best way to have done them, as it does not result in stitch holes down the center of the image. The folding plate will display nicely. Full Issue : 16 pages in totalWill be shipped carefully rolled, in a sturdy Mailing Tube. ================================ Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most influential period, it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast. Besides illustrations by Wislow Homer and Thomas Nast, the magazine published illustrations by Theodore R. Davis, Henry Mosler, and the brothers Alfred and William Waud. ======================================= Saturday, DECEMBER 3, 1864 Illustrations IncludeRebel Flag of Truce Boat "Beaureguard" at Savannah Rebel Flag of Truce Boats Meeting Federal Transports New Ironsides off Wilmington, North Carolina Capture of the Blockade Runner Annie Double Page Illustration Thomas Nast - "United We Stand" "Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1864" Thanksgiving Day in the Army Views in and Around Martinsburg, Virginia (WV) And 2 political cartoons on the back : "Uncle Sam's New Butler" about General Benjamin Butler and "Bellycose Appearance of the Brave Boys after Thanksgiving" =================================== Thank you for supporting independent booksellers ! (not bulk resellers who don't know the first thing about what they are selling !) I pride myself on knowing my stock, accurate descriptions, and good packing !!! The Rock Top Book Shop and Bindery Cashtown, Pennsylvania ====================================== Thanks for Looking !!! ---------------------------------------------------------- Postage is free (within Continental US - others at cost) either by media mail or priority depending upon the final sale price of the items(s). I always include delivery confirmation, and will insure more expensive packages at my cost.Check my other auctions for Civil War related books, documents, and ephemera, plus the occasional other book or curiosity - mostly military related. ========================================

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