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CALIFORNIA GOLD: LOST and FOUND R-900. [SINGLE ISSUE]. HARPER'S WEEKLY, October 03, 1857. [Complete issue of 16 pages, large quarto size, published at New York, by Harper Brothers & Co.] "Thrilling Narrative of a Shipwrecked Passenger on Board the 'Central America'"takes up all of page one, where it is accompanied by a dramatic woodcut engraving of survivors clinging ` to floating wreckage, and concluded within. Angry editorial "Unpunished Murderers" lays blame for the disaster on the catastrophic shutting down of her engines in the gales, says many had avoided traveling the jinxed ship, once named the George Law. Two page feature article illustrated with six good woodcuts, MINING LIFE IN CALIFORNIA is one of the best contemporary depictions of the rough and tumble bearded wild men work at their sluices and at play at gambling dens and, in one memorable woodcut, dancing with one another due to the dearth of women in the lawless regions. Classic Americana. Another editorial notices the cascade of commercial and banking failures in New York as the disastrous "Panic of 1857" grows dramatically, laying the blame on the greed of stock speculators. Condition is nice fine [0.85] . . . 55.00 RARE EARLY MORMON ILLUSTRATIONS IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA R-901. [SINGLE ISSUE]. HARPER'S WEEKLY, October 10, 1857. [Complete issue of 16 pages, large quarto size, published at New York, by Harper Brothers & Co.] "SCENES IN AN AMERICAN HAREM" rather cynically headlines a two page feature spread on Brigham Young and his wives. This rare early visit to Salt Lake City has two large woodcuts in the home they all share, another going to church, and a fourth, enjoying an elegant dance, a "Ball at the Mormon Theater." The accompanying text has an interview with the Mormon leader, whose settlement will be occupied by the U.S. Army in a year. One of the best early periodical documentations of the new "Zion in the Wilderness" in its early days. "THE PANIC IN WALL STREET" a large Page One cartoon of overfed, greedy speculators alternately cheering and weeping on Wall Street as their fortunes swing to and fro. More comment on the economic collapse, brief comment on the "Central America" disaster. Condition is bright clean fine, nicely replaced paper loss in blank margin of one page [0.85] . . . 75.00 Loss of the Treasure Ship Central America R-904. [SINGLE ISSUE] HARPER'S WEEKLY, September 26, 1857. [Complete issue of 16 pages, large quarto size, published at New York, by Harper Brothers & Co.] This issue contains a detailed two-column account of the wreck of the steamship Central America, caught in a hurricane off the Carolina coast. Carrying tons of gold bars and newly-minted coins from California, she took 426 souls to the bottom with her. This report gives a gripping moment by moment account of the loss, from survivors' testimony. Editorial on the tragedy in wonderful gushing era prose, parses the brave captain and crew, bemoans man's smallness in the face of nature's might. The ship's golden cargo was slavaged some twenty years ago and has fetched in the billions on the collector market. Also in the issue a superb doublepage woodcut of the newest ocean-going steamer of the renowned Collins Line, the Adriatic. At 354 feet in length she was the largest vessel ever launched in the U.S. A visit to Palestine, then a province of the Ottoman Empire, includes views at Galilee. Grisly fullpage woodcut shows Indian rebels strapped to cannons, to be blown to pieces by vengeful Englishmen enraged by their failed rebellion. Condition of this issue is nice clean very fine, carefully removed from a bound annual volume. (0.85). . . 48.00 A BERMUDA SLAVE CONSPIRACY R-911. [SINGLE ISSUE]. THE LONDON CHRONICLE, February 09, 1762. [Complete issue of singlesheet pages, quarto size, published at London, England, by John Wilkie] Via New York comes the report of a plot among Bermuda slaves, involving "a number of very sensible fellows, very much in credit with all the white people who knew them." Weapons and powder were gathered, captains assigned to command, the whole island ready to explode, at least according to this excited account. The rebels then planned to flee the island, but a chance passerby overheard them plotting and it all came apart. Most interesting account. Interesting discussion of "The Public Credit", much more news, commentary and ads in this great tri-weekly newspaper of Georgian England. Fine strong impression of the Ha'penny tax stamp, of the sort that would shortly cause so much trouble when proposed for use in the American colonies too Condition is very fine, original untrimmed edges [0.80] . . . 65.00 A Unique GI Transport Ship Newspaper R-913. [SINGLE ISSUE]. RETURNED - Souvenir Edition, October, 1945. [Complete issue of 16 stapled pages, octavo size, published aboard the Liberty Ship SS Westminster Victory] Wonderful final issue of the shipboard newspaper printed on SS Westminster Victory, transporting men from Manila to San Francisco, coming home from the war at long last. The content summarizes events of the nearly three-week voyage, with a centerfold map of the vessel's progress across the Pacific. Several charming GI cartoons, the latest baseball scores, naturally, plus messages from the Skipper and the Chaplain, blank pages (unfilled) for autographs. Great memento of that remarkable era that is now so fast fading from living memory. Condition is very fine, as new but for a little rust on the staple [0.50] . . . 25.00 A VISIT TO MYSTERIOUS TURKEY G-114. [SINGLE ISSUE]. GLEASON'S PICTORIAL and DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, November 04, 1854. [Complete issue of 16 pages, large quarto size, published at Boston, Mass. by Frederick Gleason] More than two pages of illustrations of the hitherto forbidden city Istanbul, here still called by its Christian name, Constantinople. Amazingly, Britain and France are now allied with the long-hated Islamic occupiers of the holy city, in a balance of power war with the Czar of Russia, making mysterious Turkey a hot topic of interest in America. Street scenes, and of course the Sultan's Harem, ever of interest to Victorians, is glimpsed, ad is a black slave girl. Other content includes a charming cover woodcut of November chores on the farm, where the great majority of Americans live, sketch of theGolden Age, a powerful new steamship capable of carrying 1,200 fortune hunters from New York to the exciting new Gold Rush in far-off Australia. Visit to New London, colonial antiquities, view of the new Protestant church on Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, and more. Condition is nice clean fine [0.85] . . . 9.50 A Full Year of Gleason's Pictorial in Absolutely Pristine Condition! G-115. [BOUND VOLUME] GLEASON'S PICTORIAL and DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, VOLUMES IV and V, January through December, 1853. [52 complete original issues, each 16 pages; large quarto size, published at Boston, Mass. by Frederick Gleason] I am pleased to present a full bound year of this pioneering illustrated weekly newspaper in top condition. There are thousands of high quality woodcuts of the passing scene on its 832 large pages. There is an enormous wealth of content about Boston, naturally, but in addition I find many features on the hottest news of the day, the California Gold Rush, and the newly-opened Kingdom of Japan, with many pictures of those exotic locales. To name just a very few of the other highlights: the first Presidential Inauguration covered in the U.S. pictorial media; gallery of Congressmen, including Sam Houston; views of the nation's capital; Barnum's famous bearded lady; visit to the infamous Devil's Island penal colony; full coverage of the New York Crystal Palace, America's first world's fair; NYPD, and firemen; visit to Havana; opium addiction; hunting and fishing features; visits to many American cities, and so much more than I have the space to describe. Condition of this volume is absolutely astounding. This volume is one of the top two or three the best-condition Gleason's volumes I have encountered among the dozens I have sold over the past 40 years. These big, heavy volumes are almost invariably found with damaged bindings, loose pages, with foxing, missing leaves, and a host of the other problems that can beset paper and leather over 170 years. Here, the contents are bright and fresh throughout, and the three-quarter gilt leather bindings are remarkably fine, with the slightest shelving wear on the bottom corners and lightest scuffing to hinges. A great rarity so well preserved, from my personal collection. Extra domestic postage is 6.75 . . . 465.00 GOING AFTER BOSS TWEED G-116. [SINGLE ISSUE]. EVERY SATURDAY, October 21, 1871. [Complete issue of 24 pages, large quarto size, published at Boston, Mass. by Osgood & Co.] "The War On Tammany" captions a fine cover woodcut of New Yorkers eagerly reading the latest installment of the "New York Times" crusade against the corrupt Tweed and his henchmen. Those worthies are portrayed in a two-page illustrated spread within. A full page cartoon of the crooks protesting their innocence, titled "The Tammany Doves", in homage to Nast's great series. Fine fullpage woodcut of salmon fishing in a Scottish river, beautiful rustic centerfold print of a magnificent stag. This high quality illustrated weekly was unable to compete with its long established New York rivals and soon folded. Harder to find title. Condition is bright very fine [1.25] . . . 25.00 WAR IN CRIMEA: ODESSA UNDER NAVAL BOMBARDMENT! GB-117. [SINGLE ISSUE]. THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, July 15, 1854. [Complete double issue of 32 pages, large quarto size, published at London, England, by William Little] The Crimean War gets underway in this special double number of the great English newsweekly, the world's first. Many views of the mighty Anglo-French armada assembled against the Czar, include dramatic doublepage views of their attack on Odessa. Troops mass at Scutari, presenting the most astonishing spectacle of British and French fighting men side by side, traditional enemies now united against a common foe. Remarkable cover woodcut shows the officers of both armies feasting together in the ruins of the Parthenon. Views of the Czar's defenses at St. Petersbourg and much more, a classic issue with relevance top today's' headlines. Condition is bright very fine on quite heavy paper [2.00] . . . 15.00 INKERMAN AND SEBASTAPOL GB-118. [SINGLE ISSUE]. THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, September 09, 1854. [Complete issue of 16+8 pages, large quarto size, published at London, England, by William Little] Great centerfold print shows troops going into action as the long "Siege of Sebastapol" begins. The reporting is by "Bull Run" Russell, who will earn future fame covering the US Civil War. A fullpage map shows the contested region in great detail. The official report of the bloody battle of Inkerman is taken from the "London Gazette", Greatly outnumbered, the allied troops beat off massive Russian offensives, switching the tactic to a siege that will last several years and claim hundreds of thousands of lives. For the tens of thousands of men who fell defending the naval base, Sebastapol, founded by Catherine the Great in 1784, is as sacred in Russian memory as the Alamo is to Texans. The Illustrated London News is the first illustrated news weekly, the ancestor of Time, Newsweek, and all the others. Classic. Condition is bright very fine on quite heavy paper [1.85] . . . 20.00 TYPE-SIGNED ACT OF CONGRESS E-120. [SINGLE ISSUE]. THE COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, June 16, 1790. [Complete issue of 4 pages, folio size, published at Boston, Mass. by Benjamin Russell] On Page Two under a lovely woodcut of a heraldic American eagle (like the one on silver coins of the era) is the latest federal law. It is signed in elegant script type "GEORGE WASHINGTON" with the type signature of his Vice President, Jefferson, in small block capital type below. The Act has to do with better authenticating state laws and documents. Much on further proceedings of Congress, then meeting in New York, when both houses agree to keep meeting there until a new capital, probably in Phildelphia, is ready. On the back page the poem "Federal Hall" by Philip Freneau, the "poet of the Revolution" celebrates the new government, having just completed first full year. Great early Americana. While printed Acts of Congress such as this are wonderful historical ,mementos they also remind us of a darker truth, that the federal government favored only friendly editors with the lucrative contracts to publish them. Condition is very fine, untrimmed, some dusting in the right margin and slight edge irregularity there [1.25] . . . 65.00 PAGE ONE HANCOCK PROCLAMATION E-121. [SINGLE ISSUE]. THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY: OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, March 11, 1790. [Complete issue of 4 pages, folio size, published at Worcester, Mass., by Isaiah Thomas] "PROCLAMATION A Day of Public Fasting and Prayer appears on page one over the type signature of Mass. Governor Hancock. A delightful contemporary facsimile of perhaps the most famous early American autograph! Much on the proceedings of the first Congress. From Rhode Island, the last holdout state, debate continues on whether to ratify the new Constitution and now a Bill of Rights that will soon accompany it, largely modelled on the 1689 English Bill of Rights. Burglaries in Northanpton are denounced as "a scene of villainy never before seen in these part of the country". Lots more content of note in this fine issue; ads include one from an unhappy man noting he "will not pay one farthing of any debt" incurred by his wife, his ardor fading after she "attempted to take my life." Classic early American paper by Isaiah Thomas, the most renowed printer of the day, founder of the American Antiquarian Society, and perhaps the first documented US newspaper collector Condition is quite nice very fine on heavy paper but a 2" brownish area on page one where someone perhaps once long ago rested a cup of tea [1.00] . . . 55.00 Much more to come Click here for notification by email of the next upload Updates of these catalogs are now online English Vellum Indenture Catalog | Early English Bible Leaf Catalog | (Nice items remain on the catalogs linked below as well!) I hope you have enjoyed this catalog, and have found its contents useful and informative. Please feel free to e-mail your questions and comments to my address below. We look forward to hearing from you! 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