[Rarebooks] FS: 1872 HARPER'S WEEKLY with Engravings by Winslow Homer & Thomas Nast

[Charles Agvent]

[NAST, Thomas & HOMER, Winslow]. HARPER'S WEEKLY: A JOURNAL OF 
CIVILIZATION. 1872. Volume XVI. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. Folio 
(11" x 16") bound in contemporary half black leather with leather 
corners and gilt rules and lettering. Includes issues beginning 6 
January 1872 to 18 December 1872; 1040 pages but eight supplements 
totaling about sixty pages are not present; all issues, however, are 
complete and pages 729-744 are duplicated. Illustrated with numerous 
wood engravings including close to a hundred of various sizes by Thomas 
Nast as well as 3 fine full-page Winslow Homers: "Making Hay," "On The 
Beach--Two Are Company, Three Are None," and "Under The Falls, Catskill 
Mountains." Also included are fine views of Boston, including a large 
foldout view, and Cincinnati. Interesting articles on a variety of 
topics, usually illustrated with engravings, including the Ku Klux Klan, 
cats, Mormons, hunting in India, billiards, carrier pigeons, and much 
more. Literary contributions include First American appearances of work 
by Wilkie Collins, George Eliot, and others. Each issue includes a 
number of advertisements. A treasure trove of articles and illustrations 
from the Gilded Age. Scuffing to the leather; the front board is split 
but still holding by the cords. Institutional bookplate on front 
pastedown with release stamp. Occasional marginal tears and chips, but 
generally without loss. Very Good, contents quite nice. (#010544)        
$1,500.00

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