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Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans
Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans

Harper's Weekly 3-30-1861 VASSAR COLLEGE Sam Houston APRIL FOOLS DAY New Orleans

$ 7.91

Availability: 29 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Condition: Complete issue of 16 pages. Paper was made with rag content at the time so the paper quality is good. Issue was previously bound keeping the pages within safe for over 150 years. The edges of the pages are a bit ragged and there are some small tears, and the issue has some staining and soiling throughout (please see photos - I have included every page). Overall most illustrations are actually in good condition since most of the staining is along the edges. Issue is stored in a clear plastic acid-free sleeve with one end open.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Authentic (
    not a reprint
    ), on the brink of Civil War Harper's Weekly dated March 30, 1861:
    Please see photos for additional information
    Cover illustration "April Fool's Day in New York, Opposite Astor House"
    Full page illustrations and article about New Orleans, LA
    Map "Map of the Coast Line From the Mouths of the Mississippi to Pensacola"
    Peter Cooper, Esq., and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
    The founding of Vassar College
    Portrait General Sam Houston, Governor of Texas
    Columbiad "The Biggest Gun in the World" illustrations and article, includes dimensions, etc.
    Chapter XXVIII Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (includes one illustration)
    Back page ads and political cartoons, one featuring Abraham Lincoln
    Shipping
    : Stored in a clear plastic acid-free 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 .