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Harper's Weekly 10-24-1863 KNOXVILLE, TN, Richmond, VA, 2 ILLUSTRATIONS by NAST

$ 23.75

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: Complete issue of 16 pages. Paper was made with rag content at the time so the paper quality is excellent. The issue was previously bound, protecting the pages within for over 150 years. There is very little staining or foxing (see photos). The mailing label to the original recipient is on the cover page. All illustrations are in very good to excellent condition. The centerfold is tipped in but there are still a couple pinholes along the center crease. The illustration is clean and sharp. The issue is stored in a clear plastic acid-free sleeve with one end open.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Civil War: 1863
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Authentic (
    not a reprint
    ) Civil War Harper's Weekly dated October 24, 1863 featuring:
    Please see photos for additional information
    Cover articles/illustration "The War in East Tennessee - Reception of General Burnside by the Unionists of Knoxville"
    Illustration "The Life of a Spy - in Nine Tableaux"
    [
    sketched by Thomas Nast
    ]
    Illustration "Service and Shoddy - A Picture of the Times"
    Centerfold "Honor The Brave - The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved" [
    sketched by Thomas Nast
    ]
    Article/illustration "How the Rebels Destroy Railroads - Twisting the Rails"
    Article/illustration "View of Richmond from Libey Prison" [includes key to building, etc.]
    Article/illustrations "The Army of the Potomac - The Blue Ridge, from General Shaler's Headquarters" and "The Army of the Potomac - Somerville Ford, on the Rapidan. 69th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Webb's Brigade, on Picket" [sketched by A. R. Waud]
    Back page ads and a political cartoon
    Shipping
    : Stored in a clear, plastic sleeve with one end open.  Will be safely mailed flat and well-supported by cardboard in a poly bubble-mailer. I
    will happily combine shipping for like items.  Shipping for each additional Civil War newspaper is an additional .