1864
HARPER'S WEEKLY
Complete Full Year
Leather Folio American Newspaper
CIVIL WAR / SLAVERY / LINCOLN

CUSTER / BLACK AMERICANA

1864

HARPER'S WEEKLY
A Journal of Civilization

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1864. 

FULL and COMPLETE YEAR BOUND. 

Featuring:

• AMERICAN CIVIL WAR  
• SLAVERY & ABOLITION
• BLACK AMERICANA
• CUSTER, GRANT, LINCOLN
  
• THOMAS NAST + WINSLOW HOMER

163/8 x 111/2 inches

2 blank leaves, iv(Main Title page and Indexes), 1- 848, 2 blank end leaves. Complete.

Complete and generally in very good condition with the normal wear and minor foxing throughout. Note that the double-page illustrations are mostly clean. Wear to exteriors, cracking to leather joints and heavy chipping and wear to head and tail of leather spine. Very detailed condition report listed below with notable issues. Please view numerous photos to get a better idea of condition.

*Please see multiple photos, as most flaws were photographed. We took well over 100 photographs of the volume, please ask for a link to the complete folder if interested.

Front and back blank end leaves worn, foxed and creased /  sliver torn away from lower edge (advert page) of leaf 63.64 / some old staining affecting pages 65-75 / 1 inch sliver torn away to upper edge of leaf 77.78 (issue January 30) / sliver torn away to lower edge of leaf 167.168, and a little old staining to the midst of page 167 / small piece torn away at edge of leaf 203.204 (not affecting text) / small chip to lower edge of leaf 279.280, edge torn away from leaf 283.284, outer edge of leaf 285.286 torn away (April 30 issue) / repaired tear to upper edge of leaf 289.290, old staining to text pages 290 and 291 / old stain to upper edge of leaf 299.300 / old stain to gutter between pages 306 and 307 / small chip to outer edge of leaf 351.352 / some old spotting, foxing to lower outer corner of pages 353-55 with small chip to upper corner of leaf 353.354 / small chip to upper corner of leaf 359.360 / 1 inch chip to outer edge of leaf 363.364 / tear to lower corner of leaf 371.372  / ink spotting to page 381 / some faint old staining to upper edges and gutter areas affecting pages 384 to 399 (June 18 issue) / some discolouration and staining affecting pages 441-448 (July 9 issue) / toning to upper inner corners of pages 460 and 461 / printing error marring lower corner of leaf 583.584 / small chip to upper edge of leaf 589.590 / stain to upper gutter area affecting pages 589-592 / 3 inch repaired tear to lower edge of leaf 697.698 / some staining to outer edge of leaf 731.732 / sliver tear to lower hinger corner of pages 817-820, and tears at both lower corners of leaf 823.824 (December 24 issue)

'Bartlett's Bookstore Painesville, Ohio' Stamp to following covers: January 2, Feb 13 (Painesville, Ohio saw it's share of military activity during the civil war).

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