Harper's Weekly, Vol. VIII January 2, 1864 to December 31, 1864.
New York: Harper's, 1864. First printing. Hardcover. A full year bound volume of Harper's Weekly, with woodblock illustrations on every page including artists like Winslow Homer and writers Charles Dickens, Alfred Tennyson and Benson Lossing. Some images include New Year's Day North & South (Thomas Nast, Jan. 2); George A. Custer on horseback; Grant receiving commission from President Lincoln; General Robert Edmund Lee (July 2); General Custer Presenting Captured Battle Flags at the War Department (Nov. 12); and Lincoln cartoon on having won the election, Long Abraham Lincoln A Little Longer (Nov. 26). Folio, iv, 848pp. Weekly issues bound up into yearly volume with the leather spine perishing and the covers detached. Internally good condition with a few pages with tears, repaired with archival tape. Good overall. Item #28078
Price: $500.00