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Group Lot of Original Civil War Newspapers

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Group Lot of Original Civil War Newspapers
<B>Group Lot of Original Civil War Newspapers Including Nine Issues of Harper's Weekly</B></I> (New York: Harper Brothers, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1876), about 12 pages each, elephant folio (11" x 15.5"), in overall good condition with the typical yellowing and chipping to pages due to the high acid content of the paper, some show evidence of having been folded. Of note is a May 4, 1861 issue with a full front page engraving of the bombardment of Ft. Sumter, an August 3, 1861 issue with details from the Battle of Bull Run, a July 25, 1863 edition with a full-page cover engraving of Maj. General Ulysses S. Grant, and a July 22, 1876 edition with news of the Custer massacre. Additionally there is a May 17, 1862 <I>Frank Leslie's Illustrated</B></I> 16 pages, elephant folio (10.5" x 16"), with a cover story on the surrender of Ft. Macon and a June 11, 1864 issue of <I>The New York Herald.</B></I> These latter two are in very good condition with the typical foxing to paper and some chipping around the extremities.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Large Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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