Engraving On Cover - Disbound. Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. .**** This is an Old, Historic and Scarce Paper which has the Earmarks in Contents and Condition that could result in a Handsome increase in Value while in Your Possession **** -- This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated June 25, 1864 -- Vol. 8, No. 391 -- Illustrated With Wood Cut Engravings -- Covers and contents are tight, nice condition -- CIVIL WAR ISSUE -- This paper is technically referred to as a periodical, actually it is a Historical Document, recording events at the time of their occurrence -- The Front cover has 3 engravings titled "Burning of the Steamer 'Berkshire' on the Hudson River on the Night of June 8, 1864", "Governor Andrew Johnson of Tennessee", and "The Late Joshua R. Giddings" -- Page 404 has 2 engravings titled "Grant's Great Campaign--New York Fourteenth Heavy Artillery Crossing Chesterfield Bridge on the North Anna Under A Heavy Fire", and "Grant's Great Campaign--Steven's Battery at Cold Harbor" -- Page 405 has 2 engravings titled "Grant's Great Campaign--General Barlow in Front of the Rebel Works Twelve Miles from Richmond", and "Grant's Great Campaign--Our Army Crossing the Pamunkey River at Hanover Ferry Virginia" -- Pages 408 & 409 is a double page centerfold engraving titled "General Grant's Great Campaign--General Barlow Charging at the Enemy at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864" -- Page 412 has 2 engravings titled "Grant's Great Campaign--The Position at Cold Harbor June 2", and "Grant's Great Campaign--Last Fight of the Pennsylvania Reserves" -- Page 413 has 2 engravings titled "General Sherman's Campaign--Our Army Entering Resaca Georgia on May 16, 1864", and "Paris Fashions for June 1864" -- This issue also contains a portion of the serialization story by George Augustus Sala titled "Quite Alone" -- Other engravings, and articles related to events occurring at the time -- An excellent opportunity for the Researcher, and Collector. Over one Thousand issues of Harper's Weekly Listed On ABEbooks, See all by Typing - Harper's Weekly - in the Title and Typing - The Franklin Bookstore - in the Keyword then click on Search. ---- We Store and Ship each Harper's Weekly Issue in a Large Zip Lock Plastic Sleeve with a Board Insert for Stiffness. They are Shipped Flat and Never Folded or Rolled Up. All of this Attention to Maintain Quality Enhances the Condition of the Delivered Product To You. ---- ---- Historical Events Are Never More Exciting Than When You Read Them From The Day They First Occurred And Were Reported In Newspapers and Magazines ----. Bookseller Inventory # 004630
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