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Print. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the September 3, 1853 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Small chip at lower right margin, not affecting image. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts SEPTEMBER -Woman Carrying a Basket of Vegetables and Fruit and Branches of Autumn Leaves flanked by a scene of a sunset over a river on one side and an image of men bailing hay on the other. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the September 16, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts SEPTEMBER - a farmer and a young boy tying together a stack of corn stalks, while another farmer is scything stalks as yet unharvested. A large barn and farmhouse are in the background with a flock of birds flying overhead. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the August 19, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts AUGUST - three dairy-maids churning and molding butter under a vine covered area near the dairy barn. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the February 1, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts JANUARY - a farmer and a boy carrying hay to four cows penned between a wooden barn and another small outbuilding. The buildings are covered in snow, as is the ground. There are some chickens grazing in the foreground. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the November 4, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts NOVEMBER - two farmers and a young boy pulling ears of dried feed corn off the stacks of stalks and load them into an ox-drawn wagon. A large barn and farmhouse are in the background. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the December 4, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts DECEMBER - a farmer on horseback converses with the miller as another man hauls grain into the Mill. Two extra mill stones rest against the building as water flows through the race. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the April 22, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which is an Allegorical Picture of the month of APRIL - a farmer and his son with a flock of sheep and lambs. A very charming image of a rural Spring. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the July 2, 1853 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts JULY - A woman and young boy gathering greens while several farmworkers scything hay and loading it onto a wagon with a barn and a farmhouse in the distant background. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the March 4, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts FEBRUARY - three men, a horse, two oxen and a dog. One man is on horseback, one has an axe and is working a log, the third man is moving cut logs with a team of harnassed oxen. There is a log farmhouse in the background across a snow covered field, and trees bare of leaves at the edge of the forest. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the May 27, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts MAY - a woman with a milk bucket in front of three daity cows with a wooden fence and a small white cottage in the background. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the April 1, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts MARCH - a farmer, a dog and a workman with two horses drawing a plough which is tilling the soil. A large farmhouse and barn are seen in the distant background, and another plowman with horses in the intermediate fields. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the October 21, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts OCTOBER - two gentlemen talking business as several young men operate a cider press and two other men unload bushels of apples from an ox-drawn wagon. A large barn is in the background . Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Gleason's Pictorial ; 1 pages; A beautiful vintage print, hand-colored. This first page of the June 17, 1854 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Image measures 10 X 14 inches; matted print measures 22 X 14 inches. Beautiful coloring. The top image is the bannerhead of the publication which depicts Boston (City on the Hill) and Boston Harbor with two steam paddleboats and several sailing boats and ships. The central text serves as explication of the lower image which depicts JUNE - several farmworkers scything spring wheat and loading it onto a wagon with a large barn and a farmhouse in the background. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859. Extra shipping charge may apply.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good, with overall Good surrounding sheet. See scans and description. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. From the February 16, 1856 issue of the very scarce 'Ballou's Pictorial' weekly newspaper, a 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" wood engraving depicting St. Valentine's Day activities of the era. See scan. Part of an overall front sheet of that issue - the periodical was of a very expansive, for the time, elephant folio size - which is rather ragged around the perimeter, hence just Good; but the image itself, quite suitable for framing, shows only moderate age-toning and is otherwise quite flawless, would be Near Fine if excised. See scans. Despite the surrounding raggedness, Maturin Ballou's paper stock, which was quite sturdy and supple for newsprint, remains so now, and is not at all fragile. Reverse of the sheet has a somewhat smaller wood engraving - 5 3/4" x 4 1/2" - depicting 'Jacques LeRoux in Prison", an illustration of a character from a piece of serial fiction, 'The Contrabandist: The Secret of a Life - A True Story of the South of France', carried in the publication. Though claimed as being a true story, the serial was written and presented in fiction form. That engraving image is also Fine but for age-toning. Please see all scans. leph2.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good, with overall Good surrounding sheet. See scans and description. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1853. From the July, 23 1853 issue of the very scarce 'Ballou's Pictorial' weekly newspaper, a 10" x 7"" wood engraving depicting Indian Hill Farm at Newbury, Massachusetts, in that era. See scan. Part of an overall front sheet of that issue - the periodical was of a very expansive, for the time, elephant folio size - which is rather ragged around the perimeter, hence just Good; but the image itself, quite suitable for framing, shows only moderate age-toning and is otherwise quite flawless, would be Near Fine if excised. See scans. Despite the surrounding raggedness, Maturin Ballou's paper stock, which was quite sturdy and supple for newsprint, remains so now, and is not at all fragile. The larger overall sheet also contains a brief article on the Fourth of July doings at Indian Hill Farm, which was then the residence of Major Ben. Perley Poore. Please see all scans. leph2.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. This is "Ballou's Monthly Magazine, Volume XXV, No. 2, February 1867, published in Boston by Elliott, Thomes, & Talbot (63 Congress St.) The issue starts out with several 'factual' articles, concerning : Esquimaux Culture (Eskimos, Inuit); Town and Port of Batavia, Java; the Milan Cathedral; Wool transport in Australia; Parlor Magic (very brief); and the Palace of Fontainebleau, France. There are a number of engraved illustrations of varied quality that accompany these articles. The greater part of the issue is given over to fictional stories, some of which are serial continuations. *************************************** NONFICTION CONTENTS (Aside from the article on Arctic life, each article has a single picture) : "The Man in the Iron Mask" / Arctic Life (with nine pictures) / My Lady's Portrait / A Scene in Australia / Parlor Magic / The Town and Port of Batavia, Java / Cathedral of Milan / Royal Palace of Fontainebleau *************************************** FICTION and POETRY : The Painted Chamber or Clarice Logan's Confessions (Part 2) . by Miss Camilla Willian / Affinity . a poem by Mrs. R. B. Edson / The Duval Diamonds . by Miss Amanda M. Hale / Eloise Cressy's Atonement . by Hattie L. Wade / To a Little Child . a poem by Fannie Stevens Bruce / How Paul Dunning Got the cottage . by Earl Marble / Grave song - Grabgesang - In Imitation of the German by Mahlmann . a poem by H. Butterworth (Hezekiah Butterworth, 1829 - 1905) / A Night of Peril . by Richard Faulkner / The Wintry Way . a poem by Richard Edward White / Jenny Wren's Tramp . by Miss Julia Van Brunn / Simple Jem . by Barbara Broome / The Wife's Awakening . a poem by L. M. W. / The Model Duel . by W. O. Eaton / Tested . by Mrs. M. A. Bates / The Florentine Lovers . by Emilie Melville / The Settler's Vengeance . by Arthur L. Meserve / Mab's Cross **************************************** BACK MATERIAL : The Florist - Language of Flowers / The Housewife - Recipes / Curious Matters (brief comments on : a new heat generator; registering the Electric Earth Currents; curious sentence; use of buttons; consumption of eggs; earthquakes; Zinc paint; paste jewels) / Facts and Fancies - humorous tidbits / Three Comic Pictures *********************************** ADVERTISING : On the rear cover : Chickering & Sons Piano - Fortes On the inside of the rear cover : Promotions for publications of Elliott, Thomes, & Talbot ******************************************* TITLE ; Ballou's Monthly Magazine / ISSUE ; Vol. XXV, No. 2 / DATE : February 1867 / EDITOR : [ Maturin M. Ballou (1820 - 1895) ] / IMPRINT : Elliott, Thomes, & Talbot / PLACE : 63 Congress St., Boston Massachusetts / STATUS : OP / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Antique Monthly Periodical; contains a few engravings; volume pages 89 - 168 ( 78 pp); 6" x 9" , pictorial wraps, sewn and glued. The cover has the typical extended edges. *************************************** CONDITION - GOOD - This old magazine is previously owned and shows the wear of long use, and if rough on the exterior, the interior is clean. It remains quite serviceable , the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- Paper is split at the spine folds; loss of surface paper at spine extremities; spine length is considerably worn and patchy; cover displays staining, spotting, smudging and weathering; The edges are ragged, especially the bottom edges (tears, chipping and creasing) / BINDING -- Cover attachment is fragile - text-block remains fairly solid. the whole needs to be handled with care / INTERIOR -- Scattered foxing, small spotting and a bit of smudging, but essentially clean and presentable throughout. No marking, no writing, no signatures.

Printed Wrappers. Condition: VG+. Vol. IX, No. 9: Whole Number 217. Single copy of an early, American Illustrated Magazine, or Newspaper, full of original engravings. Front cover features a 1/2 page engraving of Blackstone Square in Boston. plus, a spectacular masthead. There are 6 engravings of items from the Museum of Carriages at Versailles. 5 engravings over 2 pages of scenes at Cohasset in Massachusetts. One engraving of St. Mary's Church at Cold Spring on the Hudson River. Plus, a full-page engraving of Entomological Illustrations in Natural History - butterflies and various insects. Plus lots of written features and explanatory text, pp129-144. Disbound copy. Bright and clean, pages not separating, no edge wear. Weight, 65g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total - boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 11" by 15.25", 16 Pages. Book.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. Frank Leslie (illustrator). First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated March 4, 1854 -- Vol. 6, No. 9 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition, slight water stain around edges -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads, with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor covering one third of the Front Page, depicting many ships in the Harbor -- The Front Page has a large engraving accompanying an article titled "Farm Scene For February" -- Page 132 has two engravings, one titled "The Egyptian Museum, At Paris", the other titled "Michigan Great Central Railroad Depot" -- Page 133 has three engravings titled as follows: "The Bourbon Royal Museum, At Naples", "Moritz Retzsch" and "The Balin Aeniceps Rex" -- Pages 136 & 137 have a double page centerfold engraving titled "The Collins' Fleet Of New York And Liverpool American Mail Steamers" -- Page 140 has two engravings, one titled "Marshal Marmont, Duke Of Ragusa", the other "Charity Fair, At Paris" -- Page 144 has three engravings by Frank Leslie accompanying an article titled "Fashions For The Month" -- Many articles related to these engravings as well as other articles and stories -- We store and ship each Gleason's Pictorial issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated March 11, 1854 -- Vol. 6, No. 10 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads, with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor covering one third of the Front Page, depicting many ships in the Harbor -- The Front Page has a large engraving accompanying an article titled "Smelt Fishing" -- Page 148 has an engraving titled "Entrance To The Port Of Havana, Cuba" -- Page 149 has a large engraving titled "Bird's Eye View Of The City Of Havana, Cuba" -- Pages 152 & 153 have ten engravings titled "Principal Public Buildings At Washington, D.C." -- Page 156 has a full page engraving titled "The President's Levee At The White House, Washington, D.C." -- Page 160 has a large engraving titled "The Steamer Eastern City" -- Many articles related to these engravings as well as other articles and stories -- We store and ship each Gleason's Pictorial issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated November 5, 1853 -- Vol. 5, No. 19 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads, with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor covering one third of the Front Page, depicting many ships in the Harbor -- The Front Page has an engraving titled "Arnold's Falls, On The Wallkill, Dashville, New York" -- Page 292 has two engravings, one titled "The Castle Of Eisenstadt, Hungary", the other "Aden, The Gibraltar Of The Red Sea" -- Page 293 has two engravings, one titled "The Egyptian Camp At Unkiar Skelessi, On The Bosphorus--The Turkish Fleet At Anchor", the other "The Marine Arsenal At Constantinople" -- Pages 296 & 297 have two large double page centerfold engravings, one titled "The Late Firemen's Third Annual Parade, In The City Of New York", the other "View Of The British And French Fleets, In Besika Bay" -- Page 300 has two engravings, one titled "Right Rev. Bishop Manton Eastburn, D.D.", the other "Trinity Church, Summer Street, Boston" -- Page 305 has three engravings titled as follows: "Charles Oakford's Contribution To The Crystal Palace", "Ancient Arms, At The Crystal Palace", and "Hillside--Residence Of Jeffrey R. Brackett, Esq" ---- Many articles related to these engravings as well as other articles and stories -- We store and ship each Gleason's Pictorial issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated September 10, 1853 -- Vol. 5, No. 11 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Pages are tight, very nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads, with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor covering one third of the Front Page, depicting many ships in the Harbor -- The Front Page has a very attractive engraving titled "Governor Clifford And Aids, At the Camp At North Abington, Mass." -- Page 164 has two engravings, one titled "Shakspeare's House, At Stratford-Upon-Avon", the other "Chamber in Shakspeare's House" -- Page 165 has two engravings, one titled "The Grammar School-Room At Stratford", the other "Shakspeare's School And Ancient Guild Hall, At Stratford" -- Page 168 has two large engravings, one titled "Rich & Co.'s Celebrated Salamander Safe, At The Crystal Palace, New York", the other "Mrs. Hollander's Case of Children's Clothing, On Exhibition At The Crystal Palace, New York" -- Page 169 has an excellent full page engraving titled "First Division Of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Passing In Review, At North Abington" -- Page 172 has two engravings, one titled "Portrait Of Rev. William T. Smithett", the other "Christ Church, Salem Street, Boston" -- Page 176 has two engravings, one titled "Portrait Of Shakspeare", the other "View Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, From The Red Mill, Dartmouth" ---- Many articles related to these engravings as well as other articles and stories -- We store and ship each Gleason's Pictorial issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated December 17, 1853 -- Vol. 5, No. 25 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Pages are tight, very nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads, with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor covering one third of the Front Page, depicting many ships in the Harbor -- The Front Page has an engraving titled "La Pradera Y El Malojero, Havana", with accompanying article titled "Scenes In Havana" -- Pages 388 & 389 have nine engravings accompanying an article titled "Public Education In Russia" -- Page 392 has two engravings, one titled "Alameda De Paula, Havana", the other "View Of Havana, The Capital Of Cuba" -- Page 393 has two engravings, one titled "The Tacon Theatre, Havana", the other "The Plaza Des Armes--The Governor General's Palace, In Havana" -- Page 396 has a full page engraving titled "Portrait Of The Duchess D'Angouleme" -- Page 400 has three engravings, titled as follows: "The Bleachery At Waltham, Massachusetts", "Wash Room Of Waltham Bleachery", and "Boiling Room Of Waltham Bleachery" ---- Many articles related to these engravings as well as other articles and stories -- We store and ship each Gleason's Pictorial issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated September 3, 1853 -- Vol. 5, No. 10 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Pages are tight, very nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads, with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor covering one third of the Front Page, depicting many ships in the Harbor -- The Front Page has an engraving accompanying an article titled "The Month Of September" -- Page 148 has two engravings, one titled "Portrait Of M. Jullien", the other "The Clipper Ship Sovereign Of The Seas" -- Page 149 has two engravings, one titled "The Gigantic Water-Lily--Victoria Regia--In Flower", the other "Market Street Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia" -- Page 152 has two engravings, one titled "Genin's Bazaar, In The Crystal Palace", the other "The Shepherd And Panther, Exhibiting At The Crystal Palace" -- Page 153 has four engravings, titled as follows: "Jones, Ball & Co.'s Exhibition Of Silver Ware, At The Crystal Palace, New York", "The Webster Vase", "The Riddle Vase", and "The Winchester Vase" -- Page 156 has two engravings, one titled "Portrait Of Rev. Andrew L. Stone", the other "Park Street Church, Boston" -- Page 160 has four engravings, titled as follows: "Allegorical Representation Of September", "The Whitebait", "Whitebait Fishing", and "The Grayling" -- Many articles related to these engravings as well as other articles and stories -- We store and ship each Gleason's Pictorial issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated July 15, 1854 -- Vol. 7, No. 2 -- Illustrated With Wood Cut Engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor with many ships in the Harbor, covers one third of the Front Page -- The Front Page has a Very Large engraving titled "Farm Work For July" depicting farmers bringing in the wheat -- Page 20 has 2 large engravings titled "Silk Manufacture In Algeria--Spinning Silk", and "The Queen Of England In Her State Carriage" -- Page 24 has 2 Large Engravings titled "Pennsylvania Hospital, Pine Street, Philadelphia", and "Insane Asylum, West Philadelphia" -- Page 25 has 2 Large Engravings titled "Rocky Glen, Village of Sing Sing, New York", and "Brookline, Massachusetts, From Above The Road, Five Miles From Boston" -- Page 28 has a nice engraving titled "Birthplace Of Shakespeare, At Stratford-upon-Avon" -- Page 32 has a very large engraving titled "Sitting In The Stocks" -- Stories by: Rev. Luther Farnham; Lucy Linwood; F. Gleason; Rev. Henry Bacon; and Lieutenant Murray; -- Other Engravings as well as articles and stories.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated August 19, 1854 -- Vol. 7, No. 7 -- Illustrated With Wood Cut Engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor with many ships in the Harbor, covers one third of the front page -- The Front Page has a very large engraving titled "The Month Of August" depicting 3 women doing chores -- Page 100 has a large engraving titled "View Of Funchai, Island of Madeira" -- Page 101 has 2 large engravings titled "The Royal Mail Steamship, Arabia, of the Cunard Line", and "View Of Montpelier, The Capital Of Vermont" -- Page 104 has 3 engravings of "Greenwood Cemetery, Long Island, New York" -- Page 105 has an engraving titled "Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts" -- Page 108 has an engraving titled "The Royal Palace of Christiansborg, at Copenhagen" -- Stories by: Rev. Luther Farnham; Anne T. Wilbur; R.C. Hanscomb; and Lieutenant Murray -- Other Engravings as well as articles and stories --.

Printed Wrappers. Condition: VG+. Vol. IX, No. 7: Whole Number 215. Single copy of an early, American Illustrated Magazine, or Newspaper, full of original engravings. Front cover features a 1/2 page engraving of 5 buildings in Boston. plus, a spectacular masthead. There are small engravings of Kin Shun in China, the river Avon in England, 2 pages with 6 engravings of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 2 small engravings of Mrs Annie Senter and a paddle wheel steamer. The back page features engravings of the Hudson River Railroad and the Cty of Buenos Ayres. Plus, an impressive engraving, full page, of the Battle of Culloden, 1746. Plus lots of written features and explanatory text, pp97-112. Disbound copy. Bright and clean, pages not separating, no edge wear. Weight, 65g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total - boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 11" by 15.25", 16 Pages. Book.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated June 10, 1854 -- Vol. 6, No. 23 -- Illustrated With Wood Cut Engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor with many ships in the Harbor, covers one third of the Front Page -- The Front Page has a Very Large Engraving titled "In Honor Of The Birthday Of Governor John Winthrop, Born June 12, 1587" -- Page 356 has a large engraving titled "Monument To The Late Richard M. Johnson, Frankfort, KY." -- Page 357 has a Magnificent Full Page Engraving titled "Equestrian Statue Of Andrew Jackson, At Washington, Cast From British Cannon Captured By Jackson" -- Page 360 has 2 large engravings titled "Tocconuc Mountains, and Twin Lakes, Salisbury, Connecticut", and "Site Of The Revolutionary Foundry, Salisbury, Connecticut" -- Page 361 has a large engraving titled "Lumbering Establishment At Hunterstown, Canada" -- Page 364 has a very large engraving titled "Mosque, and Cannon Foundry Of Topkhaneh, Constantinople" -- Page 368 has 2 large engravings titled "The Rajah Of Patiala", and "The 'Sayed Pacha' Steam Yacht" -- Stories by: D.E. De Lara; Mrs. M.E. Robinson; James De Mille; and Charles G. Rosenberg -- Other Engravings as well as articles and stories --.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated April 22, 1854 -- Vol. 6, No. 16 -- Illustrated With Wood Cut Engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor with many ships in the Harbor, covers one third of the front page -- The Front page has a Large Engraving that is an Allegorical Picture Of The Month Of April depicting Sheep with Farmer and Boy -- Stories by Austin C. Burdick, Mrs. Caroline A. Soule, H.C. Parsons, Alice Carey, and D.E. De Lara -- Page 244 has a large engraving titled "The Duke Of Wellingtons Flag Ship Of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, Weighing Anchor" -- Page 245 has 2 engravings, one is a Portrait of "Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier", the other is titled "The New Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina" -- Pages 248 and 249 has a lengthy article with 4 engravings of "The City Of Indianapolis Indiana" -- Page 256 has 3 engravings and lengthy article of "Melbourne, Australia" -- Other engravings as well as articles and stories --.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated February 4, 1854 -- Vol. 6, No. 5 -- Illustrated With Wood Cut Engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor with many ships in the Harbor, covers one third of the front page -- The Front page has a very large engraving titled "A Winter Scene" depicting a Farmer feeding his cows and chickens -- Much of this issue is devoted to THE CRYSTAL PALACE, NEW YORK with 5 Full Page Engravings depicting different "Panoramic Representation Of The Interior Of The Crystal Palace, New York" -- Stories by Ben: Perley Poore; Mrs. Caroline A. Soulle; Mrs. H. Marion Stephens; and Thomas Bulfinch -- Other Engravings as well as articles and stories --.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated January 21, 1854 -- Vol. 6, No. 3 -- Illustrated With Wood Cut Engravings -- Pages are tight, nice condition -- This Publication has one of the most Ornate Mastheads with a wood cut engraving of Boston Harbor with many ships in the Harbor, covers one third of the Front Page -- The Front Page has a very Large Engraving titled "Benjamin Franklin" depicting a portrait of Franklin and some scenes in his life -- Page 36 has a large engraving titled "The Houka, The Narghileh, and The Kalioun" -- Page 37 has 2 engravings titled "Turkish Artillery On The March", and "Pleasure Boat of the Rajah Of Johore" -- Pages 40 and 41 contain 24 Engravings titled "National Costumes Of All The Principal Nations On The Globe" -- Page 44 has a Full Page Engraving Of Benjamin Franklin's Famous Letter Of Allegorical Writing, a Pleasant Puzzle for old and young to Solve -- Page 48 has 2 engravings titled "Horstmann's Manufactory, Fifth and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia", and "Rangoon--The Principal Port Of The Burman Empire" -- Stories by: Ben: Perley Poore; Sylvanus Cobb; Mrs. M.E. Robinson; and Alice Carey -- Other Engravings as well as articles and stories.