William T Haley (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 94 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.22 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition. The April 21, 1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 16, Whole No. 198. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good; some darkening, small patches of soil (see scans); some edge wear, and of course a bit of age-toning to the newsprint paper (not excessive), and not much else to point to here. See scans. High grade. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, with a stately portrait engraving; Secrets of the Cells, or Leaves From My Diary (continuing) by Rev. J.H. Ingraham; Mozart's Requiem, by William Melbourne; Crimean War Scenes, two rich pages of text with four dramatic engravings; Hubba's Revenge, by William T. Haley; A Story of Old Times, written by co-editor by Francis A. Durivage; New York (City) in 1855 and 1660 - two full pages of text, with two very large engravings, one depicting New York each of those dates; The King's Cherries, by Caroline A. Soule; Erastus Brigham Bigelow, biographical text and a portrait engraving; Burlington, IA, with a riverside engraving; Loading Cotton on the Alabama River, text and two large engravings; Dwarf Race of Men in Peru; Libraries of Messrs. Choate & Everett (text); rear cover, "Natural History of Birds", carries a full-page engraving of ten different avian species as illustration of a short interior piece on the subject; and of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng2. From Engravings (illustrator).…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 726 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 726 Language: English.…