Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, for the Year 1861 [50 Issues Nos. 210-259]

Isaac Sharpe; George Augustus Sala; Sir E. Bulwer Lytton

Living History, 1960

[Illustrated Harper's Weekly for the Civil War] 50 issues Jan. 5, 1861 (No. 210) - Dec. 14, 1861 (No. 259) in a burgundy vinyl portfolio. Each issue contains 16 pages, with wonderfully illustrated portraits, political cartoons, and scenes from the war. Papers loose, as issued. Hardcover. Clean, unmarked pages. Minimal tanning. Small page tears. Light wear. These re-issues were published by Living History for the Centennial of the Civil War. 

Published in New York City by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, Harper's Weekly, "A Journal of Civilization," was the leading weekly newspaper in the United States. It covered politics, domestic and foreign news, and included fiction, essays, humor and illustrations. The weekly is famous as the home of the father of the modern American political carton Thomas Nast, who drew for Harper's 1859-1860, and from 1862 to 1886. By 1860, the Weekly's circulation had reached 100,000. In an effort to maintain readership in the South, Harper's took a moderate stance on slavery. In the presidential election of 1860, Harper's supported the Democratic nominee Stephen Douglas, over Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln. After the Civil War began, the Weekly firmly supported Lincoln and the North. During the war, circulation reached 200,000. In addition to the Civil War, this Harper's Weekly collection covers other events occurring from 1861 to 1865, including the assassination of President Lincoln. 

This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.