The Illustrated London News. Volume XLV, July - December 1864.

Leighton, George C.

London : George C. Leighton, 1864

[The American Civil, as pictured in Britain] Folio, 41 cm. Volume XLV, July - December 1864.  Bound in contemporary marbled boards.  Rebacked, with new black leather spine. Note: Not collated, sold as is.  

The Illustrated London News began in 1842 as the world's first illustrated news magazine. The ILN was a revolution in journalism and news reporting, enhancing the news with vivid pictures of the events of the day, in an era before extensive travel and limited access to images of the world.