1887-THE GRAPHIC- the great wall of china old prints

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september 10 , 1887 #928 THE GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Shipping costs - i will combine shipping to save you money within Canada : $5 to USA : $5 for International Airmail : $18 NOTE : shipping prices reflect packaging ( special large envelope , archival poly bag and backing board ) for this large elephant folio 11 x 16 inch magazine shipped flat , i seal the items in a poly bag after listing , I want you to be able to leave me positive feedback . Any issue can be resolved prior to leaving feedback by contacting me, large illustrated weekly magazine - 11 x 16 inches with 32 pages, very good condition - the 100% authentic complete news magazine , disbound, fresh crisp and white pages, fascinating large folio magazine with first hand reportage and engravings/ illustrations/ photographs of the events of the times , i never sell reproductions , i ship worldwide and will combine auctions, payment due within 3 days of auction end please, unpaid item claim filed after 5 days The Graphic was founded by William Luson Thomas , a wood engraver and social reformer. The first editor was Henry Sutherland Edwards , and Thomas also recruited a number of gifted artists including Luke Fildes , Hubert von Herkomer , Frank Holl , and John Millais . The Graphic was published on a Saturday and its original cover price was sixpence. In its first year, it described itself to advertisers as "a superior illustrated weekly newspaper, containing twenty-four pages imperial folio , printed on fine toned paper of beautiful quality, made expressly for the purpose and admirably adapted for the display of engravings ". When it started out, the newspaper was printed in a rented house. However it was a rapid success, and by 1882 the company owned three buildings, twenty printing machines and employed over 1,000 people. articles and engravings include: cover the costermongers pony and donkey show in east london articles holocaust of fire at the theatre royal , exeter the battle of ballycoree in ireland the scarlet fever outbreak in london the destruction of st mary le strand the bicycle for military use live beetle jewellery in paris new warships for the chinese navy strange article - is the great wall of china a myth? a royal cremation at bangkok , siam the HMS nelson at melbourne, australia the wreck of the ship "monarch" at ilfracombe thomas edison on the pyromagnetic dynamo clock movements driven by electricity cycling sections for volunteer battalions the fishery dispute in ostend, belgium the american - canadian fishery question the fugitive ayoub khan of afghanistan the habits of snakes - by a hindu great fires in theatre history - with 4 engravings - the theatre royal fire in dublin - ireland - 1880, the ring theatre fire in vienna - 1881, the opera house fire at northampton - 1887, burning of the opera comique in paris - 1887 illustrated serial story - "saddle and sabre" by hawley smart - illustrated by william small postcard size engravings with articles 2 new ironclad warships for the chinese navy ** the great wall of china - 2 engravings half page size engravings with articles the first city of london artillery - group portrait nurses decorated with the new order of the royal red cross the fatal accident to the pleasure yacht "monarch" at ilfracombe full page engravings - 11 x 16 inches with articles the british association at manchester the cremation ceremony of the royal uncle of the king of siam at bangkok the visit of the HMS "nelson" to melbourne, australia a great picture sale at christies 3 lovely colour lithographs - ladies fashions of today, 50 and 100 years ago - with article - prints blank on verso side special 4 page feature - the burning of the theatre royal, exeter - large article, floor plan, and engravings 2 page size fold out engravings - 16 x 22 inches with articles tipped in engraving - punch and judy puppet show at the seaside other regular features Topics of the... read more

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