APRIL1860 Civil War HARPER'S Thick 150pp ILLUS FINE

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** April, 1860 ** Harper's New Monthly Magazine . Entire Issue. THICK : 142 PAGES 2x Columned pages. FINE Condition. Wonderful and numerous Illustrations, some historically significant. Full of great literary content and world and domestic news (including much political and social contemporary news on events leading to the United States Civil War). A particularly collectible, historical issue... with great content; and in excellent condition. HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. April, 1860. NY: HARPER AND BROTHERS, 1860. NO. CXIX--April 1860--VOL XX. 1st Printing. Approx 150pp FINE . Self-bound (glued and stitched). Profusely Illustrated. Approaches FINE condition, OVERALL. Nice literary and especially notable news-worthy content (see below). One of the oldest and most prestigious literary and opinion journals in the U.S. Founded in 1850 as Harper's New Monthly Magazine by the printing and publishing firm of the Harper and Brothers, it was a leader in publishing works by illustrious British and U.S. authors. By 1865 it had become the most successful periodical in the U.S. Mathew Brady, Santa Claus, Little Dorrit, Wild Bill Hickok, Winslow Homer, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Mark Twain, and Boss Tweed , all debuted before a national audience in monthly/weekly magazines published by Harper & Brothers 1850 - 1870. Too, the firm's magazines themselves stand as landmarks in American mass media history. By closely associating word and image, Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1850) and its spin-off, Harper's Weekly (1857), as one critic wrote, "set the course for general magazines for generations to come. In so doing, they fundamentally fostered American literature." Harper's New Monthly Magazine contained a standard column in each of its issues entitled "Monthly Record Of Current Events" in which the magazine editors gave summaries of events taking place in Washington, DC, and also reported on what was happening in the events that would lead to the American Civil War . Selected Content, includes such diverse news and reading content as: -- Extensive discussion on matters that would lead to the civil war, such as states rights, debates in the Senate, fugitive laws, slavery , etc.; -- Long article on Iron Mining in New Jersey (along w/illustrations that would become famed); -- 1st U.S. Publication of William Thackeray's Lovell the Widower; -- Long article on the Gold Rush in CA in 1849 ; -- Report of a shipwreck off the North American east coast claiming over 200 lives; -- Battle Of the Revolutionary War, Lexington , by THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH ; -- Monthly Record of Current Events; -- Literary Notices; -- Editor's Table; Editor's Easy Chair; Editor's Foreign Bureau; Editor's Drawer; -- Two wonderful full-Page Comic Illustrations at rear; -- Fashions For April, 1860 ( PICTURED ); and -- Much more . ADD'L DETAILS. Harper's New Monthly Magazine. April. 1860. Complete .... and about FINE . 1st/1st. EARLY PRE-CIVIL WAR CONTENT and OTHER COVERAGE. FINE condition. Magnificent illustrations... including PLATES. NOT REPRINT; NOT FACSIMILE; ETC.; AUTHENTIC 1860 PERIOD Publication strikingly well preserved condition . 8vo; Approx 10" x 6". VERY THICK for a monthly periodical: almost 150 double-columned pages pages. Approx. 8" x 5" Leaves in FINE condition; pages clean; minimal browning; no writing; etc. A hint of foxing. Wonderful American Historical and Literary Content: 150 Years old. Publication *is* clean; square; straight; crisp; etc. WONDERFULLY PRESERVED AMERICAN HISTORIC MAGAZINE AT THE INCEPTION OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES... 1860, April ... AND MUCH MORE! SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED. LOW OPENING BID; and at auction... WITHOUT RESERVE! * * * * * PLEASE READ !! IMPORTANT AUCTION INFORMATION: Our entire CUSTOMER SERVICE and RETURN POLICY is simply this : Your absolute satisfaction guaranteed *without* qualification. ** PERIOD ** THIS MEANS : No arbitrary ... read more

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