San Francisco Periodical THE WASP~1896 Christmas Issue~Photos of City~Ads~48p~VG

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We offer this early American periodical from San Francisco, California:THE WASP. Christmas Issue of 1896, ( Volume XXXVI Number 15). Subtitled: "An album of San Francisco. Her people, pleasure, magnificent Bay and beautiful park in Winter Aspect." The Wasp, also known as The Illustrated Wasp, The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp, The Wasp News-Letter and the San Francisco News- Letter Wasp, was an American weekly satirical magazine based in San Francisco. Founded in 1876, it closed in 1941, the name of the magazine having been changed several times in the interim. Articles about the new Union Square Market, Golden State Park, Sailing in the Bay, Alcatraz Island, Opera, Theater, etc. Many pages of advertisements, most illustrated.Early San Francisco Periodical THE WASP~1896 Christmas Issue~Photos of City~Ads~48p~11x14"~VGDescriptionWe offer this early American periodical from San Francisco, California:THE WASP . Christmas Issue of 1896, ( Volume XXXVI Number 15). Subtitled : "An album of San Francisco. Her people, pleasure, magnificent Bay and beautiful park in Winter Aspect."The Wasp, also known as The Illustrated Wasp, The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp, The Wasp News-Letter and the San Francisco News- Letter Wasp , was an American weekly satirical magazine based in San Francisco. Founded in 1876, it closed in 1941, the name of the magazine having been changed several times in the interim.While this is the Christmas issue, as the editors explain, you will not find Santa Claus within. The focus is the City and its surroundings as they appear on a "crisp winter day". The photos of people, buildings, parks and scenery dominate the pages of this "special".Articles about the new Union Square Market, Golden State Park, Sailing in the Bay, Alcatraz Island, Opera, Theater, etc. Many pages of advertisements, most illustrated.This magazine, with pictorial covers in color, measures 10-3/8 x 13-3/4 inches with 48 pages. Most pages are illustrated with drawings or pictures from photographs.Some light wear. Covers are a bit rubbed with corners slightly blunted. Lightly toned with a few light stains. Inside the pages are clean and unmarked. There are no tears. Condition is very good. Please see our photos for more details.Domestic Shipping is $5.50.USPS Priority Shipping (2-3 days) is $12.95International shipping is $24.50.We have been packing carefully and shipping promptly for more than 20 years.We ship within 1 business day of receipt of payment.Payment We accept PayPal as our preferred payment method. Please contact us through Ebay about other modes of payment. We expect to be paid within 3 days unless you are bidding on a later auction item. (An email would be helpful.) We will ship within 1 business day of receipt of payment. Shipping On most of our ephemera and smaller items, we offer free domestic shipping, usually via First Class Letter Post with stiffener . Note: There is no tracking available for letters.On books, bulkier and heavier items our domestic shipping rates are as close to actual cost as we can estimate. We include tracking whenever possible.International shipping costs are noted in our descriptions. We apologize for the USA's high International shipping rates. We ship worldwide.We have been packing carefully and shipping promptly for more than 20 years. Terms of Sale All items are returnable within amount of time noted. Please first email us through EBAY for directions before shipping the item back to us. About Us We have been selling books, postcards, paper ephemera, photos, correspondence, stamps and other interesting items for more than 30 years. Contact Us Please contact us through EBAY with any questions. Images sell!Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Create your brand with Auctiva'sCustomizable Templates.Attention Sellers - Get TemplatesImage Hosting, Scheduling at .Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter read more

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