1861 CIVIL WAR Harpers Magazine Gorilla Hunting

1861 CIVIL WAR Harpers Magazine Gorilla Hunting California Bouquet INDIANS Wars

Harpers Magazine is a 19th-century monthly periodical of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in June 1850, it is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S.

This issue of Harpers New Monthly Magazine, December 1860 to November 1861,’ contains articles on

Fashion and woman’s dress

Childcare and parenting

Poisonous spiders

California adventures

Gorilla hunting in ‘Gorilla Land’

Henry Bouquets expedition to America and battles against Indians

A history of Benedict Arnold

Fishing voyages in Newfoundland

and much more!

This issue is full of hundreds of excellent illustrations as well.

“The extent and quality of illustrations uniquely characterized Harper magazines. The monthly had "the most striking pictures for many years," especially of exotic places, and thus faced "no competition" until the 1870s, according to the firm's historian J. Henry Harper” (p. 88)

Item number: #14343

Price: $499

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Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. December 1860 November 1861.

New York: Harper, 1861. First Edition

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

Vol. 1 – viii, 864

Vol. 2 – viii, 864

Heavily illustrated throughout each volume

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~9.75in X 6.75in (24.5cm x 17cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent