1858 HARPER'S WEEKLY JOURNAL Homer Engravings Ads

This lot includes part of a lifelong collection of early illustrations that we are selling at this auction, the bulk of which center on the work of Winslow Homer. Many of the books in the collection include bookmarks to indicate Homer's illustrations and page numbers to references in David Tatham's "Winslow Homer and the Illustrated Book". This particular lot includes the following bound volume of antique magazine issues:

Title: Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Printing Dates: Jan 1858 - Dec 1858

Notes: Bound in three-qurter leather with marbled paper boards and gilt embossing, this volume contains many engraved illustrations, including bookmarked Homer illustrations, advertisements, and a full index. Front hinge is cracked, spine has been re-inforced with tape. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $10.50