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In the 1800s before photography got established, publications had to use engravings to illustrate their stories. Artists of the day, including Thomas Nast, Winslow Homer and Frederick Remington were dispatched to provide the illustrations and a small army of engravers would cut the wood blocks or metal plates – all within the tight deadlines of a weekly news publication. Harper’s Weekly started before the Civil War and the 250 pages of this book (approx – the pages aren’t numbered) illustrate the period up to 1900 in a way that other books cannot. Each engraving is accompanied by an extensive caption explaining the event and its context.
This was published in 1938 and I believe this was the first and only edition.Every page has at least one engraving, many have 2 or even more. The book is 12.25″ x 9.25″. There is no writing in the book, no turned or torn pages and the binding is firm. There is minor water staining along the front edge of the pages but this doesn’t extend into the pages more than 1/8′. The paper label on the spine is torn.
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