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18527172515London News 1852. Volumes 21 28. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Large portfolio hardback. Rebound. Gilt lettering on the spine. Page edges are discoloured. Foxing and occassional staining within. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item4050grams ISBN: London News hardcover
186614991866. Wood-engraving. 280mm by 400mm sheet. Early panorama of Brisbane from Observatory Hill. The image below is a continuation of the panorama to the east. <br /> Believed to be engraved from photographs by Freeman Bros Sydney or John Watson.Related and unrelated text on the reverse. unknown
18702348952London: George C. Leighton 1870. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Lacks fold-out panoramic view of Oxford. Boards a bit rubbed with minor leather loss front and end matter lightly foxed. 1870 Half-Leather. iv 668 pp. Folio 16 x 11 1/2. Twenty-seven issues of The Illustrated London News bound in one half-leather volume. Green leather spine and corners gilt titles and rules marbled boards edges and endpapers five raised spine bands. Numerous engravings throughout including several with a partial fold-out with an index of these preceding the periodicals and an engraved title page preceding that which states that this volume was released on July 16 1870. The Illustrated London News was the first illustrated weekly magazine in the world first published in May of 1842 and ran as a weekly for over 125 years ceasing publication in 2003 after a period of more limited circulation though the company still exists as a publishing content and digital agency. During its time in business the publication employed a number of well known artists including: Sir John Gilbert Birket Foster George Cruikshank W. . Linton Ebenezer Landells George Thomas Edward Duncan Bruce Bairnsfather H.M. Bateman Edmund Blampied Mabel Lucie Attwell E.H. Shepherd Kate Greenaway W. Heath Robinson Charles Robinson George E. Studdy David Wright Melton Prior William Simpson Frederic Villiers H. C. Seppings-Wright Frank Reynolds Lawson Wood C. E. Turner R. Caton Woodville A. Forestier Fortunino Matania Christina Broom Louis Wain and J. Segrelles. Regular literary contributors included Douglas Jerrold Richard Garnett Shirley Brooks Robert Louis Stevenson Thomas Hardy George Augustus Sala J. M. Barrie Wilkie Collins Rudyard Kipling G.K. Chesterton Joseph Conrad Camilla Dufour Crosland Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Charles Petrie Agatha Christie Arthur Bryant and Tim Beaumont. George C. Leighton hardcover
185865252London. 1858. Two attractive views one of Milan with significant buildings and villas named the other of Genoa Harbour from the Victorian weekly journal 'The Illustrated London News'. Size:370 x 525 mm. Wood engraving with later hand colour. Good condition. Folds. unknown
1886016921London 1886. The Illustrated London News from Saturday July 3rd 1886 to Saturday December 25th 1886. 713 pages illustrated throughout. Book measures 40.5x30.5.cm. Bound in period half calf calf corners marble boards raised bands leather title label. Binding rubbed worn hinge joints split but binding holding. Internally a few pages with heavy spotting browning. Pages clean. A good solid copy. . Half Calf. Near Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover
1879012402London: Printed and Published By George C. Leighton 1879. The Illustrated London News January 4th to July 26th 1879. Book measures 41.5x30.cm. Erratic collation 620 49 lacking issue for July 19th pagination continues from page 73 to 93 lacking last 9 pages of issue April 5th probably omitted bound with 3 issues from June & 1 issue from August 1876. Bound in early quarter calf flat bands gilt lettering. Worn on edges and headtail of spine with wear loss nicked. Generally a good clean firm binding. Internally pages clean throughout. A good clean informative newpaper. This volume prodominately covers the Afgan and Zulu wars. Half Calf. Near Very Good. Folio. Printed and Published By George C. Leighton Hardcover
18901904240083The Illustrated London News 1890. Hardcover. Good. July-December 1890 Volume 97. American printing. Folio. Bound in brown cloth. Gilt lettering in head and tail lines. Good binding and cover. 624 pages. Internally clean with a few library stamps. Includes images of British Imperialism throughout the world and natives in Africa Papa New Guinea North Queensland Singapore Glenlivet Scotch Whiskey Distillery; measures to check potato disease in Ireland; images of the USS Olympia flagship of Admiral J. C. Walker; the election of Mr. Parnell leader of the Irish Parliament; images of the Chin-Lushai expedition; hunting and climbing in Kashmir. Numerous ads many full page for Beechum's Pills Carter's Liver Pills and Brooke's Soap etc. <br> The Illustrated London News began in 1842 as the world's first illustrated news magazine. The ILN was a revolution in journalism and news reporting enhancing the news with vivid pictures of the events of the day in an era before extensive travel and limited access to images of the world. The London Illustrated News' success revolutionized news media of its day and brought imitators/competitors: The Pictorial Times Lloyd's Illustrated London Newspaper the Illustrated Times; the French L'lllustration and Le Monde Illustre; Germany's Illustrierte Zeitung; Amsterdam's Hollandsche Illustratie; America's Leslie's Weekly and Harper's Weekly; The Graphic; The Sphere Gleason's Pictorial Drawing -Room Companion to name a few. The Illustrated London News hardcover
186368836London 1863. Folio. Samtidig skinnryggbind. 628 ; 684 s. Med hundrevis av trestikk hvorav mange helsides. Med fire foldede farvelitografier. Engelsk. <br/><br/><em>Med en rekke illustrasjoner og artikler fra konflikten mellom Danmark og Preussen om Garibaldis besøk i London om trehundreårsjubileet for William Shakespeare. Farvelitografiene med små rifter et med en liten skade i selve motivet. Ryggen i første bind reparert. </em> unknown
186431724New York: The American News Co 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 11; 72 pages; 5. Original wraps with covers rebound in Gray paper covered boards with blue cloth spine. Gilt title "Almanac" on the upper spine. "J E Boos" in gilt letters stamped on lower spine. Light scattered foxing and toning to the contents. <br /> <br /> Bound with the Almanac preceding the front wrap is an essay titled: "An Old House Near An Old Dead Canal" by J. E. Boos Albany New York 1931. Following the last page of the Almanac are 5 bound in additional leaves of which 3 are blank. A receipt dated July 27th 1879 is pasted down on one of the pages for Adam Van Vraken donation of $66 to the poor. Another page has a pasted down blank Justice of the Peace form printed by "Websters & Skinners at their bookstore in the White House corner of State & Pearl Streets Albany". <br /> <br /> The essay in front contains 6 typed one-sided pages 3 photograph plates and one pasted down photograph of an old house Vranken's house. Page 1 of the narrative has a small circle photograph in the body of the text. Photograph plates include a floral arrangement frontispiece; The First Bridge between Schenectady and Scotia; and Some Horace Greeley 1872 Campaign Pins. <br /> <br /> In his short narrative Boos recounts a visit to the abandoned house that once belonged to Adam Van Vranken. He writes about the condition of dilapidated house describing plaster on the floors the roof falling in scattered toys and pieces of clothing a torn Courier and Ives print wreck of a Boston Rocker a paper box holding locks of children's hair papers scattered about and much more. He takes the Almanac as a souvenir: "I picked from under a pile an old Almanac that had been printed by the White Coated Philosopher Horace Greeley. I decided to carry it away before wet and mold caught up with it because it was sold when Abraham Lincoln was President in the year of his second inaugural and at the time of the ending of the Civil War." <br /> <br /> "J. E. Boos October 1931" inscription is located bottom of the last narrative page before the front wrap of the Almanac. The American News Co hardcover
1862008588San Francisco: Office of the News Letter 1862 Paper. Very Good. No Binding. Quarto. Large uncut sheet 24x17½ printed and folded to make 8 pages. Nine inch split to one fold. A very good copy. Volume XI. No. 6. Saturday February 22 1862. Established in 1856 the San Francisco News Letter evolved into a standard weekly "Devoted to the Leading Interests of California and the Pacific Coast." Funeral of the well-known madam Belle Cora 'the gayest funeral it was ever our lot to witness' Belle Cora's lover Charles Cora was hung by the 1856 Vigilance Committee; News of the War; The First Step on the long road to Emancipation p.5; Real Estate for Sale; tidbits of San Francisco and California news throughout advertisements and more. . Office of the News Letter unknown
1864008589San Francisco: Office of the News Letter 1864 Paper. Very Good. No Binding. Quarto. 16pp. Fore-edge of last 3 leaves chipped with slight loss of a few letters. A fine copy. San Francisco: Office of the News Letter Saturday October 15 1864. Volume XIV No. 41. Saturday October 15 1864. Established in 1856 the San Francisco News Letter evolved into a standard weekly "Devoted to the Leading Interests of California and the Pacific Coast." Latest prices of gold and silver; Latest Sales of Mining Stocks; The S.F. Mercantile Directory from Architects to Wine & Spirits; Authorized List of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board p.6; The Five Hundred Thousand Draft p.7; Railroads Steamers and Stages local ferry lines sailing dates etc.; tidbits of San Francisco and California news throughout advertisements and more. Oh and did you know that the bright keen-witted educated Eastern Mormon girls since young men are off being killed and old men are taken are determined to do the next best thing hold one husband in common with several p.13. Issues of the News Letter from the 'Civil War period are very scarce. . Office of the News Letter unknown
1866008590San Francisco: Office of the News Letter 1866 Paper. Very Good. No Binding. Quarto. Large uncut sheet 24x35 printed and folded to make 16 pages. Contemporary ink name F. Lawton to top edge. A very fine totally uncut copy. Vol. XVI No. 9. Saturday April 28 1866. Established in 1856 the San Francisco News Letter evolved into a standard weekly "Devoted to the Leading Interests of California and the Pacific Coast." San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board; Latest Prices of Import and Export Staples; Book Notice long article on new War of the Rebellion by H. H. Foot; San Francisco Business Directory; San Francisco Gold and Silver Assaying and Refining Works; Mining Stock Transactions; Real Estate Transactions p.6; Central Pacific Railroad p.7; Another Combustible Importation the steamer Continental brought on board a very dangerous element. seventy or eighty women; The Present Aspect of the Comstock Lode and Netabilia for Wall Street New York much on Ophir Mine full p.12; ship arrivals and departures lots of short tidbits etc. . Office of the News Letter unknown
185127582London: William Little 1851. Print. Otherwise very good condition. A panorama of the Crystal Palace built for the Great Exhibition which took place in London from May to October 1851. The building looks immense despite the large crowds of people in the foreground. The Crystal Palace was erected in Hyde Park and housed the Great Exhibition of 1851 considered the first worldwide exhibition. The building housed 14000 exhibitors in 990k square feet. It was destroyed by fire in 1936.<br /> <br /> 39.5 x 16" original folds slt tanning at one fold very slt fox spotting in margins. William Little unknown
189889622San Francisco News Letter 1898. Soft cover. Good/No jacket. Covers very edgeworn. Text block in very good shape. Scarce. San Francisco News Letter unknown
1855334680London: London Illustrated News 1855. unbound. View. Wood engraving. Page measures 11" x 15 7/8"<br/> <br/> This print published by the London Illustrated News on November 24 1855 features a birds eye view of Manhattan and Brooklyn from the approximate location of Liberty Island. The view is highly detailed showing the Battery Governor's island piers along the Hudson and East Rivers and Broadway. Major buildings are identifiable including Castle Garden Trinity Church and Brooklyn Borough Hall. A variety of ships are seen in the harbor. In very good condition with some tape residue in the margins. <br> <br> The Illustrated London News 1842-1971 was the first illustrated news magazine. It reported on British and world events including news of war art science disaster etc. Although the publication ceased in 2003 the company exists today as Illustrated London News Ltd. a publishing content and digital agency.<br/> <br/> London Illustrated News unknown
1848721464 illustrated title and index 1-436 8 plates by Cruikshank pages fold-out panarama of Edinburgh begins July 8th 1848 artcles include Paris after the Insurrection and others on the French Revolution section at the back "The Drunkard's Children. A sequel to The Bottle. In Eight Plates. By George Cruikshank Published by William Little hardcover
1855NF3200THE LONDON ILLUSTRATED NEWS JANUARY T0 JUNE 1855 William Little 1855 first edition frontispiece compromised missing the lower 25% staining to the title page and verso with list of engravings some faint staining to many leaves at the fore edge obvious moisture evidence to the half-leather binding some waviness to some of the pages but all in all a good to very good copy with marvelous engravings throughout a few which seem to have been colored. A virtual time machine. William Little hardcover
1878125120Montreal: Canadian Illustrated News 1878. Good. One 20 x 27 cm composite photograph mounted on 23 x 29 cm card. Horizontal dampstain. <br/><br/>The Canadian Illustrated News was the first magazine in the world to produce photographs at a consistently successful rate. Published by George Desbarats in Montreal from 1869 to 1883 the journal published photos of people and scenes still well-known to Canadians today. Here is the federal cabinet of 1878 including such famous politicians as Sir John A. MacDonald and future prime ministers Charles Tupper and Mackenzie Bowell. Canadian Illustrated News unknown
188840097Denver: The Colorado News Company 1888. 1888. COLORADO. First edition. 5" x 7" string-tied decorated cloth titles in gold gilt and black on the front cover n. p. 14 pp. illustrated from photographs. 2 pages of text and 12 pp. of Albertype views that include: State Capitol. Denver Club Barclay Block Union Depot U. S. Court House and Post Office Tabor Opera House Albany Hotel Windsor Hotel City Hall Panorama of Denver etc. Minor rubbing to the spine ends a few pages lightly soiled else a very good copy. The Colorado News Company, [1888]. hardcover
186068833London 1860. Folio. Samtidige skinnryggbind. 632 ; 2 638 s. Illustrert med flere hundre trestikk hvorav mange helsides. Med 10 hvorav åtte foldede farvelitografier. Printed & published by Geroge C. Leighton Engelsk. <br/><br/><em>Blant de kolorerte litografiene er et foldet av Niagarafallene et foldet kart av Italia og Sveits et av Napolon III ved slaget ved Solferino Napoligolfen m. fl. Noen av trestikkene også med norsk interesse bl. a. kroningen av Carl XV. Ryggene noe tørre. </em> unknown
186368835London 1863. Folio. Samtidig skinnryggbind. 708 ; 668 s. Med hundrevis av trestikk. Med seks foldede farvelitografier. . <br/><br/><em>Med en rekke illustrasjoner og artikler angående Danmark - pga. prinsesse Alexandras forestående bryllup med prinsen av Wales. De foldede farveplansjer med enkelte små rifter. </em> unknown
1859014572London 1859. Book measures 41.5x29.cm. A near full year. January 8th to December 17th 1859. First half year bound without first issue plus lacking 8 pages second half year complete. First half year 567 pages second half year 590 pages extensively illustrated. Bound in period half calf calf corners marble baords raised bands leather title label gilt lettering coloured endpapers. Calf rubbed worn top hinge joint has a short split. Generally binding in good condition. Internally some occasional light foxing a few pages torn. Generally pages in very good clean condition. A good copy. Half Calf. Near Very Good. Folio. Hardcover
1868014574London 1868. Book measures 42x30.cm. From 11th January to 26th December 1868. Full year. Omitting 3 issues January 4th May 2nd & December 12th. Otherwise pages complete first part circa 596 pages second part cirac 620 pages extensively illustrated. Bound in period half calf calf corners marble boards raised bands gilt lettering. Binding rubbed scuffed and worn with some loss. Generally binding in good condition. Internally pages clean throughout. A good clean copy in a worn binding. . Hard. Near Very Good. Folio.
1871425086Detroit: Michigan News Company 1871. Softcover. Good. First edition. Yellow printed wrappers. 54pp. Folding map. Good only with chips and tears including on the folding map and some spotting. A detailed account of the Great Chicago Fire with a map of the city "Chicago After the Fire" which features the damaged area. The journalist interviewed locals who had been affected as well as the mayor board of police and comptroller among others. A unique and detailed depiction of the infamous fire in Chicago. Michigan News Company unknown
188372564Montreal:: Dominion News Co. 1883. First edition. publisher's gilt-lettered leather folder with clasp. There are two splits of about 4" each along folds of the folding map; a little splitting to the rear inner hinge and the slightest of use to the leather. . About 20 x 12-1/2 inches folding to 16mo. The folding map is in a pocket at the rear with the city plans on the recto and 17 engraved views on the verso. Illustrated ads. Dominion News Co., hardcover
