Harper's New Monthly Magazine

Volume XXIV - 24. Six Months - December 1861 to May, 1862. Beautiful quarter leather with raised bands. Numerous woodcuts. Contents include articles, poems, essays, and illustrations by noted authors and illustrators of the day. This edition features articles on the reign of Abdul-Medjid, astronomy, American historical trees, Edward Baker, William Cullen Bryant, caricature and caricaturists, the Coast Rangers of California, corporal punishment, disunionists and secessionists, fashion, fish culture, a history of the United States Navy, Washington Irving, the United States Mint, the Okavango River, Shay's Rebellion, etc. The serial Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope is included. Civil War period.
Illustrations B/W Plates
Dated: 1862
Publisher: Harpers and Brothers
Edition: 1st
Size: 8vo
Binding Hardcover
Type: History - American
Notes & Literature Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine 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
Condition Report Good Plus to Very Good
Subject References: Americana, History, Serials, Magazines, 19th century, news, American, Western