1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8

1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8

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1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
  • 1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8
1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8

1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8

$38.98
1881 Nast "Ring Out Old Ring in New," New Year's Prosperity Adversity, Nubia Cave — Jan 8 📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜 This January 8, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly opens the new year with one of Thomas Nast's most charming and symbolically rich New Year's illustrations, alongside a stunning suite of full and partial-page engravings celebrating the holiday season, exotic world travel, and the passage of time. For collectors of Thomas Nast, Victorian New Year's ephemera, world travel illustration, and Gilded Age Americana, this is a beautifully cohesive and displayable issue from first page to last. 🎨 FULL FRONT PAGE — THOMAS NAST: "RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEW" The full front page delivers a Thomas Nast New Year's illustration of characteristic warmth and symbolism: "Ring Out the Old (John Bull), Ring in the New" — a richly composed allegorical scene ringing out the departing year with Nast's signature blend of humor, political commentary, and holiday sentiment. John Bull — the personification of Britain — features prominently, giving this image a transatlantic dimension that reflects the era's close cultural relationship between America and England. A fully displayable Nast original and a prized piece for New Year's ephemera collectors and Nast enthusiasts alike. ⚖️ "PROSPERITY" AND "ADVERSITY" Two companion two-thirds page illustrations present allegorical personifications of Prosperity and Adversity — a paired set of Victorian moral and artistic commentary on the human condition that speaks directly to the anxieties and aspirations of the Gilded Age. Together they form a visually striking and thematically coherent double feature that would display beautifully as a pair. 🕯️ "NEW YEAR'S DAY SEVENTY YEARS AGO — THE LAST EVENING CALLER" A full-page illustration transports the reader back to the New Year's traditions of 1811 — depicting the last evening caller of the night in a warmly lit Victorian domestic interior, rich with period detail of dress, furnishing, and social custom. A nostalgic and beautifully rendered piece of American social history, capturing how the holiday was celebrated in the early republic. 🎊 "NEW YEAR'S" A full-page New Year's illustration rounds out the holiday suite — making this one of the most extensively illustrated New Year's issues in the Harper's Weekly run, with four major New Year's themed engravings anchoring the issue from front to back. 🌍 WORLD TRAVEL & NATURAL WONDERS Two half-page illustrations carry the reader far beyond the American holiday into the wider Victorian world of exploration and wonder: "Rock Cut Temple at Ipsambul, Nubia" — a dramatic engraving of the ancient Egyptian temple of Abu Simbel, the colossal rock-cut monument on the Nile built by Ramesses II, here rendered through the eyes of Victorian travellers exploring the upper reaches of Egypt. A stunning and highly displayable piece of Egyptian antiquity and 19th-century travel illustration, of great appeal to collectors of Egyptian history and Orientalist art. "The Stalactite Cavern at Adelsberg, Austria" — a sweeping engraving of the legendary Postojna Cave in Slovenia (then part of the Austrian Empire), one of the most celebrated natural wonders of 19th-century Europe and a destination for royal visitors and travellers from across the continent. Richly detailed and fully displayable. 🎄 ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS & PORTRAITS Quarter-page — "Christmas Day-Dreams": a charming vignette of holiday reverie closing out the Christmas season with characteristic Victorian sentiment Portrait — "The Late Rev. Stephen M. Vail, D.D.": a formal quarter-page memorial portrait of a prominent American clergyman Portrait — "M. Eugene Reveilland": a quarter-page portrait of the noted French figure, reflecting Harper's Weekly's consistent coverage of international affairs and personalities 🔍 CONDITION & TRANSPARENCY 🔍 Completeness: Complete 16-page issue. Authenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from January 8, 1881 — not a reproduction. Condition Report: Presents well for its 144-year age. Natural toning to the newsprint consistent with age. The Nast front page, the Prosperity and Adversity illustrations, the Abu Simbel engraving, and the Adelsberg cavern print are all clear and displayable. I photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy. 📦 SHIPPING & PRESERVATION 📦 Housed in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 144-year-old newsprint Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement Fully tracked for your peace of mind 🏷️ TAGS 1881 Harpers Weekly, Thomas Nast New Year's Illustration, Ring Out Old Ring in New, Nast John Bull Cartoon, Abu Simbel Nubia Engraving, Postojna Adelsberg Cavern Austria, Victorian New Year's Ephemera, Prosperity Adversity Allegory 1881, New Year's Day Seventy Years Ago, Gilded Age New Year's, Antique Newspaper 1881, 19th Century Americana, Victorian World Travel Illustration, Thomas Nast Holiday Art, Egyptian Antiquity Victorian Press

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