Harper’s Weekly – August 26, 1871 | Thomas Nast Cartoon & Portrait, Buffalo Hunt, Cape May Humor, Crown Prince of Prussia, Complete w/ Suppl
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Original issue of Harper’s Weekly: Journal of Civilization, dated August 26, 1871 (Vol. XV, No. 795), including the supplement. This richly illustrated issue offers a fascinating mix of politics, frontier life, European royalty, and American social commentary at the height of Reconstruction.
📖 Highlights include:
Front Page: The Crown Prince of Prussia, His Wife, and Eldest Son (full-page engraving).
Thomas Nast Features:
Full-page Nast cartoon: The President and His Cabinet for 1872? satirizing the Tammany Ring.
Full-page engraved portrait of Thomas Nast with biographical article.
American West:
In the Far West – The First Buffalo (full-page hunt scene).
In the Far West – Carrying the Mail (half-page).
In the Far West – Crossing a Cañon (half-page).
Cultural & Humor:
The Humors of Cape May (doublepage centerfold of seaside satire).
“Humors of the Day” and “Odd Characters.”
Portraits & Architecture:
Full-page portrait of historian J. A. Froude.
Full-page engraving of A Peep at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
Literary Content:
Serial installments of Lord Kilgobbin by Charles Lever.
A Terrible Temptation by Charles Reade (with illustration, “I Was Only Taking a Look”).
Supplement content including Marian May, Delaunay’s Deliverance, and poetry.
Additional Content: News summaries, political essays (Frauds and Parties, Counsel Extraordinary), scientific intelligence, and extensive advertising.
📝 Condition:
Complete issue with supplement, approx. 11” x 16”.
Binding holes at spine from prior volume.
Expected age toning, light edge wear, a few small stains (see photos).
Structurally sound and very well preserved for its age.
⭐ Why Collect This Issue?
This is a standout Harper’s Weekly issue — not only featuring a Nast political cartoon, but also a full-page portrait and article on Nast himself, offering rare insight into the man behind America’s most influential political cartoons. Combined with its rich frontier illustrations, royal subjects, humor spreads, and serialized fiction, this issue embodies the diversity and artistry of Harper’s Weekly at its peak.
Harper’s Weekly – August 26, 1871 | Thomas Nast Cartoon & Portrait, Buffalo Hunt, Cape May Humor, Crown Prince of Prussia, Complete w/ Suppl
$120.00