Harper’s Weekly January 15 1876 Thomas Nast Cartoons Lighthouse Visit Inventions Tammany Politics Victorian Newspaper

Harper’s Weekly January 15 1876 Thomas Nast Cartoons Lighthouse Visit Inventions Tammany Politics Victorian Newspaper

$45.00
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Harper’s Weekly January 15 1876 Thomas Nast Cartoons Lighthouse Visit Inventions Tammany Politics Victorian Newspaper

Harper’s Weekly January 15 1876 Thomas Nast Cartoons Lighthouse Visit Inventions Tammany Politics Victorian Newspaper

$45.00
Harper’s Weekly January 15 1876 Thomas Nast Cartoons Lighthouse Visit Inventions Tammany Politics Victorian Newspaper --- Description A richly illustrated and historically fascinating January 15, 1876 issue of Harper’s Weekly—a beautiful Victorian-era original filled with Thomas Nast political cartoons, social commentary, mechanical inventions, dramatic engravings, and a superb full-page lighthouse feature. 🇺🇸✨ This is an authentic 1876 newspaper, complete in all pages. --- ⭐ Issue Highlights 🎨 Thomas Nast Political Cartoons • Front-cover Nast cartoon: “Madness (Yet There’s Method In It)”, featuring figures of church and state • Full-page interior Nast cartoon: A fierce lion labeled “Tammany” guarding the spoils of New York politics • Additional early-Gilded Age satire throughout 🏫 Social Commentary & Urban Life • Christmas Dinner for the Newsboys and Bootblacks of New York — multi-scene page showing charitable holiday events • Illustrations reflecting urban childhood, poverty, and reform movements of the time ⚙️ Engineering & Inventions Supplement • Multiple pages of detailed mechanical diagrams: pumps, engines, condensers, ammonia apparatus, filters, and other industrial technology • Perfect for collectors of scientific illustration and 19th-century engineering history 🎭 Culture & Literature • Literary installments, Victorian fiction, and political essays • Column: Politics for Young Americans • Beautiful full-page engraving: “Playing the Guitar” 🌊 Maritime & Adventure Engravings • Dramatic double-page spread: “A Visit to a Light-House” — multiple scenes showing storms, keepers at work, climbing the tower, and daily life by the sea • Outdoor engravings including A Bear Hunt in the Rocky Mountains --- 📏 Size Approx. 11 x 16 inches per page; standard Harper’s folio format. --- 📜 Condition Very good for a 19th-century newspaper. Light toning, small edge wear, and typical binding holes from its original bound volume. Please review all photos carefully to evaluate condition. --- 🖼️ Optional Framing Illustrations such as the Nast cartoons or the lighthouse spread look excellent framed. Message me for optional framing services. --- 📦 Shipping Ships flat with secure packaging and tracking. --- 🎁 Great For Collectors Of: • Thomas Nast & political cartoons 🎨 • Gilded Age history • Victorian newspapers • Maritime & lighthouse art 🌊 • Engineering and mechanical illustration ⚙️

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