Harper’s Weekly – January 8, 1887,  Dramatic Fire Scene • Sporting Dogs • Lumber Raft • General Logan Fu

Harper’s Weekly – January 8, 1887, Dramatic Fire Scene • Sporting Dogs • Lumber Raft • General Logan Fu

$35.00
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Harper’s Weekly – January 8, 1887,  Dramatic Fire Scene • Sporting Dogs • Lumber Raft • General Logan Fu

Harper’s Weekly – January 8, 1887, Dramatic Fire Scene • Sporting Dogs • Lumber Raft • General Logan Fu

$35.00
Offered here is an authentic, complete original issue of Harper’s Weekly: The Journal of Civilization, dated January 8, 1887. This issue is packed with dramatic illustrations, historic events, and rich late-Victorian advertising. A strong issue for collectors of American history, military history, frontier life, and early sporting prints. --- ⭐ Highlights of This Issue 🔥 Full-Page Engraving: “Burning of the Temple Theatre at Philadelphia” A dramatic firefighting scene, showing engines, ladders, crowds, and the full intensity of a major urban fire. A powerful display print. 🪓 Full-Page: “A Lumber Raft” A beautifully detailed engraving showing lumbermen at work on a massive timber raft — an iconic image of late-19th-century American industry and frontier culture. 🐕 Full-Page: “Field Trial of Sporting Dogs at High Point, North Carolina” A superb hunting print depicting sportsmen, pointers, setters, and field-trial action. Highly collectible for hunting, dog, and sporting art enthusiasts. 🇺🇸 Full-Page: “The Funeral of General Logan” John A. Logan, Civil War general and 1884 Republican vice-presidential candidate, is shown lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda. An important piece of political and military history. ❄️ Half-Page: “A Snow Blockade in the Northwest” A vivid scene of railroads and towns brought to a standstill by massive snow drifts — perfect for collectors of railroad history and winter Americana. 📰 Additional Content Includes: Satire, illustrated news, and national commentary Portrait engravings Political analysis and social reporting Extensive Victorian advertising (soaps, pianos, remedies, patented devices, watches, early medical ads, etc.) --- ⭐ Condition (VG / Very Good) Complete in 16 pages Clean, bright interior pages Light wear along the binding edge from removal from a bound volume A strong, displayable example of a desirable HW issue --- 🖼 Archival Framing Available I offer professional archival framing with: ✓ Acid-free matting ✓ UV-protective acrylic ✓ Options for single pages or double-page centerfolds Perfect for the fire scene, lumber raft, sporting dogs print, or Logan funeral engraving. ---

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