{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-october-14-1871-complete-w-supplement-24-pages-grand-duke-alexis-nast-tweed-ring-cartoons-elephant-vs-bull-figh","title":"Harper’s Weekly – October 14, 1871 – Complete w\/ Supplement (24 pages) | Grand Duke Alexis, Nast Tweed Ring Cartoons, Elephant vs. Bull Figh","description":"Original and complete issue with supplement of Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, dated October 14, 1871 (Vol. XV, No. 772). This copy includes the standard 16-page issue plus the 8-page supplement, making a total of 24 pages filled with political cartoons, cultural reporting, illustrations, and serialized fiction.\n\n📖 Highlights \u0026amp; Illustrations (Main Issue):\n\nFront Page Portrait: The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia — commemorating his diplomatic visit to America.\n\nThomas Nast Political Cartoons:\n\n“A Weakness” (full-page) – satire targeting Tammany Hall.\n\n“The Four Masters That Emptied It” (full-page) – Tweed Ring exposed as draining the NYC treasury.\n\n\nExploration \u0026amp; Science: Engraving of the Polaris and Congress at Godhavn, Greenland during Captain Hall’s polar expedition.\n\nCultural Features:\n\nFull-page dramatic illustration: Elephant vs. Bull Fight.\n\nPilgrims to the Holy Well — Irish Catholic devotional scene.\n\n\nPortrait: Hon. Newton Booth, Governor-elect of California.\n\nSerialized Fiction: Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins, with additional short fiction and poetry.\n\n\n📖 Supplement (8 Pages):\n\nMemories of Distinguished Authors – Catharine Maria Sedgwick, with engraved portrait, her home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and her grave.\n\nFacsimile Handwriting of Sedgwick, with a letter excerpt.\n\nPoetry and Essays, including “Our Rising Generation” and “Only to Know.”\n\nScenic Views: Engraving of West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.\n\nSerialized Fiction Continuations (Lord Kilgobbin by Charles Lever, etc.).\n\nFull-page Cartoon: Our Rising Generation.\n\n\n📜 Condition:\n\nComplete – 24 pages (16pp issue + 8pp supplement).\n\nApprox. 11” × 16”.\n\nBinding holes along spine from original volume binding.\n\nEdge wear, small chips, and light toning; overall good+ condition with strong illustrations and clean pages.\n\n\n🎁 Why Collect This Issue?\nThis issue is a rich blend of political satire, international diplomacy, and literary culture. Thomas Nast’s fierce attacks on Boss Tweed and the Tammany Ring, combined with the coverage of Grand Duke Alexis’s visit, make it politically significant. The elephant vs. bull fight engraving is a dramatic visual collectible, while the supplement’s tribute to author Catharine Maria Sedgwick adds literary and cultural depth.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264028078300,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/d723047a-il_fullxfull.7281171911_n7dr.jpg?v=1786496787","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-october-14-1871-complete-w-supplement-24-pages-grand-duke-alexis-nast-tweed-ring-cartoons-elephant-vs-bull-figh","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}