{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-october-21-1871-complete-w-supplement-24-pp-chicago-before-the-fire-double-page-nast-brains-cartoon-mont-cenis","title":"Harper’s Weekly – October 21, 1871 – Complete w\/ Supplement (24 pp) | Chicago Before the Fire Double-Page, Nast “Brains” Cartoon, Mont Cenis","description":"Original and complete issue with supplement of Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, dated October 21, 1871 (Vol. XV, No. 773). This issue runs 24 pages total and is historically significant for its engravings of Chicago before the Great Fire and Nast’s powerful political cartoons targeting the Tweed Ring.\n\n📖 Highlights \u0026amp; Illustrations:\n\nThomas Nast Political Cartoons:\n\nFront-page: “The Only Thing They Respect or Fear” — exposing Boss Tweed’s corruption.\n\nFull-page: “Brains” — one of Nast’s most iconic caricatures of Tweed.\n\n\nChicago History:\n\nDouble-page panoramic view of Chicago “as it was” before the Great Fire, by Theodore R. Davis. A dramatic and highly collectible engraving.\n\n\nInternational Engineering:\n\nOpening of the Mont Cenis Tunnel (Franco-Italian Alps) with sectional diagrams, map, and large engraving.\n\n\nUrban \u0026amp; Social Life:\n\nAlong the Docks, New York — bustling maritime scene.\n\nShanghaiing Sailors (companion scene).\n\nRiding the Elephant in the London Zoological Gardens.\n\nInterior of a London Ragged School.\n\n\nPortraits: Murray Halstead (journalist\/editor).\n\nSerialized Fiction: Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins; Lord Kilgobbin by Charles Lever.\n\nSupplement: Included — additional illustrated and literary content, ensuring this issue is complete.\n\nPeriod Advertisements: Ads for pianos, watches, remedies, books, and consumer goods.\n\n\n📜 Condition:\n\nComplete – 24 pages (including supplement).\n\nApprox. 11\" × 16\".\n\nBinding holes from original volume; light toning and edge wear; small chips at margins.\n\nImages, especially the Chicago double-page and Nast cartoons, remain sharp and display-worthy.\n\nSold as is — see photos for details.\n\n\n🎁 Why Collect This Issue?\nThis number is prized for the Chicago panoramic engraving, a vital visual record of the city before the devastating Great Fire, and for Nast’s legendary attacks on Boss Tweed. It also highlights global engineering marvels like the Mont Cenis Tunnel and rich illustrations of 19th-century social life.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264027979996,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/0d3bbb06-il_fullxfull.7281229757_2umo.jpg?v=1786496786","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-october-21-1871-complete-w-supplement-24-pp-chicago-before-the-fire-double-page-nast-brains-cartoon-mont-cenis","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}