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The product is a cloth-bound hardcover book titled "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, Volume II" published in Boston in 1852. It features wood engravings and illustrations, making it a visually engaging read. The book contains various contributions from authors in the United States, focusing on historical and Americana topics. With its original print year, this collectible item offers a glimpse into the literary and artistic landscape of the mid-19th century.
Cloth Front 1852 Vol II Jan-June Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion #2
Size 11.75” x 15.75” 416 pages
Nice condition being over 170+ years old
Some pages are yellowing as seen in pictures, and cloth front is as seen in pictures.
1852 Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion Newspaper ...
Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Vol. II Jan–June 1852), is a 19th-century American illustrated weekly containing detailed woodcut engravings of mid-19th-century life, including cityscapes, President Pierce’s inauguration, and western expansion. It features original fiction, poetry, and news.
Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1851 to 1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851.[1] The publication name was changed to Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion for 1855, after managing editor Maturin Murray Ballou bought out the interest of Gleason. The first issue as Ballou's was 6 January 1855. The magazine absorbed the Illustrated News of New York in 1853. It ceased publication in 1859.[1]
The Pictorial featured artists such as Winslow Homer, and authors such as Giddings H. Ballou, Susan H. Blaisdell, Alice Carey, Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Sophronia Currier, Mrs. S. P. Doughty, Francis A. Durivage, Aglaus Forrester, Mrs. H. C. Gardner, Joseph Holt Ingraham, Grace Lee, Mary A. Lowell, Mary L. Meany, Ellen Alice Moriarty, Arthur Morton, Frances P. Pepperell, Mary E. Robinson, M. V. St. Leon, Frederick Ward Saunders, Sue M. Scott, Maurice Silingsby, Frederick Stanhope, Horace B. Staniford, John Thornberry, Winnie Woodfern, and Joseph Wolf.
Key Contents of the 1852 First Half Volume:
Key content in this volume includes:
Illustrations: Profuse wood-engraved images featuring detailed views of American cities, famous portraits, and notable events, including early appearances of works by Winslow Homer.
Regional & International Scenes:
Hawaii: Features on Honolulu, Cook's Monument, and Sandwich Island dances.
California: Sketches and scenes.
New York: Views of Niagara Falls, the town of Oswego, the new railroad bridge at Portage, and N.P. Willis's country seat, Glen Mary.
Other locations: Chicago, West Point, and the departure of the Lizzie Webber to Australia.
Literary Content: Original tales, sketches, and poems by 19th-century authors such as Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., Alice Carey, and Francis A. Durivage.
This volume captures a "wide panorama of American culture" in the early 1850s
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