London Illustrated News 1856 Jan-June Half Year Bound Weekly Newspapers For Sale

This is a bound half year of weekly newspapers. The pagination lists 720 pages. It appears to be complete. It has many beautiful full and double page illustrations, along with interesting articles, including the Dublin Ireland Peace Commemoration. The pages are gigantic, measuring approximately 11x15.75 inches (28x40cm).

Has coverage of the UK, America and all over the world. The illustrations are suitable for framing.

CONDITION: Page 11 is present but cleanly detached. Page 181 has a old fold. The back end page is detached. THe The pages have a slight wave to them, but there is no sign of old or new water damage. Thelarge double-page prints are tipped into the binding. This was a luxury binding technique of that era, because the double page prints were free of binding holes down the center. Some of the pages have the sought-after red ONE PENNY TAX stamp in the margin of some of the pages. The covers are detached. THe leather spine is missing. THe binding is holding but shaken. There is an occasional fox mark or finger smudge.

I am selling hundreds of bound volumes of the Illustrated London News, Harper’s Weekly Journal, The Graphic Illustrated News, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated, Ballou\'s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Gleason\'s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion Cassell’s Family Newspaper, Journal des Voyages et des Aventures de Terre et de Mer and other weekly newspapers. Contact me if you are interested in additional volumes.

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SHIPPING – PLEASE NOTE: Please be aware that this giant book is quite heavy. You may choose Media Mail in the USA if you like, but at your own risk. You may have to pay the difference between Media and ground if the postmaster feels the advertisements from the 1800s disqualify it for media mail.

If you buy more than one volume, I may be able to box them together. In this case I can refund any excess postage paid.