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Published by M.M. Ballou, Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good, with overall Good surrounding sheet. See scans and description. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. From the February 16, 1856 issue of the very scarce 'Ballou's Pictorial' weekly newspaper, a 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" wood engraving depicting St. Valentine's Day activities of the era. See scan. Part of an overall front sheet of that issue - the periodical was of a very expansive, for the time, elephant folio size - which is rather ragged around the perimeter, hence just Good; but the image itself, quite suitable for framing, shows only moderate age-toning and is otherwise quite flawless, would be Near Fine if excised. See scans. Despite the surrounding raggedness, Maturin Ballou's paper stock, which was quite sturdy and supple for newsprint, remains so now, and is not at all fragile. Reverse of the sheet has a somewhat smaller wood engraving - 5 3/4" x 4 1/2" - depicting 'Jacques LeRoux in Prison", an illustration of a character from a piece of serial fiction, 'The Contrabandist: The Secret of a Life - A True Story of the South of France', carried in the publication. Though claimed as being a true story, the serial was written and presented in fiction form. That engraving image is also Fine but for age-toning. Please see all scans. leph2.
Published by M.M. Ballou, Boston, 1853
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good, with overall Good surrounding sheet. See scans and description. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1853. From the July, 23 1853 issue of the very scarce 'Ballou's Pictorial' weekly newspaper, a 10" x 7"" wood engraving depicting Indian Hill Farm at Newbury, Massachusetts, in that era. See scan. Part of an overall front sheet of that issue - the periodical was of a very expansive, for the time, elephant folio size - which is rather ragged around the perimeter, hence just Good; but the image itself, quite suitable for framing, shows only moderate age-toning and is otherwise quite flawless, would be Near Fine if excised. See scans. Despite the surrounding raggedness, Maturin Ballou's paper stock, which was quite sturdy and supple for newsprint, remains so now, and is not at all fragile. The larger overall sheet also contains a brief article on the Fourth of July doings at Indian Hill Farm, which was then the residence of Major Ben. Perley Poore. Please see all scans. leph2.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition [newspaper]. The February 3, 1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 5, Whole No. 187. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, newsprint wraps, 16 pp. A strong Very Good or better; some edge wear, and a few leaves show some edge darkening. See scans. Paper is quite supple, not at all fragile. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - as follows: The month of February itself (cover); "Steel and Gold: The Heir of Glenville" (story by Francis A. Durivage); Rosetta, Egypt (engraving); Birket-El-Ginnah (Cairo, Egypt) (engraving); "The Adopted Son's Bride" (story by Mrs. Caroline Orne); "Review of Holiday Presents." (Mrs. E. Wellmont); State Street (Boston) in 1770 vs. State Street in 1855 (with an engraving of State Street at each date); "Jerusalem!" (poem, Mary N. Dearborn); "A Visit to Wakullah Spring" (Ernest Malvern); "Edward L. Davenport", with an engraving of the actor; "Savin Hill and Old Colony Railroad" with an engraving of the Savin Hill Railroad Bridge in Dorchester; "The Architecture of Birds", with five engravings of bird's nests; Imperial Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia (with engraving); Spangenburg Fortress, in Kurhessen (with engraving), and a number of short editorials, news pieces, and classified ads. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition [newspaper]. The August 4, 1855 issue, Volume IX, No. 5, Whole No. 213. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. A strong Very Good Plus; other than modest occasional darkening to places on the covers (see scans), hardly anything to point to here. One of the highest grade copies I have. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - as follows: Chantrey's Statue of Washington (with large engraving); the continuation (at chapter 10) of "The Ducal Coronet: The Heir and the Usurper/ A Romance of Italy in the 16th Century" by Arthur Morton; "An Indian Legend", by Mrs. M.E. Robinson; The East India Silk Worm. Bombyx Cynthia (with a large engraving); Fresco Painting in the Capitol; A Visit to the Catacombs of Paris; St. John's, New Brunswick (with engraving); Inhabitants of New South Wales, Australia (with engraving); "Catherine to Heathcliff", a poem by S.L. Spencer; "The Sculptor of Verona", by Harriet A. Davison; Train & Co.'s Warehouse in Melbourne, Australia (with engraving); Sea of Azoff; Squaw Rock, at Squantum, Massachusetts (with engraving); Muscatine, Iowa (with engraving); Fort Snelling, Minnesota (with engraving); Printing for the Blind; An Italian Ramble; A Reminiscence of the Last War, by Giddings H. Ballou; "The Unmeant Rebuke. A Life Lesson" by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.; Club House, West Street, Boston (with engraving); Spy Pond and Taft's Hotel, Cambridge (with engraving); Madeira (two engravings, rear cover); and a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition [newspaper]. The May 26,1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 21, Whole No. 203. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. A strong Very Good Plus; other than modest occasional darkening to places on the covers (see scans), hardly anything to point to here. One of the highest grade copies I have. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - as follows: Club House, Corner of Beacon and Park Streets, with large engraving; "The King and the Cobbler: A Romance of Ancient Persia" (continuation at chapter VIII) by Austin C. Burdick; three locations in New Zealand, with text and three engravings; William the Conqueror, with large engraving; "The Pretended Nephew", by Anne T. Wilbur; Trenton, New Jersey, with text and six memorable engravings; "Greece", by Dr. J.V.C. Smith; "Freemont! Or, The Ride of the One Hundred" by Frederick Stanhope; Freeman Hunt, Esq., text with engraving; Old Fort at Medford, text with engraving; Old Feather Store, Dock Square, Boston, text with engraving; Quakers in Boston; Norfolk House, Roxbury, text with engraving; Revolutionary Monument at Lexington, text with engraving; Revolutionary Monument at Concord, text with scan; and a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition. The March 31,1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 13, Whole No. 195. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. A strong Very Good Plus; other than modest occasional darkening to places on the covers (see scans),not much to point to here. See scans. High grade. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - regarding as follows: Hughes High School, Cincinnati (text and one large engraving); "Secrets From the Cells, or, Leaves From My Diary" (continuation, part four, by Rev.J.H. Ingraham); "A Modern Belle's Career" by Mrs. E. Wellmont; A lengthy article on Arabs, with five impressive engravings; Empire of Burmah, by Dr. J.V.C. Smith; Bertrand de Born, by Carl Rupert; a lengthy piece on the Boston Athenaeum, with four large engravings of that edifice, inside and out; the equally lengthy "Sketch of the War in the East", in general coverage of the Ottoman Wars and the Russo-Turkish Wars of the time; medium bio piece, with engraving, on Cornelius Vanderbilt; an engraving of the New Steam Fire Engine of Boston; a rather dazzling page of text and four nice engravings of wildlife, "Illustrations of Natural History"; "City Sketches", the entire back cover filled with engravings of diverse Boston inhabitants; and of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition. The May 19, 1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 20, Whole No. 202. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. A strong Very Good Plus; other than modest occasional darkening to places on the covers (see scans), and of course a bit of age-toning to the newsprint paper (not excessive), not much to point to here. See scans. High grade. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - regarding as follows: Ship-Building at East Boston (text and one large engraving); "The King and the Cobbler - A Romance of Ancient Persia" (continuation) by Austin C. Burdick; The Bridge of Cobosac, France (text and one large engraving); The Tame Thrush and The Mexican Snake Bird (text-only articles); Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (text and five engravings); "The Rose at the Sill", by Henry L. Osgood; a large text-and-engraving-rich two-page spread on "New Hampshire Scenery", most specifically Lake Winnipiseogee (now Winnipesaukee) and Red Hill, with six quite beautiful engravings; "The Culprit Fay", by Eva Milford; George Washington Matsell, short bio with his engraved portrait; Residence of the Late Daniel Webster at Marshfield (text and one engraving of the farm there); The Baltic Fleet (text and one engraving); Greek Tombs at Canosa (text and one engraving); on the rear cover, a panoply of "New York (City) Street Figures"; and of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition. The May 5, 1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 18, Whole No. 200. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good; some darkening, notably at front covers (see scan); some edge wear, and of course a bit of age-toning to the newsprint paper (not excessive), and not much else to point to here. See scans. High grade. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - regarding as follows: The Uniform Overcoat of the First Regiment of the Massachusetts Voluntary Militia, text with one large engraving; The King and the Cobbler - A Romance of Ancient Persia (continuing) by Austin C. Burdick; Venice and Amsterdam (text and two large engravings); the eruption of Mount Pelee in Martinique (text and one engraving); My Cousin From the Country, by M.A. Denison ; a lengthy piece on Mackinaw, Michigan, with four impressive engravings; A Triplet of Gems, by Caroline A. Soule; "Pliny Miles, the Traveller", short piece with a portrait engraving; Antioch, Syria, text with one large engraving; Scenes in New Orleans, text and two handsome engravings; a full-rear-cover engraving, "Gods and Goddesses of Grecian Mythology"; and of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition. The April 14, 1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 15, Whole No. 197. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good; some darkening, small patches of soil (see scans); some edge wear, and of course a bit of age-toning to the newsprint paper (not excessive), and not much else to point to here. See scans. High grade. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - regarding as follows: The Aurora Borealis, cover story, with a beautifully executed engraving; Secrets of the Cells, or Leaves From My Diary (continuing) by Rev. J.H. Ingraham; massive two-page spread on Nice and the Chartreuse of Val Pesio, text and four large engravings; My Landlady, by Alice Carey; Encounter with Malay Pirates, an apparently true account by Frederick Ward; two full pages on Newark, NJ with no less than eight striking engravings; Sketches of Finland (text only); short piece plus portrait engraving of Boston actress Mrs. John A. Wood; Trinity College in Hartford, text on one page with a large, tranquil engraving on the next; Female College in Dubuque, IA, with engraving; Chicago Court House, with engraving; Capturing a Condor (text only); rear cover carries text and an engraving on Pittsburgh as well as a "Home Revisited" engraving, to go with an earlier short piece; and of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition. The April 21, 1855 issue, Volume VIII, No. 16, Whole No. 198. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good; some darkening, small patches of soil (see scans); some edge wear, and of course a bit of age-toning to the newsprint paper (not excessive), and not much else to point to here. See scans. High grade. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: Alexander II, Emperor of Russia, with a stately portrait engraving; Secrets of the Cells, or Leaves From My Diary (continuing) by Rev. J.H. Ingraham; Mozart's Requiem, by William Melbourne; Crimean War Scenes, two rich pages of text with four dramatic engravings; Hubba's Revenge, by William T. Haley; A Story of Old Times, written by co-editor by Francis A. Durivage; New York (City) in 1855 and 1660 - two full pages of text, with two very large engravings, one depicting New York each of those dates; The King's Cherries, by Caroline A. Soule; Erastus Brigham Bigelow, biographical text and a portrait engraving; Burlington, IA, with a riverside engraving; Loading Cotton on the Alabama River, text and two large engravings; Dwarf Race of Men in Peru; Libraries of Messrs. Choate & Everett (text); rear cover, "Natural History of Birds", carries a full-page engraving of ten different avian species as illustration of a short interior piece on the subject; and of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng2.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. First Edition. The July 7, 1855 issue, Volume IX, No. 1, Whole No. 209. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Really quite better than Very Good, and superior to most surviving examples of Ballou's Pictorial; very little foxing or darkening, and the page edges are not at all roughened, as is often the case. Two quite short spine slits at left (see scans). Standard age-toning to the paper. High grade. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: Washington Taking Command at Cambridge, the lead article with a large engraving; The Ducal Coronet, or,The Heir and the Ursurper (A Romance of Italy in the 16th Century), a several-chapters-long installment in an ongoing series by Arthur Morton, A.M.; Revolutionary Relics, a page of text and no less than 7 engravings on relics from the Revolutionary War; The Declaration of Independence, an account of the day it was signed, with one large engraving; The Rival Maidens, A Story of the Fifteenth Century, by Giddings H. Ballou; two full pages of engravings on luminaries of the Revolutionary War, one of those pages bearing portraits of Civic Heroes of the American Revolution, and the other of Military Heroes of the American Revolution; The Knight's Dog - An Ancient Chronicle, by A.J. H. Duganne; George P. Morris, the Song-Writer, a half-page bio with a portrait engraving; an engraving of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius; the entire rear cover is one very large engraving depicting the defeat of General Braddock in the French and Indian War, in Virginia in 1755; as well as of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng2.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. First Edition. The May 24, 1856 issue, Volume X, No. 21, Whole No. 255. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. About Very Good, with an old faint dampstain throughout and darkening to some edges, only very moderate roughness to edges at places. One short spine slit at left (see scans). Standard age-toning to the paper. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: cover article, The Thousand Islands, with text and a half-page engraving; The Texan Cruiser: Calypso The Wanderer / A Tale of the Last War, by T. Burlingame Ross (several chapters in an ongoing serial); Labuan Island, Borneo, with some text and a small engraving; Before and After, a comparison of the best and worst of a military career during the Crimean War; Romance and Whiskers, by Emeret H. Sedge; , with a large half-page engraving; Canadian Fur District, a mammoth full-page engraving which is faced by another of equal size, American Indians Receiving the Annual Payment; Twice Married, by Mary A. Lowell; A Tale of a Donkey / A Drama of Real Life by "The Old 'Un"; Reverend Eleazer Williams, bio plus a portarit engraving; two engravings plus accompanying text of coaches, the English Three-Horse Omnibus and the Turkish Omnibus; text vignettes on the rear page covering A Street Scene in Tunis, An Old English Churchyard; Boston Trade, Arabian and Other Horses, and the Imaum of Muscat, with engravings illustrating the first two of those; as well as of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng2.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. First Edition. The February 2, 1856 issue, Volume X, No. 5, Whole No. 239. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good Plus, with small areas of peripheral darkening, soil on rear cover, small dog ear without loss at some leaves; standard age-toning to the paper. A sturdy example. See scans. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: cover article, Victor Emmanuel, King of Sardinia, with text and one large portrait engraving; The Contrabandists, or The Secret of A Life / A True Story of the South of France (continuation, with of several chapters; one engraving as illustration; author uncredited here); two full pages (and these are of course large folio pages) of text with six engravings on Arabia - Arab Emigrants, an Arab Plough, an Arabian Market Scene, and Arab Fool/Crazy Man, Arabian Prophesying, and an Arabian party in a tent; Frank Milton's Angel, a story by Mary A. Lowell; a vast two full page engraving of the Battle of Lake Erie (Commodore Perry's Victory), with ships identified at the bottom margin, though two folio pages are too large even for a large-format scanner, and that marginal identification doesn't show in the scan; Stingo Grout, Esquire, a story by Mrs. H.C. Gardner; Mr. Daniel Dingdong (of the firm of Dingdong, Titman and Weasel), a story by Maurice Silingsby; Scenes in the (Circus) Ring, text and one large engraving; Icebergs and Greenlanders (text); Approach to Jerusalem (text); Origin of Plants (text); full rear page article, with very large engraving, of the 1856 Massachusetts House of Representatives; as well as of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. An early issue under this name. lLng2.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1857
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1857. First Edition. The February 28, 1857 issue, Volume XII, No. 9, Whole No. 297. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good Plus, with very little of the common peripheral darkening, edge wear and toning. Modest amounts of each, thus better than Very Good, not quite Near Fine. See scans. A sturdy and handsome example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: cover article, "Winter Scene, Boston Harbor", text with an engraving of the British mail steamer coming through the harbor through ice; The Spanish Moor, or, The Convent of Alcala - A Story of the Throne, The Altar, and The Forest (several chapters of the Eugene Scribe continuing story); Persian Irregular Troops, text with engraving; American Wild Flowers, text only; Eastern Domestic Architecture in Cairo (text and four engravings); Discoveries in Africa, text only; The Young Carpenter's First Crime, by Emma Carra; a vast two full page engraving of "Columbus Discovering America", large and dramatic; The Spectre - A Legend of Granite Island by J. Grafton Allen; What Is It ? by Miss Caroline T. Hentz; Adam Wallace Thaxter, Jr., Esq., brief bio and a portrait engraving; A half-page engraving, "Scene in Winter Street, Boston, During the Late Snow Storm"; rear cover is a full page engraving showing "Master Geo. W. Marsh, the Infant Comedian of Marsh's Juvenile Troupe", in nine different role costumes; as well as of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. lLng2.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. First Edition. The February 16, 1856 issue, Volume X, No. 7, Whole No. 241. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Better than Very Good, with very little of the common peripheral darkening, modest edge wear, a few spots of foxing. Not all that far short of Near Fine. See scans. A sturdy and handsome example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: cover article, St. Valentine's Day, with large half-page engraving; several more chapters of serial fiction by the editors, The Contrabandist - The Secret of A Life. A True Story of Southern France / with two engravings illustrating that; Paris by Night; Walking Leaves of Australia; Cathedral of St. Giovanni (Turin), with one large engraving; City of Genoa, with one large engraving; Palace of the Senate (Turin), with one large engraving; Mr. Baker's Domestic System, by Mary E. Robinson; a massive two-full-page engraving of the Deck of the U.S. Frigate Constitution at the Commencement of Action With the British Frigate Guerriere on August 19, 1812; The Black Saddle-Mare, by Horace B. Staniford; John G. Gilbert, biographical brief with portrait engraving; Wellington Hill Depot (winter engraving); Remarkable Trees, a short piece on several unusual tree species from around the world; A Lesson for Borrowers, by Mary L. Meany; and, on the back cover, a full-page engraving of Charles Mackay's poem, The Miller of the Dee, with the verse itself below it; as well as of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. lLng2.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1857
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1857. First Edition. TheJune 20, 1857 issue, Volume XII, No.25, Whole No. 313. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good; closed tear at front cover (scan), small peripheral chipping, light toning, a few spots of foxing. See scans. A sturdy and handsome example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings - here, regarding: cover article, Boat Race on the Charles River; Madame de Solange, short fiction by Anne T. Wilbur; poodle training, with engraving; Feats of Persian Horses; Sunshine; The Whaleship and the Cannibals; Parisian Theaters; Ancient Warfare, with engraving; Old Italian Violin Makers; Battle of Albuera; Wood Gas; The Two Captains: Or, The Sailors' Protege (Ralph Tryon); Witchcraft in Mississippi; Prince Halem Pacha's Sporting Steam Yacht, with engraving; The Boston Sardinian Cannon, with engraving; The Nashua, NH Niagara Engine Co. No. 5, with an engraving of Chief Engineer F. Munroe, and another of the Company in action; Sophie's Confession (Margaret Verne); The Alligator and the Tiger (Frederick W. Saunders); short bio on Edwin Booth, with portrait engraving; Egyptian Shadoof for Irrigation, with engraving; Blanchard's Timber-Bending Machine, with engraving; The Siamese; a haunted chamber; South Africa, with two engravings; as well as of course a number of short editorials, news pieces, poems, and ads. Please see all scans. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. The February 24, 1855 issue, Volume VIII, No.8, Whole No. 190. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good; modest external age-toning), small corner creases, small stains at rear cover. See scans. Contents are virtually near fine, actually. A sturdy and handsome example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 19 sizeable engraving, plus one map, not counting advertiser's engraved illustrations. They include the ornate cover top engraving, Niblo's Theater (New York), Copper Mines of Algeria (3 engravings), The Appian Way at Rome, 5 Engravings of homes, buildings and scenes in Wilmington, NC, an Isaac Adams portrait, Skating on Jamaica Pond (Boston), The Sacred Ibis, Mummy of the Ibis, Jar of the Ibis, The Mehari Camel (3 engravings), and a Map of the Crimea (as of 1855, of course). Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, plus a few have no illustrations (e.g., A Bear Hunt in the Tyrol). The fiction offering is "Steel and Gold: The Heir of Glenville" (Francis A. Durivage,2 chapters). Several period poems, as always, too. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is thus a very early one, under Ballou's editorship and his management. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1857
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1857. The February 14, 1857 issue, Volume XII, No.7, Whole No. 295. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good; notable edge tatter at front cover and spine; the rest of this issue shows virtually no flaws at all but for a very modest amount of age-toning. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 18 sizable engraving. They include the masthead, a busy Boston Harbor engraving; a front-page State of Tennessee engraving; eight engravings of birds - Rupicola Aurantia, the Umbrella Bird, the Fantail Warbler, the Chinese Teal, the Emeu (Emu), the Loxia Bengalenses, the Tailor Bird, and the Puffin; four large, beautiful Canadian landscape engravings, including an Ottawa Falls, the Falls of the Chaudiere (Quebec), Murray Bay, and Cape Trinity; a Sigismund Thalberg portrait; Skaters on Jamaica Pond (Boston); a statue of Nicholas Poussin; and a scene, "Domestic Service to an Eastern Rajah and Princess. Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, plus a few have no illustrations (How Murat Died, The Worth of a Valet, The Education of the Eye, e.g.). The fiction offerings include "The Spanish Moor, or The Convent of Alcala" (Eugene Scribe), 3 chapters; "The Pawnbroker's Christmas" (Richard Cranshaw); "The Bride and the BOttle, or The Well of St. Keyne" (Emily R. Page); snd "The Election Ruse", by William O. Eaton. Several period poems, as always, too. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is thus a fairly early one, under Ballou's editorship and his management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. The January 5, 1856 issue, Volume X, No.1, Whole No. 235. Thirteen illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good, the inevitable moderate age-toning and a chip at rear cover affecting one engraving being the only notable flaws. Less edge wear than is typical, as well. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 13 sizable engravings - including a rather mammoth one, spanning two the the elephant folio pages, of the Battle of New Orleans. They include the masthead, a winter sleigh ride, two illustrations for the serialized story, "The Contrabandist", two arctic scenes, Nathaniel Shurtleff, a scene in the Crimea, four engravings illustrating an article on Portugal, and that large Battle of New Orleans work. Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, and there are always a few that have no illustration. Several of this periodical's typical short stories and serialized fiction are always within, as well, and the issue is spiced with a few poems, news shorts, and classified ads (occasionally illustrated with engravings themselves). Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is thus a fairly early one, under Ballou's editorship and his management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. The July 5, 1856 issue, Volume XI, No.1, Whole No. 261. Thirteen illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good, the inevitable moderate age-toning and occasional moderate foxing spots being the only notable flaws. Much less edge wear than is typical, as well. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 13 sizable engravings - including a very large (nearly full page) engraving of the corner of Court and Tremont streets in Boston, 'with the new iron building'. They include as well the masthead (nameplate) graphic, a State of Delaware scene (drawn and engraved 'expressly for the Pictorial' by Billings), two engravings of the Holy Land - Edom and Nazareth, four Australian wilderness scenes, a portrait of poet and publisher James T. Fields, the 'New Capital of Kansas at LeCompton City', and two large engravings of circus performer scenes on the rear cover. Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, and there are always a few that have no illustration. Several of this periodical's typical short stories and serialized fiction are generally within (e.g.: 'The Gipsey's (sic) Secret- The League of Guilt', two chapters in this issue), as well, and the issue is always spiced with a few poems, news shorts, and/or classified ads (occasionally illustrated with engravings themselves). Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is a nicely preserved one issued of those executed under Ballou's editorship and management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. The August 25, 1855 issue, Volume IX, No.8, Whole No. 216, of Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Sixteen illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good, the inevitable moderate age-toning and a light front-page stain being the only notable flaw. Moderate internal foxing spots, not heavy. Less edge wear than is typical. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 16 sizable engravings, most of these associated with articles or stories. They include the Boston Harbor masthead, a large State of Connecticut scene with the state escutcheon, three illustrations of an piece on Trieste, Italy, a portrait of Nathan Richardson with a long article on him, an engraving of the Grand Plaza of Mexico City, the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Jacksonville, Illinois, the Round Hill Water Cure Institution in Northampton, Massachusetts, the New Clay Monument in Lexington, KY, a view of Vicksburg, Mississippi from across the river (all with accompanying text), a portrait of Thomas De Quincey with a short bio on him, the New York Asylum For Idiots in Syracuse with article, the water wheel at Valparaiso with text, the Merchants' Exchange in Toronto, Canada and the U.S. Steamer Baltic, both with text. Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, and there always a few that have no illustration. Several of this periodical's typical short stories and serialized fiction are always within, as well, and the issue is spiced with a few poems, news shorts, and classified ads (occasionally illustrated with engravings themselves). Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is thus a fairly early one, under Ballou's editorship and his management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. The July 5, 1856 issue, Volume XI, No.1, Whole No. 261. Nineteen illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good, the inevitable moderate age-toning and occasional moderate foxing spots being the only notable flaws. Much less edge wear than is typical, as well. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 19 sizable engravings; these include the masthead (nameplate) graphic of Boston Harbor; a stately portrait of the United States Steam Frigate Merrimac; 'Robin the Gardner" doing his gardening as an illustration of the serialized novel 'The Contrabandist'; the port of Lisbon, Portugal, with a tall ship among other items; engravings of scenes from the St. John's Church and Parsonage in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts and the Academy at South Berwick, Maine; no less than ten elegant scenes from around Salem, Massachusetts at that time; a portrait of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; the closing scene from 'The Tempest' at the Boston Theatre (sic); and an expansive (full-page) engraving depicting ornithological beauties. Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, and there are always a few that have no illustration. Several of this periodical's typical short stories and serialized fiction are generally within (several in this issue, including The Contrabandist), as well, and the issue is always spiced with a few poems, news shorts, and/or classified ads (occasionally illustrated with engravings themselves). Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is a nicely preserved one issued of those executed under Ballou's editorship and management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. The July 12, 1856 issue, Volume XI, No.2, Whole No. 262. Seventeen illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good or better, the inevitable moderate age-toning and occasional moderate foxing spots being the only notable flaws (hardly any foxing in this particular example). Much less edge wear than is typical, as well. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 17 sizable engravings; these include the masthead (nameplate) graphic of Boston Harbor; the Shot Tower in St. Louis; Hug-Seu-Tsene, the 'insurgent chief og China'; Hunt & Webster's clothing factory (four engravings); Moorish Architecture (three engravings); the Oakland Female Institute in Norristown, PA; the Grand Ducal Palace in Schwerin, Germany; 'Grandfather's Visit'; the New Jersey State Normal School, Trenton; a portrait of Boston Police Chief Daniel J. Coburn; and the residence of French author Alphonse de Lamartine (two engravings). Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, and there are always a few that have no illustration. Several of this periodical's typical short stories and serialized fiction are generally within (several in this issue, including The Gipsey's Secret [sic]), as well, and the issue is always spiced with a few poems, news shorts, and/or classified ads (occasionally illustrated with engravings themselves). Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is a nicely preserved one issued of those executed under Ballou's editorship and management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. The December 15, 1855 issue, Volume IX, No.24, Whole No. 232, of Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Sixteen illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good, the inevitable moderate age-toning and some moderate tatter at the bottom of two pages which had been cut overlength. Almost no internal foxing spots. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 16 sizable engravings, most of these associated with articles or stories. They include the Boston Harbor masthead, a group portrait of American authors, two illustrations for the serialized story 'The Visconti', two large Sicily scenes, no less than six scenes of points of interest around the City of Rochester, NY, in 1855, a portrait of William Warren of the Boston Museum, the Presbyterian Church in Detroit in 1855, and two large, beautiful, pastoral scenes of Clifton, England and Bath, England on the rear cover. See scans for some of those. Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, and there always a few that have no illustration. Several of this periodical's typical short stories and serialized fiction are always within, as well, and the issue is spiced with a few poems, news shorts, and classified ads (occasionally illustrated with engravings themselves). Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is thus a fairly early one, under Ballou's editorship and his management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1855. The July 21, 1855 issue, Volume IX, No.3, Whole No. 211, of Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Eleven illustrations from engravings. Expansive Elephant folio size, sewn newsprint wraps, 16 pp. Very Good, with the inevitable moderate age-toning and some further corner darkening at the front cover (scan). Almost no internal foxing. See scans. A sturdy example. Maturin Ballou's paper was quite supple, not at all fragile, and it shows. Sharp, healthy, well-preserved. This issue contains stories, articles, and / or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings. Here, there are 11 sizable (less than the average of 15 or 16, because of the vast, two-page-wide engraving of "Constantinople and the Bosporus from the Point of the Seari". Most of the engravings are associated with articles or stories; in addition to the Bosporus piece, the engravings include the Boston Harbor masthead, a large scene of the Nahant Hotel, a Nathaniel Hawthorne portrait, Milldam Road, the New Boston Theatre, the Boston City Library, St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto, Perekop in the Crimea, and two scenes from Boulogne (France), one of those being inside the subterranean Church of Notre Dame, on the rear cover. See scans for some of those. Most of the non-fiction articles relate to these illustrations, and there always a few that have no illustration. Several of this periodical's typical short stories and serialized fiction are always within, as well, and the issue is spiced with a few poems, news shorts, and classified ads (occasionally illustrated with engravings themselves). Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought that - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. This issue is thus a fairly early one, under Ballou's editorship and his management. See scans. LLng3.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good Plus. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. First Edition [newspaper] . Newsprint wraps, Elephant Folio (large), 16 pp. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Some edge wear and a bit of edge darkening. Better than very good; sharp, healthy, well-preserved copy. This issue contains articles - as well as the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings, accompanying most of them - on Alexander Rice, Implements of Warfare, Southern France, Canada, Napoleonic Dragoon, Opera, Philadelphia, Card Game, and a number of smaller items and engravings dealing with Boston. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought it - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. l-lng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good Plus. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. First Edition [newspaper] . Newsprint wraps, Elephant Folio, 16 pp. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Some edge wear and a bit of edge darkening. Better than very good; sharp, healthy, well-preserved copy. See scans. This issue contains articles - and/or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings furnished by of M. Ballou - on Chelsea, Taunton, the Cape Ann Wreck, War, Armenia, and short serial fiction and a number of smaller items, ads and editorials. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought it - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1856
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good Plus. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1857. First Edition [newspaper] . Newsprint wraps, large elephant Folio size, 16 pp. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Some edge wear and moderate foxing. Better than very good; sharp, healthy, well-preserved copy. This issue contains articles - and/or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings accompanying many of them - on Boston Common, The Contrabandist [fiction], Theater, Albany (six engravings of older Albany buildings, some shown in scans), Calcutta, Bashi-Bazouks, the American Prairie, Samuel Rogers, and a number of smaller items and/or engravings dealing with the Boston area. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought it - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. lLng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1857
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good Plus. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1857. First Edition [newspaper] . Newsprint wraps, Elephant Folio (large), 16 pp. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Some edge wear and moderate foxing. Better than very good; sharp, healthy, well-preserved copy. Ballou used supple paper, for newsprint.This issue contains articles - and/or the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings accompanying many of them - on Chicago, the Emperor and Empress of Austria, Persia, Punjab, Hugh Miller, Ferouk Khan, Leeds, Lt. George H. Preble, Pifferari, Henry the First, and a number of smaller items and engravings. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought it - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. l-lng1.
Published by Ballou, M.M., Boston, 1855
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Self-wraps [newspaper]. Condition: Very Good Plus. From Engravings (illustrator). First Edition. Boston: M.M. Ballou, 1856. First Edition [newspaper] . Newsprint wraps, Elephant Folio (large), 16 pp. Numerous illustrations from engravings. Some edge wear and a bit of edge darkening. Better than very good; sharp, healthy, well-preserved copy. This issue contains articles - as well as the diverse and now somewhat legendary engravings, accompanying most of them - on the Niagara Suspension Bridge, Persia [fiction], Switzerland, Brazil, Bahia, Roxbury and Brookline Homes [nice engravings], theater, New England, short fiction and poetry and a number of smaller items and engravings dealing with Boston. Maturin Ballou's 16-page newsprint periodical was already a piece of American history when he, as managing editor of Gleason's Pictorial, bought it - the first successful illustrated weekly newspaper in America - from owner Frederick Gleason in 1855. l-lng1.