HARPER’S WEEKLY, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 1863 – GEN. TOM THUMB’S WEDDING

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Vol. VII—No. 321. 16 pp. [113-128], four columns, with numerous stories, illustrations and cartoons. Front cover features a full page  wedding sketch of  “Mr. and Mr. Charles S. Stratton [General Tom Thumb and Wife], taken from a famous Brady photo. Interior illustrations includes a depiction of “The Effects of the [Emancipation] Proclamation—Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at New Bern,  North Carolina,” and a montage of scenes treating the attack on Ft. Hindman, at Arkansas Post, Arkansas. Also a panoramic depiction of “The Great Southern Expedition From Beaufort, North Carolina.”

Exhibits mounting dots and chipping along the left margin, and slight soiling of lower right corner. Else VG plus, w/smooth cover. “Classic” is the perfect descriptive word for a Harper’s Weekly issue featuring  the wedding of the Lilliputians Tom Thumb & Miss Lavinia Warren. Fine collectible. In protective sleeve w/white care backing.    [jp]

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