War-Dated Frank Leslie Illustrated Grouping

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/21/2016

Small Collection of 25 Issues of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspapers, 16pp issues, never bound, untrimmed, occasional tears, generally VG. We will list date and key engraving. Please remeber that Leslie’s was formatted with numerous wood cut engravings and loaded with war news. The leslie’s is considewrable more scarce than Harper’s Weekly. The collection includes; February 9, 1861, Front cover map “Pensacola Bay and illustration of Fort Pickens; ... plus, March 23, 1861, 1/8 page missing front cover. ... plus, April 6, 1861, Center spread of Lincoln’s Cabinet, ...plus, April 13, 1861, center spread, Fort Monroe, ... plus, May 18,1861, fascinating front cover illustration of Winans Steam Gun, ... plus, June 8, 1861, center spread “Stampede Among the Negroes in Virginia - Their Arrival at Fort Monroe ...”, ... plus, June 15, 1861, center spread showing naval battles, ... plus, June 22, 1861, center spread, “The Battle of Great Bethel ...”, ...plus, July 6, 1861, center spread “The Camp of the Rhode Island Regiments near Washingto ...”, ... plus, July 13, 1861, full page “Interior Outbuilding Attached to Marshall Kane’s Police Headquarters ... Baltimore ....” ... plus, July 27, 1861, Front cover and center spread, “Battle of Rich Mountain ...”, ...plus, August 3, 1861, front cover and center spread, “Battle of Bull’s Run ...”, ... plus, August 10, 1861, front cover illustration, “The curfew bell at Hampton Court House, warning the Negroes to bed ...” ..., plus, October 5, 1861, center spread, “Grand Review In Washington ... By the President, General McClellan and a Portion of the Cabinet ...”, ... plus, October 12, 1861, center spread “Battle of Lexington, Missouri ...”, ... plus, October 26, 1861, center spread “Panoramic view of the Village of Falls Curch ...”, ... plus, November 2, 1861, center spread, “The U.S. Steamer Monticello shelling the Rebels at Chicamacomico ....”, ... plus, November 30, 1861, double center spread “... Bombardment and Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard ... Beaufort SC ...”, ... plus, December 7, 1861, center spread “... Retreat of the Rebel Garrison, commanded by General Drayton Fort Walker to Bluffton ....”, ...plus, december 14, 1861, double center spread, “Grand review ... 70,000 men near Baily’s Cross Roads’ lincoln and McClellen, ... plus, Decembewr 21, 1861, center spread “Scene in the Principal Square of Savannah ...’ shows panic in the streets, ... plus, March 20, 1862, center spread, “The War in North carolina - Bringing Rebel Prisoners into camp ....”, ... plus, September 27, 1862, full page “Union volunteers crossing from Cincinnatti ... “, ... plus, April 25, 1863, center spread, “Union Iron-Clad Fleet commanded by Admiral Dupont opeing fire on Ft. Sunter ...”, ... -plus, August 1, 1863, front page and center spread “The riot in New York ...”

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