Original CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK CITY Complete Issue 1865 Harper's Weekly Balloon For Sale

Original CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK CITY Complete Issue 1865 Harper's Weekly Balloon

Completeoriginal 16-page issue of the December 16, 1865 Harper'sWeekly,with a wonderful centerfold view of dozens of horsedrawn carriages onCentral Park's Grand Drive, drawn by famed artist Alfred R. Waud.This double-page engraving measures agenerous 40 x 57.3 cm [15¾" x 22½"].It shows hundreds of park visitors in Victorianfinery enjoying an afternoon of ridingor walking along the road that circles "the great playground of NewYork City."Some of the city's skyline is visible in the background,and a balloon floats calmly above the busy scene. It is great mid-19thcenturyview of Central Park and is very displayable.A passage of text accompanying the engraving describes the Grand Driveas "a spaciousMacadamized road for vehicles, with a foot path on either side. Itmakes an entire circuit of theground, commencing at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-ninthStreet. In its serpentine courseit embraces all the great architectural and scenic features of thePark: the lakes, bridges, lawns,and reservoirs."The front page of this issue of Harper'sWeeklyhas a print of John Pettie'spainting "The Bible and the Monk," with an article explainingthe history behind the illustration, when priests of the Roman CatholicChurchdenounced the possession of the Bible as a sin, and shows"the all-powerful influence and blind submission which priestsevery where exert over and exact from women."There are more engravings and articles on the inside pages, includingthe shipwreck ofthe schooner Enigma; the catacombs of Paris; theBritish pirate ship Shenandoah;a view of Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas; and portraits of twomen arrested forthe murder of a Cuban businessman in a Brooklyn park.There are additional articles and illustrations as well, plus poems,dozens of advertisements, and apolitical cartoon titled "The Reverie of the Used-Up Fernandy,"— a reference to Fernando Wood, mayor of New York City and a powerfulmember of the political machine known as Tammany Hall.Condition: This issue of Harper's Weeklyis in very good, lightly used condition, bright and clean, complete andintact, with nomarks, rips, or tears. Overall, in remarkably fine shape.Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.This is the complete, original, December 16, 1865 issue of Harper'sWeekly,not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it isfully guaranteed to be genuine.Here's a wonderful opportunity to own this hard-to-find complete issuewiththe centerfold engraving of Central Park, signed by Alfred R. Waud.Buy with confidence! This issue of Harper'sWeekly will be shipped to you loosely rolled in a sturdy tubeso it will reach you safely.We are pleased to offer it withour unconditional, money-back guarantee.