b'50317HARPERS WEEKLY - 1861 - AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA: complete fully bound compilation of journals for the year, comprising 832 pages, being the year of Lincolns Inauguration and the outbreak of the American Civil War. Lavishly illustrated with engravings by Winslow Homer, and numerous political cartoons featuring Lincoln. Topics covered include the bombardment of Fort Sumter, secessions from the Union and The First Battle of Bull Run. Some wear to the spine, few of the early pages torn, light foxing throughout, but generally above-average condition; overall 29x42cm.$200400 318HARPERS WEEKLY - CIVIL WAR ERA: 1861 to 1865 selection comprising 1861 (May 25, Jul.13, Aug.17, Dec.14, Dec.28), 1863 (Feb.28, Nov.7), 1864 (Mar.12, Apr.9, May 21) & 1865 (Jan.28, Feb.18); illustrated with engravings by top artists of the day including Winslow Homer and Thomas Nast; all the journals are individually presented in beautiful gilt-lettered hardbound folios (33.5x44.5cm). (12 folios)$200300 319NEW YORK TIMES - CIVIL WAR ERA - First Invasion of Northern States: 1861 to 1862 selection comprising 1861 (Oct.13, Oct.21 & Dec.6) & 1862 (Sep.15, Oct.2 & Nov.19) edition which include Union biased reports from field correspondents, plus official dispatches and the reporting of important speeches; the Sep.15, 1862 edition covering a Heavy battle.at Harpers Ferry where a portion of Lees invading army under Stonewall Jackson captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry before rejoining Lee for the Battle of Antietam (Sep.17); other interesting articles includeThe Great Exhibition (London, Sep.15 1862) which reflects on teutonic influence at the exposition; the journals also contain a plethora 315 of articles on everyday life incl. Postage Stamps as Currency 315(Oct 2, 1862), plus political news, city governance, theatre DANIEL BUNCE [1813-72] productions, monetary affairs, shipping & railroad departures and advertisements noting Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce Language of the Aborigines of the Colony of Victoria and other(illustrated); all the journals are individually presented in beautiful Australian Districts; with parallel Translations and familiargilt-lettered bespoke hardbound folios (43.5x57.5cm). (6 folios)specimens in Dialogue, as a guide to Aboriginal Protectors and[The Battle of Antietam was the culmination of General Lees others engaged in ameliorating their condition. first invasion of the Northern States which became the bloodiest [Geelong; Thomas Brown, 1859] Second edition. xii, 60 pages;single day of the Civil War with 23,000 casualties. Following the 18 cm. Original orange boards. confrontation Lee retreated to Virginia, and on Sept.22 Lincoln Ferguson 7665. delivered his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation declaring Although bearing the second edition imprint this is actuallyhis intention to free all slaves in any new territory captured by the third edition, the second having been published by Slater,the Union Army.]Williams & Hodgson in Melbourne in 1856. $200300 $300500320316 BURKE & WILLS COMMISSION, Report of the Commissioners [HISTORIC HOTELS IN THE HAWKSBURY RIVER REGION] Appointed To Enquire Into And Report Upon The Circumstances February 1861 lease for the Cricketers Arms Hotel (cnr of GeorgeConnected With THE SUFFERING AND DEATH OF ROBERT & New Streets, Windsor) between George Freeman [Green Hills,OHARA BURKE AND WILLIAM JOHN WILLS, THE VICTORIAN 1806 - Windsor, 1867] and Sarah Blanchard [1826 - 1905] EXPLORERS.[John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne] 1862, 104pp on Sarah Blanchard was married to Walter Blanchard, one of 171blue paper.convicts transported on the ship Ocean, 22 April 1823. He hadReference: Wantrup 167.been transported for life after being found guilty of stealing$300500 some towels at the age of 16.also,April 1873 lease for the Sir John Young Hotel (bounded by George Street and Macquarie Street, Windsor) between James Bligh Johnston [1849 - 1925] and Robert & Elizabeth Caneand, July 1875 lease for The Post Office Hotel (bounded by Windsor Street and West Market Street, Richmond) between John Roland Eather [1843 - 1923] and Edwin Young [1827 - 1896]. (3)$300500 '