HARPER'S WEEKLY: A JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION, May 20, 1865: Lincoln Assassination and Funeral

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1865. 16 pages. Large folio (16 inches by 11 1/4 inches). Original complete issue of Harper's Weekly. Harper's Weekly was the most important American pictorial newspaper in the 19th century. Because the original wood engravings in virtually every issue are highly collectible, complete issues are becoming more difficult to obtain. The issue offered here focuses on the events following the assassination of Lincoln. On the front page are articles on the assassination and the funeral along with three original wood engravings: one showing the ruins of the Garrett barn where John Wilkes Booth was shot; another showing the house where Booth died; and a third engraving of the house of Booth's co-conspirator David Herold. On the interior are multiple engravings of various Lincoln funeral sites. Among the unrelated engravings is the double-page centerfold by Thomas Nast, entitled "Palm Sunday"--one side portraying the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem and the other side, Lee surrendering to Grant. This issue of Harper's Weekly is disbound from an annual volume and has the usual sewing holes along the binding edge, but it is still in very good condition: clean and bright, with minimal toning of the paper. Note: we have available more than 500 complete issues of Harper's Weekly as well as thousands of individual wood engravings. Please inquire if you are looking for specific items.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Magazine.