Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 388

Price Realized: $ 240
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(NEW YORK CITY.) The New Mirror: A Saturday Paper. Volume Second. 26 plates plus engraved collective title. 26 issues in one volume. Tall 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf, lacking backstrip, front board detached; foxing. (JMR) New York, October 1843 to March 1844

Additional Details

Among the illustrations are a very early depiction of Santa Claus (30 December), "Landing of Roger Williams" (27 January), and several New York-area views including "Hay Sloops of the North River," "View of the Bay of New York from the Battery," and "View of Weehawken Bluff from the Hudson."