Harper’s Weekly – Complete Issue July 29, 1871 | Orange Riot in NYC, Thomas Nast Cartoons, Dom Pedro II of Brazil, Cooper Supplement

Original and complete issue of Harper’s Weekly: Journal of Civilization, dated July 29, 1871 (Vol. XV, No. 791). Includes the supplement with literary features and engravings. A remarkable issue showcasing political unrest, international portraits, and Thomas Nast’s biting satire.

✨ Key Content & Illustrations:

Cover: “Bravo! Bravo!” (July 12, 1871 allegory).

The Orange/Tammany Riot in NYC: Engravings of the July 12 clashes: “The Attack on the Procession,” “Delivering Captured Arms at Police HQ,” etc.

Thomas Nast Cartoons: Satirical engravings including Columbia Speaks, “Mayor Hall Legally Advised,” “The New Horse Plague” (lampooning Boss Tweed), and others.

International Features:

Portrait of Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil.

Harbor view of Buenos Ayres.

Berlin Festivities: unveiling of Frederick William III statue, captured cannon at Unter den Linden.

Goethe and Schiller Statues in Frankfurt.


Supplement:

Memories of Distinguished Authors – James Fenimore Cooper by G. Pomeroy Keese.

Portrait of Cooper, facsimile handwriting, Otsego Lake, Cooperstown, Otsego Hall, and his grave.

Fiction: Lord Kilgobbin by Charles Lever; A Terrible Temptation by Charles Reade.

Poetry: Armgart by George Eliot.


Advertising: Period ads for Helmbold’s “Buchu,” sarsaparilla, sewing machines, corsets, watches, and more.


📜 Condition:

Complete issue: all articles, illustrations, and supplement present.

Good overall for age; light toning and edge wear.

Binding holes from prior bound volume.

Archival conservation repairs performed using Japanese paper and methylcellulose.

Sold as is – see photos.


📏 Dimensions: approx. 11” x 16”