1869 HUGE Illustrated London News Ulysses Grant President Suez Canal Electricity

A rare, mid-19^th-century issue of ‘The Illustrated London News’ – an enormous tome!

This series of issues from 1869 covers a wide variety of important topics; however, the entirety of topics included is too vast to include here. Nonetheless, some of the most important and interesting topics include:

·       Ladies’ fashion in Paris

·       Atlantic Ocean ship race

·       Ulysses S Grant proclamations during inauguration as President

·       Early construction on the Suez Canal

·       The Great Electric Induction Coil at the Polytechnic Institution

·       Celebrations and Fireworks at Crystal Palace honoring Queen Victoria

Item number: #22645

Price: $599

Periodical

The Illustrated London News, vol LVI

London: printed by George C Leighton, 1870.

Details:

·        Collation: Jan-June issues

o   iv, 652

·        Language: English

·        Binding: Leather; tight and secure

·        Size: ~16in X 11.5in (40.5cm x 29cm)

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