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New section of Illustrated London News - will have more added soon.
The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine; its inaugural issue appeared on Saturday, 14 May 1842. The magazine was published weekly until 1971, and less frequently thereafter. Publication ceased in 2003.
Each copy is packed with many hundreds of news items, engravings, advertisements and editorial comments and below I have picked out the majority of illustrations, each of which is linked to an article. I have also added a few choice morsels from the wide range of other topics covered.
Each magazine is complete and as sold as a weekly newspaper in 1849.
These copies are clean and in good condition but are over 165 years old so allowance must be made for a little handling wear. Images are a guide but tend to exaggerate any blemishes and may make white paper look shaded. I endeavour to mention any serious problems like tears or off-setting.
If you want several items, email me for a discount!
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 The Illustrated London News No. 385 Vol.XV for the week ending Saturday August 11 1849. 16 large pages, 28 x 40 cm, supplied unbound and not sewn. Each issue contains many articles, mostly about topics of the day, many linked to the numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Engravings: Hungarian Peasantry under arms. Irish views including the Royal visit (8). Indian river steam train (paddle steamer). Pleasure canal boats at Paddington Basin. School children’s Hampton Court holiday in horse drawn vans. Domestic gas light apparatus. Etc. Other articles: Late Orange affray in County Down. The Ajax steam guard ship. Charge of Bigamy against Loa Montes. Larger image 1 : Larger Image 2 Ref e60407 : £12 Return to Ephemera Index |
 The Illustrated London News No. 386 Vol.XV for the week ending Saturday August 18 1849. 16 large pages, 28 x 40 cm, supplied unbound and not sewn. Each issue contains many articles, mostly about topics of the day, many linked to the numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Engravings: Queen Victoria in Dublin including a Grand Military Review (5) and in Glasnevin, Kingstown, now Dún Laoghaire (2) and Carton, Belfast (5) and Glasgow (2). Etc. Other articles: Growing flax in Ireland. Louis Napoleon tours the Republic. Queen’s tour of Scotland. Larger image 1 : Larger Image 2 Ref e60408 : £12 Return to Ephemera Index |
 The Illustrated London News No. 389 Vol.XV for the week ending Saturday September 8 1849. 16 large pages, 28 x 40 cm, supplied unbound and not sewn. Each issue contains many articles, mostly about topics of the day, many linked to the numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Engravings: Burials within the city walls of London. Destruction of Montreal hotel by fire. Discovery of Roman tessellated pavement in Dyer Street, Cirencester. Watering places of England – Hastings. The Queen’s Hut at Balmoral (2). Knock Castle. Phillip’s Fire Annihilator. Ajunta Caves, Central Hindostan and their wall paintings (4). Barnet Fair. Etc. Other articles: Glasgow doctor dies experimenting with chloroform dosages. Deer stalking. Birmingham music festival. Larger image 1 : Larger Image 2 Ref e60411 : £12 Return to Ephemera Index |
 The Illustrated London News No. 390 Vol.XV for the week ending Saturday September 15 1849. 16 large pages, 28 x 40 cm, supplied unbound and not sewn. Each issue contains many articles, mostly about topics of the day, many linked to the numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Engravings: Court Martial of Commander Pitman on HM S Impregnable, Plymouth. Chippewa Indian Chiefs at Montreal. Changes at Sadler’s Wells. Inside Euston, the terminus of the London & North Western Railway. Doncaster Races, Railway Station and rail horsebox(4). Irish Harvest Home, Birmingham Exposition of Arts & Manufactures (3). The crowded London Graveyards of Norwood, Drury Lane, Lambeth and Blackfriars (4). Etc. Other articles: Cholera. Collision with her Majesty’s steamer Salamander. Explosion of a fireworks manufactory. Hereford musical festival. Larger image 1 : Larger Image 2 Ref e60412 : £12 Return to Ephemera Index |
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