[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 13 Southern newspapers, including The Free South and The New South.
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$500
Sold for $531
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 13 Southern newspapers, including The Free South and The New South.
The New South. 9 issues (incomplete run). Port Royal, SC, 1863. 4pp., 4to, approx. 10 x 13 in., 9 issues numbering: Vol. 1, No. 20, 3 January 1863; Vol. 1, No. 21, 17 January 1863; Vol. 1, No. 22, 24 January 1863; Vol. 1, No, 23. 31 January 1863; Vol. 1, No. 34, 25 April 1863; Vol. 1, No. 35, 2 May 1863; Vol. 1, No. 36, 9 May 1863; Vol. 1, No. 38, 30 May 1863 on yellow paper; Vol. 1, Number 39, 6 June 1863. (Toning, spotting, some tears).
[With:] The Free South. 2 issues (incomplete run). Beaufort, SC, 1863. 4pp., 2 issues numbering: Vol. 1, Number 2, 17 January 1863. Folio, 16 1/4 x 22 1/4 in; Vol. I, Number 20, 23 May 1863. 4to. (Tears with some tape repairs).
[With:] Richmond Whig. [Richmond, VA], 9 November 1864. Folio, 2pp., 18 1/8 x 23 1/2 in. (Disbound, toned, spotting, some separations along old creases).
[Also with:] The Record of News, History and Literature. Vol. I, Number 4. [Richmond, VA], 9 July 1863. With Supplement to the Record. 4to, 12pp. (paginated [25]-36, Supplement pp. 33-36), 9 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. Large Confederate seal prominent on masthead. RARE: no copies have sold at auction since 1967. Sabin 68398.
Property from the Estate of Henry G. Lamont, Racine, Wisconsin
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