The First Four Years of Harper's Weekly Starting with Issue #1. 208 weekly issues, bound into four folio volumes. Each volume with general title-page and Index at front. Contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, spines ruled, tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, marbled endleaves, all edges marbled. THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF THIS FAMOUS ILLUSTRATED NEWS AND LITERARY MAGAZINE. This collection has numerous articles about the events leading up to the Civil War and related matters, including the Dred Scott case, unrest in the South and the West, the lead-up to the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln's election, and South Carolina's secession from the Union. 

Bindings heavily worn, chipped, soiled, with boards loose or detached, lower portion of spine of the 1857 volume detached, several early leaves in the 1860 volume damaged or torn, most other text leaves a bit toned or occasionally soiled. Fair. Sold as-is, not subject to return.