The Steven Lomazow Collection of American Periodicals

One of the largest periodical collection of all time. The Steven Lomazow Collection consists of almost 30 thousand issues dating back to the early 1700's.  A finer collection of periodical artwork you can't find any where else.

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Local ID: 10489

Estimated Value: $5,000

Title: Douglass’ Monthly
Category: African American, Political
Volume: 3
Issue: 6
Date: 1860
Published in: Rochester, NY
After The North Star and Frederick Douglass’ paper, the third and last journalistic venture of Douglass. Extremely rare. This issue has an interesting provenance, being a presentation copy of Miss Laura Putnam to the Groton Historical Society. An original poem of her father, George W. Putnam, entitled “The Sacrifice” appears on the last page. For a detailed history see: Daniel, Walter C., Black Journals of the United States, Greenwood Press. p 152-158.