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: 1726

Estimated Value: $800

Title: Gleason’s Weekly Line-Of-Battle Ship
Category: Military
Volume: 1
Issue: 1-52
Date: November 1858 – December 1859
Published in: Boston, MA
All published. A miscellany, especially notable for its ornate engravings of naval topics, military dignitaries and first printings of Horatio Alger, Jr. The first series was a promotional giveaway. In ULS and after July 1859 as “Gleason’s Pictorial Line-of-Battle Ship” beginning with January 1 1859, subscriptions were solicited.