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.
Local ID: 4636
Estimated Value: $600
| Title: | Texas Siftings |
| Category: | Regional |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Date: | May 1881 |
| Published in: | Austin, TX |
| A successful comic periodical edited by Alexander Sweet. It began in newspaper format and soon became the leading publication of the region, featuring satire, primarily on western topics. It soon took on illustration and became an important organ of political satire and reform. In 1883 it moved to New York and London and acquired a national and international reputation. In 1886 it reduced its size, and adopted a magazine format. | |