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: 5082

Estimated Value: $400

Title:  Western Gleaner
Category:  Americana, Lewis and Clark.
Volume:  1
Issue:  1-6
Date:  December 1813 -May 1814
Published in:  Pittsburgh, PA
 An non-illustrated but unusually sophisticated monthly miscellany. The second magazine published in Pittsburgh, preceded only by Pioneer (S235). Most interesting are the reviews, including “Views of Louisiana”, “Livingston’s answer to Jefferson’s justification of his conduct in the case of the New Orleans Batture” and a 24 page account of the Lewis and Clark expedition in the September issue.