How Ducks Are Raised On Long Island
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1894. unbound. Charles Mente. Woodcut with hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.75 x 10.75"<br/> <br/> This lovely 1894 woodcut from Harper's Weekly depicts scenes from Long Island. From a drawing by Charles Mente, the page features four images - 1. Digging for Soft Clams at Low Tide, 2. Feeding-Time, 3. Dragging Net for Mummies, and 4. The Daily Outing. <br> <br> The print is in good condition with some chips, tears, and minor toning to margins - not affecting the image. Issued in the July 7, 1894 edition of Harper's Weekly.<br> <br> Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political magazine published from 1857 until 1916. The magazine featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor. Its most well-known contributor was Thomas Nast, who made his career doing political cartoons for the publication.<br/> <br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 298393
- Title
- How Ducks Are Raised On Long Island
- Author
- HARPER'S WEEKLY
- Illustrator
- Charles Mente
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- clamming, duck,
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- Unbound
- A book or pamphlet which does not have a covering binding, sometimes by original design, sometimes used to describe a book in...