Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, October 19, 1867. Vol. XI. No. 564.

  • New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1867.
By [Harper’s Weekly].

Folio, newspaper, illustrated, 657-672 pp. Chips, small tears and folds in margins and edges, a little soiling and darkening, normal aging; otherwise very good. The cover feature for this week's Harper was on Garibaldi and his efforts to bring a just government to Italy. He is presented in a wood engraving on the front page. Also on the front page is an illustration of a pneumatic railway, which was part of an exhibition at The American Institute in New York. There is a short article on the invention's potential. This issue includes several large wood engravings, including one on a reception for General Sheridan in Union Square.

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