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"Nauvoo, From the Mississippi, Looking Down the River." A simple but attractive woodcut engraving of Nauvoo fills half a page in . . .
GLEASON'S PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION (illustrated newspaper, Boston) for Saturday, July 22, 1854 (VII:3; Whole No. 159)].
Folio. The entire issue measures 15 X 11 inches, paged [33]-48 (16 pages, complete). Numerous other interesting engravings include two full pages of Japanese scenes & court attire. A short tear in the margin of the front page does not affect printed matter. Very good, disbound.
$125 **SOLD**
HERE IS one of my favorite views of Nauvoo (though not elaborate), and it comes along only infrequently. It fills the lower half of page 36, and offers a pleasing, uncomplicated scene from the river (7 X 9 inches + margins, quite pleasant and clean), the temple dominating the skyline.
A short text entitled, "Nauvoo City," is printed immediately above the picture, explaining that on October 9, 1848, "The great Mormon Temple, which stood in fair view from the river, . . . was destroyed by fire, and now presents only a blackened pile of ruins."
