iv, 588 pp., comprising Vol. XV, Whole No. 732 (Jan. 7, 1871) to Vol. XV, Whole No. 756 (June 24, 1871). Profusely illustrated with wood engravings, many full page, some double page. 16x11, period half morocco & cloth, spine dec. & lettered in gilt.

Half a year of the leading American illustrated weekly, with numerous wood engravings and plates from drawings by the leading artists and illustrators of the day. Besides news of domestic interest, including adventures in the far west, events in far off lands are covered, among them the Franco-Prussian War.