Item #43570 Albion or British, Colonial, and Foreign Weekly Gazette. New Series. Vol. 4 No. 33. Saturday, August 16, 1845. [with] Vol. 8. No 5. Feb. 3, 1849 [with] Vol. 9, No. 52. December 28th, 1850 [Three issues]. J. S. Bartlett.

Albion or British, Colonial, and Foreign Weekly Gazette. New Series. Vol. 4 No. 33. Saturday, August 16, 1845. [with] Vol. 8. No 5. Feb. 3, 1849 [with] Vol. 9, No. 52. December 28th, 1850 [Three issues].

New York: [J.S. Bartlett], [1849-1856]. 8 pp., 12 pp., 12 pp. Folio. Self wrappers. First edition. Good, ragged edges, some tears at the margins and folds, minor loss to a few words at folds, third issue has one large marginal chip, issues partially unopened. Item #43570

A weekly that ran from 1822-1856. Long articles on "The Royal Sport of Falconry,"
"Death of the Earl Grey," "India" Account of current state of British occupation of India, "Rajah of Sarawak: Piracy in the Indian Archipelago", "Gang Robbers of India [Estimation and accounts of plundering and pillaging during this tumultuous time]", "California- The English Press" Breakdown of early appropriation of gold and silver mines, as well as caution against British to travel for it, "Miraculous Escape of a Sailor" from the Emerald, "The Discovery of America by the Northmen of Europe, in the Tenth Century, debate about archaeological evidence of early settlements in the Americas paralleled with accounts from Icelandic 'Saga'", and more with many long reviews.

Price: $30.00

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