Details

Subject(s)

• Publishers and publishing—New York (State)—New York [Browse]
• Newspaper publishing—New York (State)—New York [Browse]

Related name

• Day, Benjamin Henry, 1810-1889 [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Prospectuses [Browse]

Notes

Many numbers are unfolded sheets with the advertisement, "Great pictorial double Brother Jonathan for 4th of July ... [signed:] B.H. Day, 48 Beekman Street, New York." On the other side is the introductory letter from which the title is taken, followed by "List of books for sale at Brother Jonathan Office ...," a prospectus for Brother Jonathan, "Do you want a good weekly newspaper? If so you cannot do better than subscribe to the Brother Jonathan ...," and a "List of cheap books for sale at the Brother Jonathan Office ..."

Contents

• Holdings: Apr. 10, 1841
• Jan. 1, 1845
• July 4, 1845
• July 4, 1846
• July 4, 1847
• [1847?] An illustrated history of the victories and conquests ... (gift of Sinclair Hamilton)
• [Dec. 1847] Christmas/New Year 1848
• July 4, 1848
• March 4, 1849
• No. 22 [Dec. 1850] Christmas/New Year 1851 (gift of Sinclair Hamilton)
• No. 23, July 4, 1851
• [1852?] Prospectus or advertising sheet for Christmas and New Year
• No. 25 [Dec. 1851] Christmas/New Year 1852 (gift of Sinclair Hamilton)
• Vol. 13, no. 28, June 26th, 1852 [4th of July]
• [Dec. 1852] Christmas/New Year 1853
• July 4, 1853 --- July 4, 1854
• [Dec. 1854] Christmas/New Year 1855 (2 copies)
• [Dec. 1855] Christmas/New Year 1856
• [Dec. 1856] Christmas/New Year 1857
• Vol. 18, no. 317, December 12, 1857 Christmas/New Year 1858
• Vol. 18, no. 344, June 19 1858, [4th of July]
• Vol. 18, no. 369, Dec. 11, 1858, Christmas/New Year 1859
• Vol. 19, no. 397, June 25, 1859 [4th of July]
• Prospectus or advertising sheet for Christmas and New Year 1860
• Vol. 19, no. 421, December 10, 1859, Christmas/New Year 1860
• Vol. 20, no. 474, Dec. 15, 1860, Christmas/New Year 1861.

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Source acquisition

• Issue for Apr. 10, 1841 is gift of Ivan J. Jurin.
• Fifteen of the sheets, dating between 4 July 1851 and Christmas,1861, purchased from Periodyssey, Easthampton, MA. in April, 2010.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

1365393115

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