Original 1885 THE GRAPHIC Newspaper Page and 50 similar items

Item Specifics: ? Publication: The Graphic (London) ? Date: January 16, 1885 ? Pages: 59?60 ? Original/Reprint: Original ? Country of Manufacture: England Original Antique Newspaper Sheet ? The Graphic, January 16, 1885 (pp. 59?60) A genuine 141-year-old leaf from the London illustrated weekly The Graphic, in good antique condition with typical mild toning and a few small edge creases (see photos ? happy to take closer detail shots on request). Front (illustrated side) features two large wood-engravings: ? ?The War Between Servia and Bulgaria? ? The Queen of Servia visiting the English National Aid Society hospital at Belgrade (sketch by special artist F. Villiers) ? ?The Expedition to Upper Burma? ? King Theebaw and His Two Queens, from a photograph taken in the palace at Mandalay. A striking large engraving of the doomed Burmese king, whose kingdom was annexed by Britain later that same year ? a fantastic piece for Burmese/colonial history collectors. Reverse (text side) covers a range of topics, including: ? Royal Academy exhibition review (Old Masters ? Holbein, Botticelli, Mantegna, Turner watercolours, Reynolds, Gainsborough) ? Obituaries of Victorian notables, including architect James Fergusson ? Political notes on Ireland and the Irish Loyal Patriotic Union ? Memorial tablet for war correspondents lost in the Sudan ? A miscellany (?Scraps?) column packed with Victorian curiosities: Wagner?s gondola sold at auction, a ?ghastly table? made from petrified human remains bound for a New York exhibition, a report of an actor nearly strangling his co-star in a too-realistic performance of Sardou?s Theodora, the little German principality of Lippe-Detmold?s succession crisis, the Severn Tunnel?s first freight run, London mortality statistics, and more A wonderful piece of Victorian print journalism ? great for framing, research, or a Burma/colonial history collection. Condition: Original antique paper, age-toned, see photos. Sold as a single sheet (2 printed pages).