Description: Frank Leslie autograph, signed Faithfully Yours, Frank Leslie on off white colored hard card paper. Measures approx. 3.5 x 2.5 inches. Frank Leslie (March 29, 1821 – January 10, 1880) was an English-born American engraver, Illustrator, and publisher of family periodicals. He contributed sketches to the Illustrated London News, signing them as Frank Leslie to insure his anonymity. These were so cordially welcomed that he eventually gave up commerce and was made superintendent of engraving on that journal. In 1853,he arrived in New York City to engrave woodcuts for P.T. Barnum's short-lived Illustrated News. After its failure, he began publishing the first of his many illustrated journalistic ventures, Frank Leslie's Ladies' Gazette of Fashion and Fancy Needlework, with good woodcuts by Leslie & Hooper, a partnership which dissolved in 1854. The New York Journal soon followed, with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, The Boy's and Girl's Weekly, The Budget of Fun, and many others. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, which included news as well as fiction, survived until 1922. Illustrations made by Leslie and his artists on the battlefield during the American Civil War are well regarded for their historical value. He was commissioner to the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and received a prize there for his artistic services. Photos are of the actual item being sold and they are to be considered part of the description. We consider all offers in relation to current market values and we try to respond almost immediately. Your purchase will be packed carefully and shipped quickly. We are available 7 days a week. Please see other listings for books and collectibles that might be of interest to you and follow North*Star*Collectibles as we post new items every week. Thank you for looking and come again soon,North*Star*Collectibles Member of the Ephemera Society of America and SNEAB Southern New England Antiquarian Booksellers
Price: 175 USD
Location: Newton Center, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-12-01T18:42:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Profession: Literature
Signed by: Frank Leslie
Signed: Yes
Autograph Authentication: Not Authenticated
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
