HISTORICAL SUMMARY & LOGISTICS• Title: The New-York Mirror: A Repository of Polite Literature and the Arts• Date: Saturday, October 9, 1830 (Volume VIII / Number 13)• Location: Published in New York, New York, by George P. Morris• Format: Complete 8-Page Edition (Large individual literary broadsheet, printed on heavy rag-linen paper, unstitched)• Condition: Very Good (VG). Beautifully preserved on heavy, durable 1830s rag paper stock with highly visible, crisp typography. Shows typical minor edge wear and light, natural age-related browning (toning) consistent with a nearly 200-year-old document. Free of significant tears, major stains, or text loss. Structurally strong, flat, and an exceptionally clean early American literary display piece. Full condition is transparently represented in the listing photographs.CRITICAL HISTORICAL CONTENTThis spectacular, complete 1830 primary source captures the absolute pinnacle of Manhattan high society and Jacksonian-era romantic literature, documenting unique cultural pieces alongside major global biographical histories:• COMPLETE "MARSEILLOISE HYMN" SHEET MUSIC: Features a rare, beautiful full-page printing of the legendary French National Anthem on page 104, complete with the full musical score, notation, and translated period verses.• THE DUKE OF ORLEANS IN PHILADELPHIA: Contains a highly collectible historical essay chronicling the 1796 American exile of the future King of France, detailing his travels through Pennsylvania and interactions with early American society.• THE HISTORIC JUNIUS LETTERS CONTROVERSY: Includes an extensive multi-column literary investigation tracking the mystery of the anonymous political writer "Junius," featuring a deep analysis of Horne Tooke's text records.• DEATH OF BISHOP HOBART FRONT-PAGE ACCOUNT: Records an intimate, firsthand biographical account tracking the final illness, sermons, and regional mourning surrounding the passing of the Right Reverend John Henry Hobart of New York.• 1830s GLOBAL TRAVEL DISPATCHES: Packed with dense early 19th-century typography, including descriptive travel diaries sent from St. Petersburg, Russia, localized poetry features, and classic theatrical review columns.
This is an authentic 1830 rag-paper literary broadsheet printed in New York, NOT a modern reproduction, souvenir print, or photocopy.
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