The Acquisitions Table: New-York Clipper

New-York Clipper (New York, NY).  Apr. 13, 1863 – Apr. 8, 1865. At a recent book fair, AAS was offered two bound volumes of this extremely rare sporting and entertainment periodical.  It began in 1853 as a periodical covering sporting events.  By the time of the Civil War the New-York Clipper included coverage of the theatrical ...

City Living, or “One Vast Masquerade Entertainment”

It must have been personal interest that drew my eye to this one item on the shelf, "The Temptations of City Life: A Voice to Young Men Seeking a Home and Fortune, in Large Towns and Cities,"  Tracts for the Cities -- No. 3 (New York, 1849) [AAS online catalog record].  While I am not ...