RARE 1834 1835 New York Mirror Newspaper Lot 7 Issues Walt Whitman Literature For Sale

HISTORICAL SUMMARY & LOGISTICS• Title: The New-York Mirror: A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts• Dates Included: July 12, 1834; April 25, May 2, May 9, June 13, August 1, and September 19, 1835 (7 Complete Issues Total)• Format: Complete 7-Issue Loose Chronological Lot (Each individual issue comprises 8 pages, printed on heavy folio rag-linen paper, unstitched)• Condition: Very Good (VG). Beautifully preserved on heavy, durable 1830s rag-linen paper stock. Features exceptionally sharp text and deep ink contrast throughout. No significant tears or missing pages. Shows expected, minor spotty dust spotting and natural age-related foxing, which is completely normal for paper of this era. Structurally sound, flat, and an incredibly clean 190+ year old literary archive. Full condition is transparently represented in the listing photographs.CRITICAL HISTORICAL CONTENTThis spectacular, complete 7-issue chronological lot captures the absolute golden age of Manhattan high society and Jacksonian-era romantic literature. Because these 8-page journals are unstitched and loose, they offer an incredible, pristine archive featuring original publications from America's first literary elites:• WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT POETRY FIRST APPEARANCES: Features original printings of legendary American poet William Cullen Bryant's masterworks, including the full text of "The Western Hunter" and "To the Appenines."• N.P. WILLIS FICTION DISPATCHES: Contains prominent front-page serialized short stories from pioneer journalist N.P. Willis, including his famous "The Gipsy of Sardis" sketches from his travels abroad.• THE ULTIMATE WALT WHITMAN COLLECTIBLE CONTEXT: This lot bridges Volumes XII and XIII, including the highly sought-after July 12, 1834 edition—historically famous for publishing a young 15-year-old Walt Whitman’s very first signed journalistic submission.• CLASSIC 1830s TALES & MELODRAMA: Loaded with complete romantic sketches and satires, including James Sheridan Knowles' "The Wreckers" and the famous multi-week serialized comedy "The Narrative of Gregory Gamble at The Narrows."
These are original authentic newspapers from 1834-1835. Not copies or reprints