The World, Vol. 1, No. 60

[New York], 1860. [NEWSPAPER]. August 23, 1860. Folio (22 1/2” x 16 1/2”); 8 pp; small damp stains at top of back page, separated at fold, creased edges, folded horizontally at center; very good minus. Not found in OCLC. Contents include mentions of P.T. Barnum, Telegraph, Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge. Single issue contains announcement for [P.T.] Barnum’s American Museum on the front page, article on Prince of Wales visiting Quebec, proposals for building a telegraph line from the east coast to San Francisco, crossing the Atlantic in a balloon and Presidential Campaign news including information on Douglas, Lincoln and Breckenridge. (truncated) (Inventory #: 2069)