Collecting Woodcuts - where to start?

[mouschi]

Thank you guys! This is a big help - I do have some incoming now. Not sure how I'll feel about them when they are in hand, but on the web, they look amazing at least!

[aquarius31]

The previous list for Harper's Weekly is accurate although it wouldn't surprised me if there are other woodcuts out there. I believe there are a few of the Harper's woodcuts which are undocumented as I've come across them in online searches but have never been able to find the original. They likely came from a regional supplement that was added by the publisher.

I agree with previous posts re starting with the Harper's list and collect what you find appealing vs what some would consider rare. I guess the Creighton woodcut is an exception as it's uncommon and arguably the most beautiful baseball woodcut. I don't have a comprehensive list on the Leslie's side but here are some that I had documented some time back. Some oft the titles are clearly not exact.

07/01/65 – Frank Leslie's – Grand Match between Athletics and Resolute Club
08/26/65 – Frank Leslie's – Baseball Match for the Championship
11/04/65 – Frank Leslie's – Atlantic vs Eckford Clubs of Brooklyn
07/21/66 – Frank Leslie's – The Officers of the National Association of Baseball
07/17/69 – Frank Leslie's – Cincinnati Red Stockings
07/25/74 – Frank Leslie's – Full page showing Boston and Athletics Team
05/19/83 - Frank Leslie's The sports of the season - baseball and its pleasures
10/14/82 - Frank Leslie's - The Chicago BBC
06/06/85 – Frank Leslie's – The Chicago BBC
10/10/85 – Frank Leslie's– ½ page “Struggle for the Championship at Chicago”
05/08/86 – Frank Leslie's– Tim Keefe being carried off Opening Day
07/10/86 – Frank Leslie's – New York Baseball Club including Jim Mutrie
09/01/88 - Frank Leslie's - Baseball Craze
05/02/89 – Frank Leslie's– “Scenes at the Polo Ground”
09/07/89 – Frank Leslie's– John Ward ¼ page woodcut
08/29/91 – Buck Ewing cover in action
10/13/92 – Cap Anson and others photographic premium

[tedzan]

I discovered this "oldie-but-goodie" in a quaint Antique shop in the New Jersey Pine Barrens 12 years ago. This Harper's Weekly original
print is almost 150 years old and is in fantastic condition.









TED Z

T206 Reference
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[mouschi]

Does anyone know how many of some of these were made?

[drcy]

Originally Posted by mouschi

Does anyone know how many of some of these were made?

Identifying Antique Commercial Printing Processes, And the Basics of Authenticating Antique and Art Prints

Woodcuts are one of the old forms of printing.

[mouschi]

Originally Posted by drcy

Identifying Antique Commercial Printing Processes, And the Basics of Authenticating Antique and Art Prints

Woodcuts are one of the old forms of printing.

Thanks! Sorry, I meant how *many* there are. Cool looking book though, I'll check it out!

[drcy]

As they are from a popular magazine, they are fairly plentiful. You can find them in antique stores, etc.

As mentioned, one of the great thing about Harper's Woodcuts is they cover more than just baseball. There are football, politics, history, culture, etc. Lots of great stuff.