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In 1842, Herbert
Ingram, a young printer and newsagent from Nottingham,
arrived in London. As a newsagent he noticed that when
on the rare occasions that newspapers included woodcuts,
their sales increased. He therefore came to the
conclusion that it would be possible to make a good
profit from a magazine that included a large number of
illustrations.
Herbert Ingram
discussed the proposal with his friend, Mark Lemon, the
editor of Punch magazine. With Lemon as his chief
adviser, the first edition of the Illustrated London
News appeared on 14th May 1842. Costing sixpence, the
magazine had sixteen pages and thirty-two woodcuts. The
first edition included pictures of the war in
Afghanistan, a train crash in France, a steamboat
explosion in Canada and a fancy dress ball at Buckingham
Palace.
Ingram was a staunch
Liberal who favored social reform. He announced in the
London Illustrated News that the concern of the magazine
would be "with the English poor" and the "three
essential elements of discussion with us will be the
poor laws, the factory laws, and the working of the
mining system". Later Herbert Ingram was to become MP
for Boston and until his death in 1860 continued his
campaign for social reform in the House of Commons.
The London Illustrated
News was an immediate success and the first edition sold
26,000 copies. Within a few months it was selling over
65,000 copies a week. Special events were important to
the success of the London Illustrated News. The magazine
did very well during the Exhibition 1851 and over
150,000 copies were sold of the edition that reported
the funeral of the Duke of Wellington. The Crimean War
caused a further boast to sales and by 1863 it was
selling over 300,000 copies a week. This was far higher
than other journals. For example, newspapers such as the
Daily News only sold 6,000 copies at this time, and even
the largest selling newspaper, The Times only sold
70,000 copies. In the Christmas Number of The
Illustrated London News, 1855, the first pictures in
color were published.
In the year 1879, The
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS claimed to be the fastest
woodcut-printing establishment in the world. The Ingram
Rotary machine had been invented. It printed both sides
of the paper at once and turned out 6,500 copies per
hour. It required only four men to operate it, whereas
thirty men and five machines were needed previously
The
ILN
held a commanding position in the market place. It was
seriously challenged by
The GRAPHIC
in 1870. Although it never reached the circulation of
the ILN.
it did take a good market share until the turn of the
century.
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Classical
Images was founded 1998 and has built an excellent
reputation for supplying high quality original
antiquarian works on paper at affordable prices. We
carry an extensive inventory of antiquarian collectibles
from the 15th to 19th century, a period that produced
achievements by some of history’s finest explorers,
scientists and artists.
Classical Images
adheres to the Codes of Ethics outlined by the
Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) .
We are enthusiastic collectors ourselves of Antiquarian
treasures and are happy to share our knowledge, discuss
issues and provide information and assistance, both in
general and about items we offer for sale.
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supplied on request.
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