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Liberty Bell is erected in Philadelphia...
Item #722749
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1753 Near the back is a terrific--yet inconspicuous--report which is part of various news items under the heading: "America" and dateline of Philadelphia, June 7.
It reads: "Last week was raised and fixed, in the State-House Steeple, the great bell, weighing 2080 lb. cast here, with this inscription, 'Proclaim liberty th... See More
Meyer Lansky's death....
Item #722721
January 16, 1983
THE KANSAN, Kansas City, January 16, 1983
* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death
* National Crime Syndicate
Page 3 has a one column heading: "Meyer Lansky, mob finance whiz, dead", with several paragraphs of coverage (see photos), providing 1st report coverage on the death of famous organized crime figure, Meyer Lansky.
Other news of the day is found throughou... See More
Battle Of the Coral Sea & Midway in 1942...
Item #722628
June 14, 1942
SECTION 4 only of The New York Times, June 14, 1942.
* Battle of the Coral Sea & Midway
* Imperial Japanese Navy defeated
* World war II - WWII naval victories
Under the banner heading: "THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW" are one column headings: "5,000-Mile Front" "The Battle of the Pacific" with even smaller subheads, related photo and m
... See More
* Battle of the Coral Sea & Midway
* Imperial Japanese Navy defeated
* World war II - WWII naval victories
Under the banner heading: "THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW" are one column headings: "5,000-Mile Front" "The Battle of the Pacific" with even smaller subheads, related photo and m
1916 Battle of the River Somme... WWI...
Item #722523
September 22, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 22, 1916
* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France
* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires
* One of the deadliest battles in human history
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH ADVANCE ON SOMME" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&q... See More
By the famed Isaiah Thomas in 1795...
Item #722522
November 04, 1795
THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Nov. 4, 1795
* 18th century American publication
Published by Isaiah Thomas, perhaps the most famous printer of the 18th century, and whose collection became the foundation of the American Antiquarian Society. Handsome masthead makes this a displayable newspaper.
Four pages, light damp staining, generally in nice condition.
backg... See More
New York Yankees vs. Giants... World Series of baseball...
Item #722521
October 13, 1923
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 13, 1923
* New York Yankees World Series (Brooklyn wins)
* 1st year as champions (game 3)
* 1st year at Yankee Stadium - Babe Ruth
* Nice front page headline for display
The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "STENGEL'S BAT BEATS YANKS" with subheads. (see images) Continued coverage in the sport's section with box sco... See More
Malcom X Death... Elijah Muhammad....
Item #722520
February 27, 1965
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 27, 1965
* Malcolm X assassination plot
* Elijah Muhammad - Muslims
* Search for the murderers
The top of page 6 has a three column photo with heading: "Black Muslim Leader Shielded During Talk" Also a one column heading: "Black Muslim 'Enforcer' Held in Slaying" with subhead and photo of Muhammad Abdul Aziz. (see images)
... See More
Floyd Collins trapped in Mammoth Cave....
Item #722519
February 15, 1925
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 15, 1925
* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SOUNDS GIVE RESCUE HOPE" with subheads. Nice for display. Coverage continues on pages 2-3 with two related photos.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, a little archi... See More
See the displayable front page from the 18th century...
Item #722518
November 08, 1718
THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 8, 1718
* Nice masthead engravings
One of my favorite 18th century newspapers with the two nice engravings in the masthead, plus the very decorative first letter in the text (see). Various European reports.
Single sheet, 8 1/2 by 14 1/8 inches, in very nice, displayable condition.
AI notes: The Post-Boy was a prominent London newspaper founded in 1695, em... See More
1948 bombing of Shenyang (Mukden), China...
Item #722517
November 02, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1948
* Aerial bombing of Mukden (Shenyang), China
* People's Liberation Army - Liaoshen Campaign
* Communists vs. Nationalists - Civil War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MUKDEN IS BOMBED BY NANKING PLANES AS REDS CAPTURE IT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI... See More
Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial......
Item #722515
April 10, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1939
* Negro Woman Marian Anderson
* African American Contralto - singer
* Famous Lincoln Memorial concert
The top of page 19 has two column headings: "Throng Honors Marian Anderson In Concert at Lincoln Memorial", "Estimated 75,000, Gathered at Monument to Emancipator, Rush Toward Negro Singer at End--Ickes Introduces Her" (see images... See More
African Lion Exhibit in 1802 Boston...
Item #722513
November 24, 1802
NEW YORK EVENING POST, Nov. 26, 1802
* African lion on display advertisement (notice)
The top of the front page has a notice for an exhibit of "The King Of Beasts" which includes details about the event and a woodcut of the African lion. Complete with all 4 pages, nice condition.
AI notes: In the early 1800s, New Yorkers could witness the rare spectacle of an African lion e... See More
Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942...
Item #722511
May 08, 1942
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 8, 1942
* Battle of the Coral Sea victory ?
* Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy
* USS Lexington & Yorktown fame
* Pacific Ocean theater - aircraft carriers
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SEA-AIR BATTLE IS RAGING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning ... See More
1944 USS Ranger aircraft carrier WWII exploits...
Item #722510
February 10, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 10, 1944
* USS Ranger (CV-4) action off of Norway
* United States Navy aircraft carrier - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "Ranger Sank Five Nazi Ships After Hitler Had 'Sunk' Her" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: In April 1943, German radio propag... See More
Irma Grese... Belsen trial... Nazi Woman guard...
Item #722508
September 27, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945
* Female SS guard Irma Grese
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The Beautiful Beast"
Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to... See More
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody 1876 sermon...
Item #722507
March 03, 1876
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 3, 1876
* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "EVANGELISTS' APPEALS" with subhead. Text takes up almost 2 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, very minor spine wear, nice condition.
AI notes: On March 2, 1876, Dwight L. Moody was in ... See More
Vanderbilt Cup automobile race... Tazio Nuvolari...
Item #722506
October 13, 1936
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 13, 1936
* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing
* First major car race trophy in America
* Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari wins
The front page has a one column photo of Tazio Nuvolari with heading: "Wins Auto Race" Also a one column heading: "NUVOLARI WINS VANDERBILT CUP 300-MILE RACE" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage co... See More
Joe Aiello assassination... Capone rival...
Item #722502
October 25, 1930
THE DETROIT NEWS, October 25, 1930
* Gangster Joe Aiello assassination
* Sicilian Mafia leader - bootlegger
* Al 'Scarface' Capone rival
* Chicago gangland war
The front page has a one column heading: "AIELLO'S DEATH BOOSTS CAPONE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Rebels advancing towards Gettysburg...
Item #722497
June 17, 1863
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1863
* Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
* Rebels advance towards Gettysburg
* History about to be made (historic)
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column on the Civil War are: "THE REBEL INVASION" "The Rebels Reported Moving on Harrisburgh" &quo... See More
Brandenburg Gate opening in 1989...
Item #722496
December 23, 1989
B-Z, Berlin, Germany, December 23, 1989
* Fall of the Berlin Wall
* Brandenburg Gate opens
* Best publication to be had ? (very rare)
A great issue on the fall of the Berlin Wall, with a banner headline proclaiming (translated): "Berlin, Rejoice!" The front page photo shows a huge crowd at the Brandenburg Gate, apparently oblivious to the rain & storm of that day, as th... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1670...
Item #722485
September 29, 1670
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 29, 1670
* Among the Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue... See More
Jesse Owens continues to win at the Berlin Olympics...
Item #722455
August 04, 1936
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 4, 1936
* Jesse Owens shines in track & field
* Wins gold medal in the broad (long) jump
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany
* In front of Adolf Hitler & Third Reich
The front page has a three column heading: "OWENS TAKES BROAD JUMP; WOODRUFF, HARDIN TRIUMPH" with subheads that include: "Jesse Jumps 26 Ft. 5 Ins. t... See More
1934 search for Loch Ness Monster...
Item #722363
January 30, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1934
* Loch Ness Monster mystery
* Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars' opinion
* Beginning of the legendary hoax
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "DITMARS SCOFFS AT 'SEA MONSTER'" with subheads. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
AI notes: ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1675...
Item #722362
June 21, 1675
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 21, 1675
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. ... See More
1967 Battle of Mekong... Vietnam War...
Item #722361
June 20, 1967
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 20, 1967
* Battle of the Mekong - Delta - River
* Vietnam War - U.S. Navy River Patrol Boats
The front page has a two column heading: "GIs Kill 276 Reds In Heavy Fighting" (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
AI notes: The June 19, 1967 Battle of the Mekong refers to a sharp river-ambush enga... See More
Buffalo Bills very 1st football game in 1960...
Item #722360
September 12, 1960
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 12, 1960
* Buffalo Bill play their very 1st ever football game
Page 15 has a one column heading: "AL Dorow Leads Titans to Win" with subhead and stats. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, very nice condition
AI notes: On September 11, 1960, the Buffalo Bills played their first-ever regular-season game in t... See More
Brazil football team wins 1994 FIFA World Cup...
Item #722344
July 18, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 1994
* Brazil wins 1994 FIFA World Cup of Soccer
* vs. Italy - penalty shoot-out - Rose Bowl
The front page has a three column headline: "Brazil Beats Italy for World Cup in Dramatic Penalty-Kick Showdown" with nice color photo. Much more in the sport's section, see images for portions. Nice to have in this publication as the final was played in the... See More
Nuremberg trials open...
Item #722343
November 20, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 20, 1945
* Nuremberg trials officially opens
* High ranking Nazi officials
* Hermann Goering amongst others
* War crimes against humanity
The front page has a two column heading: "Top Nazis Go on Trial Today; Nuernberg Heavily Guarded" with small photo of Ernst Kaltenbrunner. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toni... See More
1939 Yankee Clipper starts transatlantic flight...
Item #722341
June 24, 1939
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1939
* Boeing 314 Yankee Clipper (flying boat)
* Pan American World airways
* Inaugural airplane airmail flight (Northern Route)
* New York to England transatlantic
The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Yankee Clipper Starts Out on Historic Flight" Also a one column heading: "Bears Mail Across North A... See More
J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1945...
Item #722305
October 18, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 18, 1945
* Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer WARNING
* Los Alamos National Laboratory Director
The top of page 2 has one column heading: "Warn Of Death Toll In Millions In Atomic Raid" with subhead and small photo of Oppenheimer. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: On October 17, 1945, J. R... See More
1934 John Dillinger gang... The Flint, Michigan robbery...
Item #722293
May 19, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1934
* John Dillinger gang
* Flint, Michigan bank robbery
Page 3 has one column headings: "$30,000 RAID IS LAID TO DILLINGER GANG" "Presence of Leader Himself in Foray on Bank at Flint, Mich., Is Doubted" "Woman One Of The Band" and more. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, rag editio... See More
Very early newspaper report on the San Francisco earthquake...
Item #705934
October 18, 1989
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE--EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA, Oct. 18, 1989 This was one of the earliest editions on the street after the earthquake.
The banner headline proclaims: "HUNDREDS DEAD IN HUGE QUAKE" with several subheads, plus a large photo of a collapsed apartment building. The first 8 of the 16 pages are exclusively reports concerning the earthquake with a wealth of photos, includin... See More
Preparing for the Statue of Liberty... Oklahoma Boomers... Tenement House fire…
Item #705664
May 16, 1885
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 16, 1885 The front page is a montage of prints concerning the trial of Richard Short for the assault on Capt. Phelan.
Inside has a very dramatic print of: "The Tenement House Fire...A Father's Desperate Resort--Four Children Thrown from a 3rd Story Window". Another full page shows a reunion of Union & Confederates soldiers ... See More
17th century woman publisher...
Item #705636
December 07, 1681
THE OBSERVATOR, London, Dec. 7, 1681
* Rare publication w/ Woman publisher
* Hold something from the 17th century in your hands
This is a handsome dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. Done in a dialogue format, between Whig & Tory. This early single sheet newspaper has the old style type making... See More
A plot to murder the King of England...
Item #705628
May 30, 1692
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 30, 1692
* King William III of England reign
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
The back page has a report beginning: "There is lately discovered a conspiracy against the King's person, first carried on by the Chevalier de Grandval, a caption of ... See More
Great issue for any motorcycle enthusiast...
Item #705117
July 05, 1913
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 5, 1913 A nice color cover showing construction workers using a riveting tool on iron beams for a skyscraper under construction. The most interesting article is nearly a full page on: "The Genealogy of the Motorcycle" which includes 18 illustrations of the earliest of motorcycles.
Other items include "Submarine Photography - A New Art"... See More
Washington signs an Act of Congress...
Item #704060
June 23, 1790
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 23, 1790
* Act of United States Congress
The front page begins with an Act of Congress signed in script type by the President: George Washington, and in block type: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It is headed with an engraving of a heraldic eagle.
Page 2 has much reporting from Congress during this formative year of the federal governmen... See More
Debating where the permanent Capital should be... Death of the President's mother...
Item #703751
September 09, 1789
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 9, 1789
* Debate on Nation's capital location
* Mary Ball Washington death
* 1st president G.W.'s mother
Most of the front page is taken up with a: "Sketch of Proceedings of Congress in the House of Representatives..." with considerable debate on the Judicial Bill.
Half of page 2 (and some of page 3) are tak... See More
Congress creates Continental Currency... From Lexington & Concord forward...
Item #701118
November 16, 1775
THE NEW ENGLAND CHRONICLE OR THE ESSEX GAZETTE, Cambridge, Nov. 16, 1775 A very significant issue in the financial history of the United States, as the front page reports the first issuance of Continental Currency to support the Revolutionary War. Datelined: "Philadelphia, In Congress, Thursday, June 22, 1775" it reports: "Resolved, That a sum not exceeding two millions of Spa... See More
Military events in Canada...
Item #700899
October 30, 1746
THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Oct. 30, 1746 The front page begins with a report datelined: "Louisbourgh" which is in Nova Scotia, Canada. It begins: "A party of the French Indians, undiscover'd, fell upon a detachment of soldiers that were at the island of St. John's..." with another report from there as well.
Four pages, 7 1/2 by 10 inches, full red tax sta... See More
Uncommon woman suffrage paper from Syracuse...
Item #700891
July 01, 1879
THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, July, 1879
* Rare Woman's suffrage (short-lived) publication
A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper that lasted less than 3 1/2 years under this title.
Mott notes in his "History Of American Magazines" that this publication was financed in part by Susan B. Anthony, and that having failed with The Woman... See More
Latest on the Mormon situation...
Item #700562
October 02, 1857
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1857
* Elder Heber C. Kimball & polygamy
* Mormons War - Mormonism Utah
Page 3 has: "From Utah Territory" which provides the latest concerning the Mormon War, noting in part: "...the Mormons were making preparations for a fight, & did not conceal their hostile intentions. Elder Kimball, in his h... See More
Siege of Fort Sumter... War events near Chattanooga...
Item #700479
August 25, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 25, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SIEGE OF FORT SUMTER" "Interesting Correspondence Between General Gilmore and General Beauregard" "Details of the Bombardment of the 18th Inst." "Important From Tennessee" "General Rosecrsans' Army in Front of Chattanooga" "Fire Opened on the City... See More
Nearing the end of the Civil War...
Item #700474
January 07, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, January 7, 1865
* Confederate defeat at Nashville - Tennessee campaign
* General John Bell Hood's retreating w/ Army of TN
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE WAR IN TENNESSEE" "Hood's Final & Distress Escape" "What is Left of His Army" "The Rebel Army Retiring Upon Meridian, Mississippi&quo... See More
Americans ships capture the Frolic & Macedonian...
Item #700460
March 08, 1813
CONNECTICUT MIRROR, Hartford, March 8, 1813
* USS United States vs. HMS Macedonian
* USS Wasp vs. HMS Frolic
The entire front page is taken up with a "Declaration" headed: "British manifesto vs. America". Inside has: "Capture of the Frolic" by the U.S. ship Wasp, followed by: "Capture of the Macedonian" by the ship United States.
Also: &q... See More
Attack on Ogdensburgh... The War of 1812...
Item #700458
October 23, 1812
THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, Oct. 23, 1812 Page 3 reports include: "Attack On Ogdensburgh" "Bad News from the Frontiers" and "Defeat of Van Rensselaer's Army!" Also a letter extract about the movements of "The Western Army".
Other reports include: "Connecticut Legislature" "The Militia" and "Bad News from the Frontiers&qu... See More
From the 1790's at a great price...
Item #700343
January 04, 1793
DUNLAP'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Jan. 4, 1793
* When Philadelphia was the nation's capital
If you are looking for a very nice, typical American newspaper of the late 1700's, here's a great one for a modest price. A four page issue with a nice mix of news of the day and advertisements. Included are several runaway reward ads.
Wide, never-trimmed margin... See More
Mormons & polygamy: defying the Supreme Court ruling...
Item #699900
February 09, 1879
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 9, 1879 Page 7 has an article: "The Mormon Question" "Petition of the Anti-Polygamy Society to Congress" datelined at Salt Lake, Utah. It notes in part: "...is a matter of common notoriety that Mormons are contracting unlawful marriages the same as ever; that John W. Young has parried his fifth wife, James Welch his seco... See More
John Brown & the Harper's Ferry insurrection...
Item #699715
October 31, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 31, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV - West Virginia trial
The top of the front page has column heads: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "The Trial of John Brown, Charged with Conspiracy, Treason and Murder" "Conclusion of the Evidence" "Summing Up For the Prosecution" "In... See More
One of the less common, early titles...
Item #699469
October 13, 1708
THE REHEARSAL, London, Oct. 13, 1708
* Rare 18th century publication
A fine single sheet newspaper which lasted only 6 years. It was published by Charles Leslie, considered a violent controversialist who was virtually inextinguishable. Another source notes: "...in August 1704, he had started, in opposition to the ‘Observator’ and Defoe's ‘Review,
... See More
* Rare 18th century publication
A fine single sheet newspaper which lasted only 6 years. It was published by Charles Leslie, considered a violent controversialist who was virtually inextinguishable. Another source notes: "...in August 1704, he had started, in opposition to the ‘Observator’ and Defoe's ‘Review,
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