Historic Newspapers: New Additions

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1977

• Hillside Strangler killings - murders
• Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
• Next to last victim - Kimberly Diane Martin
• Cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr.

The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "Strangler Victim's Plea: 'Don't Kill Me!'" with subhead and photo of Martin. (see images) Great to have in this L.A. publication.
Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, nice condition.

Background: The December 1977 murder of 17-year-old Kimberly

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1986

• RMS Titanic shipwreck breached for the 1st time
• Jason Jr.  - remote (ROV) vehicle goes inside

The front page has a one column heading: "Titanic Camera Finds Beauty Is a Joy Forever" with lead-in: "Leap in Technology" and related illustration. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with related photo. 
Complete with all major sections (100+ pages), nice condition.

Background: On July 16, 1986, deep-sea exploration reached an extraordinary milestone

NEW YORK TIMES (section 2 only) Nov. 7, 1976

• "Two-Minute Warning" opening day movie advertisement
• Action sniper thriller film premiere - Charleston Heston

Page 9 of this "Arts and Leisure" section has a nice full page poster -like advertisement for the upcoming opening day premiere showing of the film "TWO-MINUTE WARNING" starring  Charleston Heston in New York City. Nice for display. 
Complete section 2 only with all 40 pages, nice condition.

Background: The 1976 action-thriller Two-Minute

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 27, 1926

• Clymer PA No. 1 (Sample Run) coal mining disaster
• Indiana County, Pennsylvania coal-dust explosions

The front page has a five column heading: "40 Entombed by Explosion in Mine" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Background: The August 26, 1926 disaster at the Clymer No. 1 (Sample Run) Mine stands out as one of the deadliest coal mining tragedies in Indiana

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 14, 1980

• LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 disaster
• U.S. Amateur Boxing team airplane crash

The front page has banner headline: "22 U.S. Athletes Killed; Boxing Team Among 87 Victims in Polish Jet Crash" with subheads and 4 related photos. (see images) 
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, nice condition.

Background: The LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 disaster on March 14, 1980, stands out as a uniquely catastrophic aviation tragedy due to a extraordinary sequence

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1988 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for rescheduled upcoming live performances by "MICHAEL JACKSON" at the L.A. Sports Arena on one of the four pages. See below for details of the rescheduling.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day premiere of  "RAMBO: First Blood Part II" starring Sylvester Stallone on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 16, 1985

• MOVE - Black liberation advocate organization - cult ?
• Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia bombing

The front page has a banner headline: "Warning From Cult Reported" with subhead and photo. Coverage continues inside with another related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, very light toning along the central fold, nice condition.

Background: The 1985 MOVE bombing stands out as a extraordinarily rare and unprecedented event in

THE DAILY POST-BOY, London, Aug. 17, 1732

• Forty-three years prior to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War

A fine example of this single sheet issue with the front page having various items from London, and the back page is mostly taken up with advertisements. Partial red tax stamp at the bottom of the front page.
Single sheet, 9 by 15 1/2 inches, very nice condition.

Background: The Daily Post-Boy was a British newspaper first published in 1733. It was known for covering a variety of

THE PATRIOT, Harrisburg, Penn., November 25, 1963

• Lee Harvey Oswald killed w/ photos
• John F. Kennedy funeral w/ photos.

The front page has a banner headline: "ACCUSED ASSASSIN IS DEAD, GUNNED DOWN IN TEXAS JAIL" with 2 related photos. Also reporting of JFK's funeral services in Washington D.C. Pages 2 & 3 has full page pictorials of each event. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, a little margin wear, generally nice.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995

• Actress Elizabeth Montgomery death
• Star of "Bewitched" as Samantha Stevens
• Daughter of Hollywood actor Richard Montgomery

The bottom of the front page of section B has a heading that reads: "Elizabeth Montgomery Succumbs to Cancer" with photo. (see images)
Great to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment industry.
Complete with all major sections (100+ pages), nice condition.

Background: An original May 19, 1995 edition of the Los

A fascinating pair of newspapers, destined to be the premier newspapers on the coup and collapse of the Soviet Union. Both double-titled: "NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA/INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER".
Issue #1: Datelined Moscow & Washington, August, 1991 The Nezavismaya Gazeta defied orders & worked through the night, handing out crude newspaper copies to people on the streets, and faxing their texts to their publisher in Washington who normally published their English edition. Because there was no time to

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, California, Nov. 25, 1931

• Original from the Great Depression

This newspaper has business news, charts, stock quotes and more throughout during a time in American history that was not so promising. Get a first hand look at what was going on in the business World during this dark time.
Complete with 10 pages, light even toning, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, very minor margin wear, generally in good condition.

Background: An original 1931 Wall

LOS ANGELES TIMES (sport's section only), March 23, 1994

• Earvin "Magic" Johnson named head coach
• Los Angeles Lakers NBA pro basketball

The front page of this section has a headline that reads: "Lakers' Magic Move Surprises Pfund" and more with related photo. (see images) Nice to have from the home of the Lakers.
Complete section D (sports) only with 12 pages, very nice condition.

Background: In a rare and desperate move during the dismal 1993–94 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers named franchise

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005

• Skateboarder Danny Way - skateboarding
• Jumps the "Great Wall of China" w/ photo

Page 2 of section D has a photo with heading: "Where There's a Wall, There's a Way" with brief text. (see images) See below for details.
Complete sections 1 and  D with a total of 46 pages, great condition.

Background: On July 9, 2005, professional skateboarder Danny Way achieved a historic feat by becoming the first person to jump over the Great Wall of China without motor

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage poster-sized print advertisement announcing the opening day release of  "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY" starring Johnny Depp on one of the pages. (see images).

In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage poster-sized print advertisement announcing the 2nd week premiere of  "WAR OF THE WORLDS" starring Tom Cruise on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 28, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day premiere of  "LINK" starring Elisabeth Shue on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional

NEW YORK POST, Dec. 9, 1980

• John Lennon assassination
• "The Beatles" front man
• From the city of the murder
• Nice headline for display

Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.
The dramatic front page announces: "JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD" with subhead and photo. Much more inside including a double page pictorial. Nice for display. See photos for details. 
To anyone who grew up in the 1960's the death of The Beatles' John

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1995 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performance by "BOYZ II MEN" at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on one of the four pages.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating

THE WASHINGTON POST, D.C. June 1, 2005

• W. Mark Felt "Deep Throat" revealed
• Whistleblower on the Watergate Scandal

The front page has the headline that reads: "FBI's No. 2 Was 'Deep Throat'" and more with four related photos. (see images) Much more on the inside pages. Nice to have from the nation's capital.
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, nice condition.

Background: The May 31, 2005 revelation that 91-year-old former FBI Associate Director W. Mark Felt was "Deep Throat" stands as an

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995 (Calendar Section only)

• Best "Die Hard with a Vegrance" advertisement
• Opening day movie premiere double-page showing
• Actors Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson
• American action film with front-page review

A terrific issue published for the premiere showing of the motion picture hit "DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime

REDONDO BREEZE, Redondo Beach, California, Oct. 5, 1917

• West Coast beach community
• Los Angeles County

An early newspaper from one of the more famous beach communities in Los Angeles County. The popular television series "Baywatch" was filmed in Redondo Beach. Only one institution has any notable holdings of this newspaper.
A combination of local & national news, offering a  flavor of Southern California beach life during the pre "Roaring '20's".
A complete 6 page issue, cleanly cut at the spine,

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 20, 1929

• Swiss aviators Transatlantic flight attempt
• "Golden Age" of aviation - airplanes

The front page has a nice banner headline: "PASS AZORES IN HOP FOR U. S." with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: The August 1929 transatlantic attempt by Swiss aviators Oscar Kaeser (21) and Kurt Luescher (22) stands as an extraordinarily rare and tragic footnote in Golden Age aviation history,

This original vintage newspaper leaf from the Los Angeles Times Calendar section dated Dec. 3, 1978 consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible profile by Terry Atkinson on "QUEEN" with heading: "Queen: Her Majesty Stops Jivin" and photo of Mercury on one of the pages. (see images)

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1976

• Head coach Joe Paterno 100th victory
• Penn State Nittany Lions  - PSU
• NCAA college football

Page 8 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "N.C. State Beaten, 41-20, By Penn State" (see image) Unfortunately no mention in the report, this was in fact his 100th victory as head coach.
Nice to have from where Joe Paterno grew up (Brooklyn).
Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total 102 pages, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, June 15, 1870

• Cincinnati Red (reds) Stockings
• 84 game baseball win streak ends
• Brooklyn Atlantics

Page 5 has small column heads regarding the defeat of the Cincinnati Red Stockings by the Brooklyn Atlantics, ending their phenomenal 84-game winning streak with: "The National Game" "The 'Red Stockings' Defeated by a Brooklyn Crowd" (see image) Great to have this report in a newspaper from where the event occurred. 
Complete with 12 p[ages, good condition.

Background: On June 14,

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 19, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for upcoming live performances by "DOLLY PARTON" at the Universal Amphitheatre on one of the four pages.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23 1994

• Best "Above the Rim" film advertisement
• Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
• Rapper and actor Tupac Shakur - 2pac

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Above the Rim" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.
The front page of section F has a brief review of the film.
And perhaps more significant is the page 3, 10 1/2 x 6

NEW YORK POST, May 18, 1998

• Davis Wells pitches a "Perfect Game"
• New York Yankees MLB baseball pitcher
• First Yankee since Don Larsen's famous one
• They unbelievably went to the same high school

This 92-page tabloid-sized newspaper has a full front page photo of Wells being carried off the field with a banner headline: "PERFECT!"Much, much more on the inside and back pages.
Great to have this report in a iconic New York City newspaper. Great condition.

Background: On May 17, 1998, David Wells etched

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 2, 1991

• Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
• Killer and sex offender
• Glenda Cleveland Ignored

The top of page 4 has a four column heading: "Milwaukee Officers Had Entered Dahmer's Apartment" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete 1st section only with 34 pages, nice condition.

Background: On August 1, 1991, national

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE (section 2 (sports) only), Aug. 29, 1926

• Walter Hagen wins Western Open
• Professional golf tournament record

The front page of this section has a nice banner headline for display: "HAGEN'S RECORD GOLF WINS WESTERN" with subheads and small photo of Hagen.
Complete section 2 only with 10 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, more so along the spine on the back pages (unrelated), generally good.

Background: The 1926 Western Open stands out as a historic

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 22, 1926

• Aviator Walter Beech wins
• Ford Reliability Tour victory
• Airplanes - aerial tour - Travel Air

The front page has a one column heading: "BEECH WINS FORD AIR TOUR" with subhead and photo of Beech. (see images) Nice to have from the city where this event took place. 
Complete 1st section with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

Background: This August 22, 1926 issue of The Detroit News represents a highly desirable piece of aviation

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 30, 1926

• Chicago gangland wars - bootlegging
• Francesco "Frank" Cappello assassination
• A one-way Chicago execution automobile ride

The front page has a nice banner headline: "KILL GUNMAN OF 'CAVALIER'" with subhead: "Sixth Death Marked Man Taken on Ride. (see images) Nice for display. 
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression eras, no city is more in the forefront of our minds than Chicago

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 8-Page Edition: Attack on America, EXTRA, September 11, 2001

• 9/11 Terrorists attack
• World Trade Center

Because most newspapers today are morning papers, most reported the tragedy of September 11 in their Sept. 12 issue. But some printed an "Extra" edition later the same day, such as this newspaper.
The banner headline reads: "Day of Terror" with subheads and 3 related photos. Nice for display. Every page in this special edition publication is related to this infamous

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 19, 1979

• The Arba'een demonstration march in Iran
• Prelude to the 1st Islamic State w/ Khomeini

The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Millions on March in Iran" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, nice condition.

Background: The shift initiated by the January 19 Arba'een demonstration stands out as a rare, historical paradigm shift because it caused the complete, almost instantaneous

LOS ANGELS TIMES (Calendar section only), August 11, 1985

• Madonna lookalike fools fans on Sunset Strip
• Singer - songwriter - actress & more
• "Queen of Pop" solo career in it's infancy

Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 17, 1980

• The Stable Fire - Bradbury, California
• San Gabriel Valley firestorm disaster

The front page has a banner headline: "61 Homes Destroyed; Brush Fires Blacken 50,000 Acres" with subhead, large photo and related map. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages, nice condition.

Background: Driven by fierce, hot Santa Ana winds roaring down the canyons of the Angeles National Forest on November 16, 1980, the Stable Fire stands out in

THE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE, London, Sept. 21, 1782  The front page has: "Mr. Fox is said to have given the terms upon which he will resume his place in the Cabinet--Two of them are to declare American independent & to withdraw all our forces from every part of the continent. Lord Camden & Lord Thurlow both coincide with this idea...".

And further on: "...an article from Phila...Capt. Lippencot, who caused the execution of Capt. Huddy, had been sent on the 4th of June from the British lines...to

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, April, 1880  An article titled: "La Villa Real de Santa Fe" has many illustrations of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, vicinity.
Other articles include: "Some Pennsylvania Nooks" with prints of Wayne's Homestead, the Chester Valley & Valley Forge; "An Irish Fishing Village"; "The Swiss Rhine" with many prints of Swiss localities, and much more.
Complete in 160 pages, disbound without the outer wrappers, 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 22, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for upcoming live concert performances by "BLUE OYSTER CULT" at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on one of the four pages.

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1930

• Prohibition is a failure ?
• re. Eighteenth Amendment
• Nice headline for display

The front page has a banner headline: "SIFT DRY LAW CHANGE TODAY" with subheads. (see images)
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression eras, no city is more in the forefront of our minds than Chicago - and what better newspaper can be found than the Chicago Tribune, self-proclaimed to be "The World's

DAILY NEWS, New York City, Sept. 12, 2001

• 9/11 Terrorists attack
• World Trade Center

The front page has the headline: "IT'S WAR" with subhead and large photo of the second plane about to hit the South tower. And much, much more on the inside pages, see images for as portion. Nice to have in this famous NYC publication. 
Complete with all 80 pages, tabloid size in nice condition.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 21, 1956

• Springhill, Nova Scotia mine disaster
• No. 4 colliery - coal dust explosion

The top of the front page has a banner heading: "5 Killed; 118 Trapped in Mine--Col. 4" with subheads. (see images) Complete with all 42 pages, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within masthead, generally in nice condition.

Background: The 1956 Springhill mine disaster stands out as a remarkably rare coal mining catastrophe because the initial explosion

PM's WEEKLY, December 7, 1941

• Dated on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor

The front page has a heading that reads: "Vichy Backs Japan Against U.S.A." with coverage on page 3. (see images) Nice to have a publication with the "Dec. 7th" date and having a front page heading regarding the tensions between the United States and Japan.  
Complete with all 32 pages, tabloid size, good condition.

Background: This December 7, 1941 edition of the short-lived, anti-fascist New York tabloid PM—renowned

LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), Sept. 12, 1985

• Avant-garde performing arts tragedy
• Dancer Yoshiyuki Takada fatal fall

The front page of this section has a heading that reads: "DEATH HALTS SANKAIJUKU TOUR" with related photo. (see images)

Complete Calendar section only with 10 pages, very nice condition.

Background: This issue of the Los Angeles Times from September 12, 1985, is a rare and striking artifact of avant-garde performing arts history, documenting the immediate aftermath of

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1861  Page 4 has a great article: "Abraham Lincoln, LL.D." which begins: "The Trustees of Columbia College, at their Annual Commencement...most happily struck the chord of public feeling, by conferring on Abraham Lincoln the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws...", an interesting fact unknown to many.
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT REVOLT" "Conflicts With the Rebels" "The United States Forces Victorious" "General Scott's Plans for

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 3, 1863  Page 2 has most of a column taken up with: "Affairs In Utah - Fatal Adventures with Grizzly Bears--The Peach Crop--Arrival of Saints--Miscellaneous News" with a dateline from "Salt Lake City".
The report begins with much detail concerning encounters with grizzly bears. Further on is: "...Capts. Patterson's, Sanders' and Preston's companies of Mormon immigrants have arrived...The immigrants report that the detachment of C. V.'s at Ham's Fork overhaul the trains,

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 28, 1933

• End of Prohibition in West Virginia & California
• Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
• Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment

The front page has a one column heading: "West Virginia, California Wet" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Background: The swift, back-to-back ratifications by California and West Virginia—becoming the 13th and 14th states to approve the

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 17, 1970

• Marxist feminist Angela Davis murder warrant
• re. the Marin County Civic Center attacks

The front page has a two column photo of Angela Davis with heading: "Charged With Murder" (see images) 
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, generally good.

Background: On August 14, 1970, a federal warrant was issued for Angela Davis, charging her with kidnapping and murder—a milestone in American legal history notable for both its political flashpoint