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Item #727170(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated Feb. 9 1758; Dec. 11, 1760; March 3, 1763; April 17, 1770; and Feb. 9, 1773. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in England from the period when tensions were growing with its American colonies.
Each issue is complete in 8 pages, 8 by 11 inches, perhaps... Read full description -
Item #727169LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Dec. 1, 1961
* "Freedom Riders" arrive in McComb
* American Civil Rights movement
* White racist mob violent attacks
The front page has a two column heading: "Freedom Riders May Get Help" with a related photo showing the violence against the Freedom Riders. (see images)
Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear,... Read full description -
Item #727168THE LONDON EVENING POST, April 29, 1779
* American Revolutionary War era
* 18th century - from The Enemy
Newspapers from England during the time of the Revolutionary War are always interesting as they give a sense as to life at that time and what political discussions were the "hot topic" of the day. Red tax stamp on page 3.
I could find no... Read full description -
Item #727167MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1945
* Manhattan Project comes to fruition
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Japanese claim of radiation in deaths
The front page has a two column heading: "Atom Bomb Ray Deaths a Myth, Writer Discovers" with photo of Nat Finney. (see... Read full description -
Item #727166ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 7, 1932
* Grand opening of the Port of Albany-Rensselaer
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ARMY, NAVY MARCH TO DEDICATE PORT" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding slits along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #727165ALBANY EVENING NEWS, June 8, 1932
* Bonus Army march
* World War I veterans
* Washington D.C.
The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Washington Increases Vigilance As Bonus Marchers Near 10,000" with subhead. (see images)
Complete in 26 pages, light toning at the margins, some binding slits along the spine, generally... Read full description -
Item #727164THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 20, 1933
* Hagia Sophia Mosque
* Thomas Whittemore
* Christian mosaics discovery
The top of page has a one column heading: "AMERICAN REVEALS SANTA SOPHIA'S ART" with subheads and related photo (fuzzy). (see) Coverage on Thomas Whittemore uncovering christian mosaics inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.
Complete with 34 pages,... Read full description -
Item #727163THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Jan. 20, 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.... Read full description -
Item #727162MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1967
* Nation of Islam religious movement
* Elijah Muhammad - founder
* Fight for civil rights era original
This newspaper was one of the most widely-read ever produced by an African American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the publication on May 1960... Read full description -
Item #727158THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour (Fall) advertisement
* 1st and only Carnegie Hall concert
Page 32 has a historic 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Background: Led Zeppelin's... Read full description -
Item #727157THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1968
* Chuck Norris vs. Louis Delgado karate bout
* American martial artist and Hollywood actor
* Lightweight championship of the World ad
* CREAM British rock band - Spectrum concert ad
* Eric Clapton - Ginger Baker - Jack Bruce
Page 38 has a notice for "Professional Karate World... Read full description -
Item #727147CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1942
* Ben Hogan - professional golfer wins
* San Francisco Open - Harding Park
* Much coverage on World War II - WWII
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "HOGAN BEATS PAR, RAIN, MUD-WINS COAST GOLF MEET" with subhead and leader board. (see... Read full description -
Item #727144THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 27, 1676
* 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.... Read full description -
Item #727143THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Renato Gardini in New York City
Page 21 has a one column heading: "9,000 Watch Londos Pin Gardini In 21:15" and subhead. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save... Read full description -
Item #727142THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 23, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour advertisement
* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East
Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venue in Manhattan. Shown are upcoming concerts at... Read full description -
Item #727141THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 1, 1967
* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
* Very 1st performances in the East advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* THE DOORS very early performance ad
* Steve Paul's "The Scene" nightclub
Page 19 has a small performance advertisement for the Cafe Au Go Go nightclub in... Read full description -
Item #727140THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968
* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus
* East village performance advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore
Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performances at the Electric... Read full description -
Item #727139LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 10, 1979
* !979 Academy Awards - Oscars in Los Angeles
* Vietnam War films "The Deer Hunter" & "Coming Home"
* Jon Voight - Jane Fonda - Christopher Walken photos
The front page has a banner headline for display: "Big Night for Vietnam Films" with subhead and a few related photos. Coverage continues on page 3 with a... Read full description -
Item #727125TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., July 26, 1939
* Donn Fendler found alive
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy
The front page has a one column heading: "Fendler Boy Soon to Leave the Hospital" with subhead and rare photo showing the exhausted twelve year old boy with the man who found him. (see images)
Complete with 16... Read full description -
Item #727124THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Sept. 5, 1956
* Oliver Springs and Clinton, Tennessee
* Mansfield, Texas school integration crisis
* American Civil Rights Movement - Black students
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RACE RIOTS RAGE IN THREE STATES" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, a little wear at the margins, generally very nice.
Background:... Read full description -
Item #727123THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1946
* Detroit River-Windsor F4 tornado disaster
* River Rouge, Michigan to Ontario, Canada
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Tornado Hits River Rouge, Kills 23 in Detroit Area" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos.
Complete with 46 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #727122THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 11, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The front page has a two column heading: "Sino-Japanese Forces In Important Battle Along Yangtze River" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, tiny binding holes and a little wear along the spine, generally nice.
Backgro... Read full description -
Item #727121NEW YORK POST, August 21, 1940
* Leon Trotsky assassination (day of)
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist
The front page has a two column heading: "Trotsky Is Dying After Ax Attack" (see images) He would die on this day
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
Background:... Read full description -
Item #727118ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 24, 1938
* Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico explosion
* Eunice-Monument Field Oil Field disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "8 KILLED, 4 HURT IN EXPLOSION OF OIL WELL BOMB" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #727105THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 28, 1942
* USS Iowa battleship launching
* United States Navy - WWII
The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Biggest Warship Is Launched" with brief text.
And the top of the back p age has a one column heading: "IOWA, BIGGEST BATTLESHIP, IS LAUNCHED EARLY" with subheads. (see... Read full description -
Item #727104THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 3, 1966
* "Andy Warhol, Up-Tight" - Film-Makers' Cinematheque
* The Velvet Underground and Nico debut - Gerard Malanga
* Peter, Paul and Mary performs at the Philharmonic Hall
Page 22 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for "ANDY WARHOL, UP-RIGHT"
Background: Experience the explosive... Read full description -
Item #727101THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985
* Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing pioneer
Beginning on page 67 is an editorial by Robert Christgau on the new hip hop sensation "The Fat Boys" with photo. (see... Read full description -
Item #727100THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1966
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident
Page 17 has a 3 x 2 inch advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Island Garden Arena... Read full description -
Item #727099THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968
* The Doors - The Who - Jimi Hendrix Experience
* New York Rock Festival - Singer Bowl in Queens
* Rock bands concert performances advertisement
Page 24 has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "The New York Rock Festival" which featured "The Doors", The Who" and "Jimi Henrix".... Read full description -
Item #727098THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1967
* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - The Beatles guru
* Post "More popular than Jesus" remark
* John Lennon - Paul McCartney
* Transcendental Mediation Swami
* New religious movement
The front page has a heading: "What's New in America? Maharishi & Mediation" with related photo. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #727097THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 12, 1970
* Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion
* Weather Underground - far-left militants
* Bomb making effort gone wrong - fail
* Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman affected
The front page has a two column heading: "The House on 11th St.: Digging Up the Debris" with... Read full description -
Item #727096LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 1, 1997
* Best "Boogie Nights" film advertisement
* 2nd day of the original opening of this movie
* Mark Wahlberg - Burt Reynolds & more
A terrific issue on the 2nd day of the premiere of the motion picture hit "Boogie Nights" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper... Read full description -
Item #727095CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 31, 2001
* Best original "Jeepers Creepers" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Horror film - Justin Long - Gina Philips
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Jeepers Creepers" and perhaps no better issue could be found than... Read full description -
Item #727094LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 13, 1984
* Michael Jordan's initial contract signing
* Chicago Bulls professional basketball
* One of the biggest dynasties in sports is born
The top of page 8 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Michael Jordan Signed by the Bulls" (see)
Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 52 pages,... Read full description -
Item #727093LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1997
* Communications Decency Act unconstitutional
* Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
* "Magna Carta" of digital speech - First Amendment
* Obscene material on the World Wide Web
* Supreme Court of the United States
* 1st major SCOTUS decision re. the internet
The front page has a two column heading: "Law... Read full description -
Item #727092LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1997
* Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)
* City of Boerne v. Flores landmark decision
* Supreme Court of the United States
The front page has a two column heading: "High Court Overturns Religious Freedom Act" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), very nice condition.
Backgr... Read full description -
Item #727091THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1931
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Fred Carone in Newark, New Jersey
Page 31 has a somewhat discrete report with a one column heading: "Londos Throws Carone" and subhead. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #727090THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 27, 1673
* 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... Read full description -
Item #727087THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 28, 1963
* Willi Unsoeld and Barry Bishop
* Mountaineers - Mount Everest Expedition
* First American team to reach the summit
* Extreme hardships on the ascent (frostbite toes)
The front page has a banner heading: "They Kicked Each Other to Stay Alive" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 40+ pages, library... Read full description -
Item #727084LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 11, 1979
* Wichita Falls, Texas F4 tornado
* Red River Valley tornado outbreak
* "Terrible Tuesday" disaster
The front page has a banner headline announcing: "48 Killed in 'Tornado Alley'" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 30 pages, very nice condition.
Background: The historical... Read full description -
Item #727083(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated Nov. 16, 1758; May 3, 1760; April 20, 1765; May 31, 1768; and Oct. 27, 1770. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in England from the period when tensions were growing with its American colonies.
Each issue is complete in 8 pages, 8 by 11 inches, perhaps... Read full description -
Item #727016DER TAGESSPIEGEL--Extra, Berlin, Germany Nov. 10, 1989
* Fall of the Berlin Wall (early report)
* It is BEST to have reports from the city where an event occurred
This four page extra has a great full front page photo showing citizens celebrating on top of the Berlin Wall with banner headline: "Die Nacht der offenen Grenzen in Berlin" (The Night of... Read full description -
Item #727015LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 19, 21 & 22, 2010
* Kyle Busch's "Triple Sweep" at Bristol Motor Speedway
* First time in NASCAR history for a driver to win all 3
* Craftsman Truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup series
This is a rare trio on Kyle Busch's history making "Triple Sweep" at Bristol Motor Speedway. He is the only NASCAR driver to achieve... Read full description -
Item #727012LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 15, 2004
* Kyle Busch's very 1st NASCAR series racing victory
* Funai 250 at Richmond International Raceway - race
Page 11 has a somewhat discrete report under "Motor Racing" which reports Kyle Busch's win in the National Series at Richmond. This was his very 1st NASCAR series victory. (see images) This series didn't... Read full description -
Item #727011LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 5, 2005
* Kyle Busch's very 1st NASCAR Cup series victory
* Sony HD 500 at California Speedway - racing - race
The top of the front page of the sport's section has a headline that reads: "The Kid Gives It His All" with subhead, results and photo of Busch celebrating his 1st NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory. (see... Read full description -
Item #726998FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 16, 1958
* Northeast Airlines Flight 258 disaster
* Nantucket Memorial Airport crash
* Convair 240 - American airliner - airplane
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Plane Crash Kills 22" with lead-in: "Northeast Airliner in Fiery Plunge On Nantucket Island" and subhead. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #726997EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 13, 1917
* Great October Socialist Russian Revolution
* Petrograd (Saint Petersburg), Russia
* Bolshevik Coup - Alexander Kerensky
The front page has a banner headline: "BOLSHEVIKI SAID OVERTHROWN" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
Item #726994FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 18, 1958
* Pioneer 0 - Able 1 space probe
* Attempt to be 1st to orbit the Moon
* Cape Canaveral launching failure
* Space race with the Soviet Union
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Moon Rocket Fails, Shatters" with lead-in: "Will Try Again in Sept." and photo. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #726989THE WORLD, New York City, March 11, 1861
* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)
* Tensions at a boiling point in the South
* Southern slavery and the Confederacy
* History about to be made
From just weeks before the outbreak of the Civil War, this issue has some reports on the impending conflict.
The top of page 4 has a one column... Read full description -
Item #726986THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1928
* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures)
* 250th anniversary this coming Summer (2026)
Page 8 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous Declaration of the... Read full description
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