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Script signatures by President John Adams...
November 08, 1800
Item #672549 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 8, 1800 The front page contains four Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: John Adams, and in block type by the Vice President: Th. Jefferson, mak...
$38.00
Congress moves to Washington, D.C., and the first state-of-the-union address at the new Capitol...
December 01, 1800
Item #673459 THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Dec. 1, 1800 * New Federal Capital - Congress * President John Adams * State of the Union Address A quite historic issue on the move of the federal capital...
$144.00
Jefferson bids adieu to the Senate as he prepares to take the oath of the Presidency...
March 12, 1801
Item #667343 AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, March 12, 1801 * Thomas Jefferson's Senate farewell * About to become U.S. President Page 3 begins with a report from Washington noting: "On Saturday last...
$48.50
Congratulations to Jefferson, with his replies...
May 14, 1801
Item #667345 AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, May 14, 1801 The ftpg. has a letter from the people of Columbia, S.C., offering their kind words to Thomas Jefferson with his recent inauguration as President. This is followed...
$15.50
Displayable masthead... early 19th century...
Item #649304 NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, 1801-1802 A typical "newsy" newspaper of the era with a nice woodcut of a soaring mercury in the masthead. Some light foxing, untrimmed. Actual dates vary, b...
$17.00
Troubles with the First Barbary War...
December 16, 1803
Item #667521 NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, Dec. 16, 1803 Although page 2 begins with a report from the Senate on the new mode for electing a President & Vice President (see), the prime content might be the variou...
$14.00
From the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Presidency...
Item #559604 (5) UNITED STATES GAZETTE, For The Country, Philadelphia, 1807-1809 A lot of 5 issues offering an interesting insight into the early period of the Jeffersonian era, as the government transitione...
$54.00
From Thomas Jefferson's administration...
Item #649276 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, 1807-1809 A lot of 10 issues of this popular title from the "Hub City". All have the subscriber's name written in the margin above the masthead, some minor edge t...
$99.00
Much on Lewis & Clark & their exploration to the Pacific...
October 02, 1807
Item #678714 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1807 * Lewis and Clark expedition Page 3 has a very lengthy: "Proposals...For Publishing LEWIS and CLARK'S Tour to the Pacific Ocean, t...
$475.00
British inciting the Indians to war against the Americans...
March 15, 1808
Item #674021 THE ENQUIRER, Richmond, Virginia, March 15, 1808 Page 2 contains an: "Extract of a Letter dated Fort Wayne" which concerns the British inciting the Indians to war against the Americans: ".....
$28.00
10 issues from James Madison's presidency... Pre-War of 1812...
Item #649289 (10) BOSTON GAZETTE, dated 1810-1811 A lot of ten issues from the early 19th century when James Madison was president. News and advertising of the day provide perspective on this formative period ju...
$55.00
See the interesting masthead...
February 12, 1811
Item #673461 CONSTITUTIONALIST, Exeter, New Hampshire, Feb. 12, 1811 Perhaps the most interesting feature of this issue is the masthead as each letter in the title is encircled in an interlocking ring & labeled wi...
$36.00
Death of the printer & a proprietor...
December 05, 1811
Item #676867 AMERICAN & COMMERCIAL DAILY ADVERTISER, Baltimore, Dec. 5, 1811 A typical newspaper of the day with various news and a wealth of advertisements. All four pages have wide black mourning rules due to ...
$55.00
The War of 1812... A mini-lot at a reduced price...
Item #649218 (5) A lot of five newspapers of a blend of various folio-size and non-folio-size newspapers (various titles), all containing news on The War of 1812. Average condition with mild wear and foxing; not damaged or ...
$60.00
Exploits of the U.S. Navy...
December 10, 1812
Item #672745 BOSTON GAZETTE, Dec. 10, 1812 Page 2 has: "United States and Macedonian Frigates" followed by: "The Navy" which is mostly editorial commentary on the naval battle between the Frolic an...
$29.00
General Smyth's failed effort to invade Canada...
December 18, 1812
Item #674223 THE REPERTORY & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Dec. 18, 1812 Inside reports include: "Gen. Smyth's Expedition", a letter signed in type by: Stephen Decatur datelined from the "U.S. S. ...
$38.00
War reports on Baltimore & Washington...
October 06, 1814
Item #672063 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, October 6, 1814 The very top of the front page has an editor's note explaining the troubles with printing a newspaper in a war zone, as the Battle of Baltim...
$48.00
Large chart of the land battles of the War of 1812...
May 04, 1816
Item #673048 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 4, 1816 Pages 2 and 3 are taken up with a very extensive chart of the: "LAND BATTLES" of the recently-ended War of 1812, columns headed "Place of ...
$37.00
Large chart of the land battles of the War of 1812...
May 04, 1816
Item #673057 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 4, 1816 Pages 2 and 3 are taken up with a very extensive chart of the: "LAND BATTLES" of the recently-ended War of 1812, columns headed "Place of ...
$37.00
An Act relating to separating Maine from Massachusetts...
June 12, 1819
Item #673463 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 12, 1819 Much of the front page is: "AN ACT Relating to the Separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts Proper & forming the Same into a Separate and I...
$34.00
On burning Hindu widows on their husbands funeral pyre...
November 06, 1819
Item #673462 BOSTON RECORDER, Nov. 6, 1819 The front page has a rather lengthy and interesting article: "Hindoo Petition Against Burning Widows" beginning: "The effort of the British government to suppr...
$29.00
Newspapers with a treasure-trove of political reporting...
Item #649274
(20) NILES' REGISTER, Baltimore, 1820's - 1830's A lot of 20 different issues within the noted date range, all complete and each containing 16 pages.
Niles' Register was a very famou
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$98.00
An instant mini-collection... 10 newspapers from the 1800's...
Item #694687 (10) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of ten newspapers with at least 5 different titles dating from the 1820's - 1890's, in average or better condition---not a damaged lot and no pulpish newspapers. A popular way...
$49.00
Missouri Compromise... Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island...
March 11, 1820
Item #678715 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820 * Missouri Compromise * Maine and Missouri become states * Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement The top of the fron...
$145.00
President Monroe allows for Missouri statehood...
March 24, 1821
Item #671433 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 24, 1821 * President James Monroe * Missouri statehood "Laws of the U. States" on an inside page has a "Resolution, Providing for th...
$32.00
A very uncommon title...Religious magazine...
May 01, 1828
Item #673730 NEW JERUSALEM MAGAZINE, (Boston), October, 1827 Although the Boston imprint does not appear on the ftpg., we include a copy of the volume's title page which verifies the city of publication. A relig...
$27.00
Smuggling, piracy, and the case of Tobias Watkins...
June 06, 1829
Item #673067 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 6, 1829 Among the many articles is the front page: "Smuggling" concerning tobacco being smuggled into England. Page 2 has: "Piracy" concern...
$27.00
Early comic, satire newspaper...
Item #649241 FIGARO IN LONDON, London, 1833 An English comic newspaper of the early 19th century, founded in 1831 and running for almost 8 years. It was the forerunner for the much more popular "Punch" magaz...
$18.00
Magazine in the Welsh language...
January 01, 1834
Item #673915
SEREN GOMER, Carmarthen, Wales, Hydref, 1834 A quite uncommon magazine from Wales, totally in the Welsh language. Although commonly spoken in the 19th century, its use had diminished in the 20th centur
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$29.00
An imprisoned Santa Ana wants to negotiate with Andrew Jackson...
January 21, 1837
Item #671426 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 21, 1837 The back page features a lengthy letter signed by: Antonio Lopez De Santa Ana to President Andrew Jackson, in which he mentions his current imprisonmen...
$42.00
It triggered the great Financial Panic of 1837...
May 13, 1837
Item #679106 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 13, 1837 * Panic of 1837 * Financial crisis The front page has a notable report: "Suspension of Specie Payments" which would be the trigger...
$45.00
Last survivor of John Paul Jones' crew from the Revolutionary War...
December 31, 1842
Item #671411 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, December 31, 1842 The back page has an item: "The Last of The Crew of Paul Jones" which concern the death of Thomas Chase, the last survivor of the crew ...
$27.00
The Mexican War...
March 12, 1847
Item #666778 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1847 Page 3 has reports on the Mexican War including: "War News" and a letter from New Orleans with some content on Santa Anna, an...
$18.00
Much reporting on the Mexican War...
August 28, 1847
Item #657824 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1847 Page 2 has over a full column headed: "The Annexation - A Letter From Gen. Sam. Houston" signed by him in type: Sam. Houston. Page...
$36.00
Gold Rush of 1849, in an 1848 newspaper...
December 05, 1848
Item #673979 DAILY EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Dec. 5, 1848 * California Gold Rush * 49ers - mining - miners California Gold Rush reports from 1848 are rather rare but we've found some through the year...
$63.00
Gold Rush era...
Item #649225 NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, 1849 Although this issue does not have specific gold rush content, it is a great “period” item with 1849 in the dateline. The issue contains many ads related to Califor...
$32.00
From the library of President James Buchanan...
Item #649244 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., 1849 James Buchanan, who would be President of the United States from 1857-1861, earlier served several offices at the federal level, including Congressman from 1821-31;...
$48.00
The first bridge to span Niagara Falls...
February 17, 1849
Item #669904 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 17, 1849 The most interesting print is a nearly half page view captioned:: "Construction Of The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge--Basket Ferry & Temporary To...
$48.00
A settler's hut in Australia...
March 17, 1849
Item #669905 THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 17, 1849 Amongst the many interesting prints perhaps the best are the two commanding the back page, showing: "Settler's Hut, In Australia" and: &q...
$48.00
Death of President Polk, in a Washington newspaper...
June 23, 1849
Item #673988 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1849 * James K. Polk death * Best title to be had ? All columns on all 4 pages are black-bordered for the report which appears on pg. 3 headed: &quo...
$52.00
The tribulations of those heading west...
August 08, 1849
Item #668186 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 1849 * Wagon trains heading West * California gold rush era Page 3 has a terrific report headed: "From the Western Plains" whi...
$42.50
California items... Fight with Apache Indians...
September 21, 1849
Item #657710 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 1849 Page 3 has nearly half a column headed: "California Items" which primarily discusses the cost of items and the troubles in maintain...
$36.00
An instant collection... 20 newspapers from the 1800's...
Item #694695 (20) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of 20 issues, with at least 5 different titles, dating from the 1820's - 1890's, in average or better condition--not a damaged or 2nd-rate lot. No pulpish newspapers. &nb...
$95.00
19th century damaged lot of 20 newspapers...
Item #694707 (20) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of 20 damaged American newspapers dating from 1820 - 1899, containing at least 5 different titles within the lot. The issues may have staining, edge tears, close-trimming, heavy ...
$30.00
19th century 2nd-rate lot of 20 newspapers...
Item #694708 (20) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of 20 second-rate American newspapers dating from 1820 - 1899, containing at least 5 different titles within the lot. The issues may have light staining, small edge tears, minor ...
$55.00
"Adventures Among the Indians"...
February 09, 1850
Item #674026 SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Feb. 9, 1850 The front page features a print of: "The Lost Sister of Wyoming - From Frost's 'Thrilling Adventures Among the Indians' " with a rel...
$27.00
Magazine by Charles Dickens... An issue from 1851-1853...
Item #649284 HOUSEHOLD WORDS, London, 1851-1853 Charles Dickens published this magazine from 1850 to 1859. Having been frustrated by the interference of publishers when editing three other magazines, Dickens determine...
$18.00
Nice print of Budapest, Hungary...
November 22, 1851
Item #673530 SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Nov. 22, 1851 The front page features a nice print of: "Buda-Pesth, Capital Of Hungary" which has a lengthy, descriptive caption. Now commonly spelled "...
$28.00
Westward expansion... Decorative masthead...
Item #649254 OLIVE BRANCH, Boston, 1850-1856 A lot of four issues in mixed condition, all with a great masthead and with at least some westward-expansion themed reporting and/or advertising. One of the more ...
$49.00
Houdon's Statue of Washington... Barnum's paper...
February 26, 1853
Item #669881 ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Feb. 26, 1853 P.T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly" thes...
$34.00
Print of hunting kangaroos...
July 30, 1853
Item #674025 SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 30, 1853 The front page features a print of: "Hunting The Kangaroo In Australia" with a related article. Four pages, very large size, 3 folds, small h...
$37.00
Two prints of early fine engines... Missions near San Antonio...
February 18, 1854
Item #673912 GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Feb. 18, 1854 This was one of the few illustrated newspapers of that time as the famed Harper's Weekly didn't start until 1857. Perhaps the best prints of of ear...
$32.00
The troubles in Kansas...
April 30, 1856
Item #674140 BANNER OF LIBERTY, Middletown, New York, April 30, 1856 * Bleeding Kansas A great issue if only because of the very patriotic masthead, featuring an eagle with the US. flag in its talons. Insi...
$28.00
Early baseball reports in a sporting newspaper...
November 01, 1856
Item #674145 PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 1, 1856 This was primarily a shorts themed newspaper, with a sports themed masthead. Inside has: "Base Ball" with some detail on recent baseball ...
$29.00
Nice wine making print...
November 22, 1856
Item #668537 THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 22, 1856 * Great wine making illustration The large double page centerfold print is captioned: "The Vintage In France" which is a great wine-theme...
$60.00
One of the earliest baseball illustrations to appear in any periodical...
December 27, 1856
Item #674736 PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Dec. 27, 1856 This issue of this once popular sporting journal features one of the earliest baseball illustrations to appear in a periodical. This simple illustrat...
$955.00
Large & ornate masthead from the Civil War...
Item #649226 NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Manchester, 1861 The title reflects the theme of this issue, being primarily a farming-related newspaper with agricultural concerns taking much of the front page and ...
$28.00
Rev. Dr. Raphael, Jewish leader, on slavery...
January 07, 1861
Item #673822 NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, January 7, 1861 * Morris Jacob Raphall * Jewish Rabbi - Jews * Slavery - slaves Page 4 has an article: "Dr. Raphall's Bible" which includes: "The ...
$88.00
Winslow Homer centerfold...
December 21, 1861
Item #172530 HARPER'S WEEKLY Dec. 21, 1861 The entire front page is taken up with seven: "Scenes Among The Beaufort Contrabands" showing slaves, one labeled "Uncle Tom". The prime print in this iss...
Our premier Civil War lot...
Item #649219
(10) THE CIVIL WAR--a lot of the very best of all titles. Here is a group of ten issues of the famous New York Times and/or NY Tribune and/or NY Herald, much like those listed throughout our website, in good
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$132.00
A Charles Dickens publication...
Item #649245 ALL THE YEAR ROUND, London, 1862 (single issue from 1862) This was a weekly periodical "Conducted By Charles Dickens", as noted in the masthead. Filled with various literary content, this issue ...
$24.00
A great value... A discounted Civil War lot...
Item #649275 (7) The CIVIL WAR: a lot of 7 issues all non-New York titles from during the Civil War and all have war reports. A great set for a reseller or for someone looking to obtain authentic Civil War newsp...
$68.00
The Battle of Mill Spring...
January 24, 1862
Item #678133
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1862 The front page has: "THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRING", followed by: "A Bayonet Charge by the Ninth Ohio, Second Minnesota, and Fourth Kentucky", "RE
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$28.00
General Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina Expedition...
January 29, 1862
Item #678279 THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1862 * General Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina Expedition * Somerset, Kentucky * Paris, Tennessee The front page has: "BURNSIDE'S EXPE...
$36.00
Front page Civil War map...
February 02, 1862
Item #674122 NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 2, 1862 The ftpg. features a nice map headed: "The Rebel Position On The Tennessee and Cumberland." with further details. There are also nice one column war-related heads...
$48.00
Fortress Monroe, Jacksonville, Yorktown... and a new Delmonico's...
April 07, 1862
Item #678258
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1862
The front page has: "FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST", "Threatened Attack by the Rebels upon Jacksonville, Fla.", "NEWS FROM FORTRESS M
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$28.00
Action at Memphis... Action-filled Homer centerfold...
July 05, 1862
Item #172586 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 5, 1862 The front pagte is taken up with 2 prints: "The Levee at Memphis Tennessee--Haulding Sugar & Cotton..." and: "General View of Cumberland Gap,...
Civil War related print on the front page...
August 02, 1862
Item #670026 THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 2, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page occasionally featured a Harper's Weekly-like Civil War print. Thi...
$37.00
Nice front page report on the Battle of Antietam...
October 02, 1862
Item #678546 THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, Oct. 2, 1862 The front page has 2 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on the battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day's fighting of the entire Civil War, bot...
$48.00
Huge eagle engraving in the masthead...
Item #649242 GLEASON'S LITERARY COMPANION, Boston, 1863 Obviously a literary publication from the Civil War era, the prime feature being the huge eagle engraving in the masthead, with a wingspan of 7 inches. There...
$18.00
From the Oneida Community... Civil War era...
Item #649300 THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Civil War era A lot of ten issues from this well-known socialistic "commune" from during the Civil War but with minimal war-related content. Four pages each...
$46.00
Much reporting on the Civil War...
January 13, 1863
Item #673724 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 13, 1863 Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "The Attack On Vicksburg" "The Yazoo as a Base Abandoned" "The Rebel Defenses there Impregnabl...
$29.00
Reports on Jeff Davis' annual message...
January 16, 1863
Item #673723 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1863 Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are several with comments on: "Jeff. Davis's Annual Message" "He Will Accept Peace Only With Independence...
$29.00
Nine issues of Scientific American: latest inventions of the day...
January 24, 1863
Item #673770 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A nice lot of 9 different issues from 1863, 1864 & 1865, each during the Civil War & each containing a wealth of articles and many illustrations of the latest improve...
$53.00
The battle for Charleston...
April 09, 1863
Item #674063 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 9, 1863 * From the capital of the Confederacy * First Battle of Charleston Harbor The front page includes: "The Situation In The West" "...
$81.00
Closing in on Vicksburg... Battle of Port Gibson...
May 23, 1863
Item #674062 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 23, 1863 * Capital of the Confederacy Among the front page reports: "From Jackson" "From Mississippi--A Fight on Saturday--Burning of ...
$77.00
Document signed by Jeff Davis...Capture of Yazoo City...
July 22, 1863
Item #674082 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 22, 1863 * John Morgan's raid ending * Yazoo City & Jackson, Mississippi * Post Gettysburg Robert E. Lee Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: &...
$34.00
Abraham Lincoln on the draft...
August 12, 1863
Item #674123 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1863 The top of the first column has: "President Lincoln On The Draft" "Retaliation for Abuse of Colored Troops" which has his letter signed in type: A. Linc...
$35.00
The Siege of Charleston...
October 10, 1863
Item #172718 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 10, 1863 The full front page is a nice portrait of: "Major-General George H. Thomas, the Hero of Chickamauga". Inside has a full page: "The Siege of C...
Much reporting on the Civil War...
October 10, 1863
Item #674134 THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 10, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Chattanooga" "The Attack from Lookout Mountain..." "Bursting of the Enemy'...
$28.00
Latest reports from the Civil War...
October 27, 1863
Item #673721 THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 27, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Army Of The Cumberland" "Rumored Rear Attack on Allenton & Rome" "News From General...
$28.00
Closing in on Richmond...
February 09, 1864
Item #674125 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 9, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Butler's Dept." "Bold Raid Towards Richmond" "Our Troops Within Ten Miles of th...
$29.00
Closing in on Richmond...
February 09, 1864
Item #674209 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 9, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Butler's Dept." "Bold Raid Towards Richmond" "Our Troops Within Ten Miles of th...
$28.00
Fight on the Red River...
May 14, 1864
Item #172780 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1864 The full front page is a print: "Rebel Attack on Our Gunboats in the Red River". Other prints within include: "Views of the Great Aqueduct, Washi...
News from the Confederacy...
August 31, 1864
Item #673635 CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 31, 1864 * From the origin of the American Civil War This was one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States of America" ...
$74.00
Confederate newspaper with a wealth of war reporting...
November 09, 1864
Item #668802 THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 9, 1864 * Rare Confederate publication * Nearing the end of the Civil War A rather rare title and great that it includes the word &l...
$127.00
Sherman's march to the sea...
December 14, 1864
Item #671068 NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 14, 1864 * General William T. Sherman * March to the sea in Georgia * Approaching Savannah GA Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SAVANNAH&q...
$35.00
Ornate masthead...
Item #649267 ADVOCATE FAMILY GUARDIAN, New York, 1865 A rather ornate & decorative masthead in this small newspaper, filled primarily with literary & womanly concerns. Edited by Mrs. Sarah R. Bennett of the &q...
$9.00
This magazine is not recorded in "History of American Magazines"...
March 01, 1865
Item #678703 THE SOLDIER'S CASKET, Philadelphia, March, 1865 * Very rare title This is the volume 1, number 3 issue of a title which lasted but 12 issues, January thru December, 1865. There is no record ...
$185.00
Early article on croquet...
May 20, 1865
Item #669801 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 20, 1865 Inside has the earliest article on the game of croquet we have offered, headed: "The Game of Croquet" with much detail, taking over half a column. S...
$37.00
The Henry Wirz prison warden trial...
September 03, 1865
Item #674028 NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 3, 1865 * Andersonville Prison - Camp Sumter * Captain Henry Wirz trial - Georgia The ftpg. has reports concerning the trial of Henry Wirz, the warden of the infamous Andersonv...
$38.00
Trial of Henry Wirz of the Andersonville prison camp...
November 09, 1865
Item #674142 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 9, 1865 * Pre-execution of Captain Henry Wirz * Andersonville Civil War prison - Georgia The top of the front page has nice heads on the trial of Henry Wirz, the "d...
$31.00
Ten issues reporting on the Reconstruction era...
November 21, 1865
Item #671380 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, a lot of ten issues from the early Reconstruction era dated November 2 thru 23, 1865. Each issue is filled with a wealth of news of the day including various reports relating to the rebuilding...
$55.00
Nice Harper's Weekly group, just after the Civil War...
Item #649309 (5) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, a lot of five issues from just after the Civil War. Dates are August 12, August 19, September 23, November 11, and December 2, 1865. A wealth of great prints including: 'N...
$100.00
Early baseball from just after the Civil War...
Item #649236 NEW YORK TIMES, 1865-1866 A lot of five issues of the New York Times from just after the Civil War, each with a report of a baseball game. These issues provide a mid-19th century perspective of America&rs...
$60.00
19th century illustrated issues, at a wholesale price...
Item #694740 (5) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of five illustrated issues from the 19th century in average or better condition. Titles may include any of the following: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Gleason'...
$89.95
Officers of the National Association of Base Ball Players
July 21, 1866
Item #673802 LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 21, 1866 The full front page has five framed portraits of: "The Officers Of The National Association Of Base Ball Players", with a few baseball embellish...
$84.00
Portrait of baseball player James Maxwell...
September 01, 1866
Item #673803 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 1, 1866 Inside has a one column portrait of: "Mr. James Maxwell, of the Susquehanna B. B. Club, Wilkes Barre, Pa." The same page has an article on...
$57.00
Tiny newspaper...
Item #649285 THE O.C. DAILY, 1867 No, it's not from Orange County, but rather from the Oneida Community in New York. This is a tiny newspaper, measuring just 4 by 5 inches, four pages. Various tidbits, great condi...
$19.00
An impending Indian attack upon Fort Benton...
April 27, 1867
Item #669916 CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 27, 1867 Page 3 has a report: "Indian War" which has news from Montana noting in part: "...large bodies of Crow, Black Feet and Sioux India...
$29.00
Daniel Webster's letters... "Defender of the Constitution"......
Item #679332 HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, Aug., 1867 The prime feature of this issue is likely the 5 1/2 pages dedicated to the: "PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF DANIEL WEBSTER", which includes exc...
$60.00
New York City Fire Department...
September 14, 1867
Item #671238
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 14, 1867 Inside has a 1/3 page illustration of: "The Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine, No. 1., Employed by the New York Fire Department" with an ac
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$64.00
An improved fish hook, and a folding bed...
November 23, 1867
Item #669274 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 23, 1867 A wealth of interesting articles and illustrations on the latest in scientific improvements of the year. Among those shown are: "Lenhart's Spring Fi...
$20.00
Huge print on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson...
March 23, 1868
Item #674017
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRITRE ZEITUNG, New York, 1868 This is a huge, four page foldout centerfold with an expansive view of te impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. This was in the German la
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$48.00
Ornate and displayable masthead...
Item #649305 SATURDAY NIGHT, Philadelphia, 1869 A decorative masthead with content that is primarily literary in nature. There is a front page illustration & a few more inside, with a border around each page. The ...
$26.00
Latest inventions of the day... 1870's...
Item #649217 (10) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, 1870's A nice lot of ten issues from this fascinating period---the 'golden age' of American inventiveness---with much coverage of the latest inventions &...
$60.00
From the Oneida Community...
Item #649272 THE CIRCULAR or AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, 1870's A lot of 10 issues from this well-known socialist "commune" (of Oneida flatware/silverware fame) from the post-Civil War 19th cen...
$36.00
From Reno, Nevada... Famous town of the Wild West...
Item #649290 (5) RENO EVENING GAZETTE, Nevada, early 1880's. A lot of five issues, all are complete and are in very nice condition. Great to have from this well-known town from the "Old West"....
$95.00
19th century illustrated... Second rate and damaged...
Item #694718 (10) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of ten 2nd-rate and damaged illustrated issues. A blended lot of titles may include any of the following: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Scientific American,...
$70.00
Lengthy and revealing article on the Mormons...
February 07, 1870
Item #674049 NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 7, 1870 * Mormons - Mormonism * Church of Zion - Godbeites * Latter-day Saints Page 11 has first column heads: "MORMONISM" "Progress Of the 'New Chu...
$127.00
A Long Island whaling town...
Item #649288 (5) THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor (Long Island), New York, 1870s A nice lot of five issues from this once-famous whaling town on Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who freq...
$75.00
Woodhull & Claflin... The Ku Klux Klan...
November 05, 1872
Item #673925 NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 5, 1872 * Victoria Woodhull & Teenie Claflin indicted The front page has: "The Ku Klux" "Greeley's Friends at Work in Kentucky--They Hang a Man,...
$64.00
The Clay Street, Baltimore fire disaster of 1873...
July 26, 1873
Item #671633 NEW YORK HERALD, July 26, 1873 (with Supplement) Page 5 has one column headings that include: "A BLAZE IN BALTIMORE" "The Monumental City in Danger of Destruction" "A Spark For A ...
$48.00
Full page baseball team print...
July 25, 1874
Item #673805 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874 * Early baseball team print * Old West scene Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would ...
$132.00
America's graphic newspaper...
May 04, 1875
Item #673531 THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, May 4, 1875 The full ftpg. is a political cartoon: "A Yankee Cadi In The Court Of The Pharoahs". Pages 4 and 5 have various prints as well. Eight pages, good condi...
$27.00
Nice Uncle Sam political cartoon... Lighthouses...
May 14, 1875
Item #674045 THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, May 14, 1875 The entire front page is a large political cartoon: "Uncle Sam's Sensible View Of Wars And rumors Of War" showing him whittling and watching. Page...
$28.00
Rare issue from Weaverville, California...
May 20, 1876
Item #679173 WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL, Weaverville, California, May 20, 1876 A rare issue from this Northern California town and uncommon to find from the 19th century. The Weekly Trinity Journal gives an inside peek to...
$40.00
Very early woman's suffrage newspaper...
Item #610666 WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Chicago & St. Louis, 1879 As noted at the top of the front page: "...devoted to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal and political Equality a...
$68.00
From the San Francisco Mission... Touring Oregon & Washington...
December 13, 1879
Item #678597 MISSION MIRROR, San Francisco, Dec. 13, 1879 Printed in the masthead is: "The only Paper Wholly Printed and Published at the Mission, a Locality Containing 20,000 Inhabitants." This would ...
$34.00
Seven issues from the "Old West"...
Item #649238 A lot of seven "Old West" newspapers, each with a different title from California dating in the 1870's through 1890's. A nice opportunity for a mini-set of different "Wild West" titl...
$89.00
A great lot from the Old West, at a reduced price...
Item #649271 (10) A lot of ten "OLD WEST" newspapers from California, dating in the 1870's through 1890's, and priced at a bargain due to edge tears, mends, wear, etc. which makes them somewhat 2nd-rate. T...
$55.00
Collection of stamp collecting magazines...
Item #649311 (10) STAMP COLLECTING MAGAZINES: Lot of ten different titles from the 1880's & 1890's, all in nice condition, at least 4 pages each, most measuring about 4 by 7 inches.
$27.00
Inventions of the late 1800's...
Item #649278 (15) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A lot of 15 2nd-rate issues from 1880's and 1890's, containing many photos or illustrations, providing a nice look at the latest inventions and scientific improv...
$50.00
A nice set for a science enthusiast...
Item #649312 (10) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A lot of 10 issues dating from 1881 thru 1906. Many photos and illustrations of the latest inventions and scientific improvements and gimmicks of the era. All are ...
$60.00
Russian and Polish emigrants being vaccinated in New York (1881)...
May 14, 1881
Item #678297 LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 14, 1881 The front cover has: "NEW YORK CITY - HEALTH OFFICERS VACCINATING RUSSIAN AND POLISH IMIGRANTS ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP 'VICTORIA,' AT QUARANTIN...
$75.00
Features an engraving of the mining town of Salida, Colorado...
May 13, 1882
Item #673887 MOUNTAIN MAIL, Salida, Colorado, May 13, 1882 * Very rare Old West title * Town view print Printed in the masthead is: "Colorado Produces Millions of Silver, and Silver Is King." A very ra...
$260.00
Salt Lake City title with a Mormon flair...
Item #649257 (5) DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, early 1880's A lot of 5 issues, from several years before statehood with much local news of the day. Articles with Mormon interest and perspe...
$48.00
Fort Wrangell, Alaska...
May 09, 1885
Item #673848 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 9, 1885 Among the prints within are: "Australia - Rabbit Extermination in Victoria" "Alaska--Fort Wrangell, the Military Post & Missionary ...
$39.00
Preparing for the Statue of Liberty... Oklahoma Boomers... Tenement House fire…
May 16, 1885
Item #674219 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 o...
$47.00
Terrific & displayable baseball print...
May 08, 1886
Item #678716 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 8, 1886 * Collectible 19th century baseball print The full ftpg. shows: "Some Setters & Pointers at the Dog Show" with a related article inside. ...
$275.00
Suffragist leader, Tennie Claflin, is married into royalty...
February 16, 1888
Item #673564 GREENSBORO NORTH STATE, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 1888 The front page has an interesting article on the notable Tennessee (Tennie) Claflin, who with her sister, Victoria Woodhull, were leading women's ...
$42.00
North & South Dakota are admitted to the Union...
November 07, 1889
Item #673611 GREENSBORO NORTH STATE, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 1889 Near the bottom of the front page is a rather small, yet notable report headed: "North And South Dakota Admitted", they becoming the 39th and...
$36.00
Curiously worded headline... Civil War generals...
December 05, 1889
Item #674037 GREENSBORO NORTH STATE, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 1889 An interesting paper if only because of the curious headlines and reporting of a gruesome tragedy. A ftpg. column is headed: "SEVEN MEN ROASTED&qu...
$29.00
Statehood of Wyoming...
July 10, 1890
Item #673986 THE WORLD, New York City, July 10, 1890 Page three heading "Congress Day By Day" reports "Fixing the Wyoming Bill." "The presiding officer of the Senate (Mr. Ingalls) having signe...
$54.00
The election of 1892 in a Salt Lake City newspaper...
November 09, 1892
Item #678139 DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Nov. 9, 1892 The first column on the front page has the single column heading: "FOR CLEVELAND", followed by subheads: "A Great Victory for Democratic P...
$55.00
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
April 26, 1893
Item #679347 PUCK, New York, April 26, 1893 Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to succes...
$28.00
Newspaper of Stanford University...
April 18, 1894
Item #673741 DAILY PALO ALTO, Stanford University, California, April 18, 1894 This was the school newspaper published by this now prestigious university in Northern California, with various news tidbits, items about s...
$28.00
United States Post Office...
April 18, 1896
Item #674216 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 18, 1896 The ftpg. shows: "Letter Canceling Machines in the U.S. Post Office, New York City" with a related article as well. Page 3 has a report...
$28.00
The noted Jane Addams...
Item #674114 YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, May, 1896 * Young Women's Christian Temperance Union An interesting magazine published by the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union whose focus was the outlaw of...
$39.00
Nice headline on the Spanish-American War...
April 09, 1898
Item #673780 NEW YORK JOURNAL, April 9, 1898 A nice issue from the Spanish-American War with a banner headline: "ONE QUICK, FIGHTING DASH BY SPAIN---BUT TOO LATE; WE ARE ALL READY AND SHALL FORESTALL HER" wi...
$38.00
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