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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
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
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
Deaths of Joseph Haydn and Thomas Paine...
Item #684914 GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1809 * Deaths of Joseph Haydn and Thomas Paine The obituary listing inside includes: "At New York, the notorious Thomas Pain [sic]; whose death is an ...
$375.00
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
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
Battle at Queenston Heights during the War of 1812...
October 26, 1812
Item #677937
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Oct. 26, 1812
* Battle of Queenston Heights
* American War of 1812
The front page has: "An Act To authorise the granting of Patents for Land,
...
$38.00
Napoleon's signature on the front page...
June 22, 1816
Item #667230 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 22, 1816 Perhaps the best content in this issue is the very unusual front page item headed: "Napoleon--'his mark' " which includes a facs...
$30.00
The first "learned society"...
August 15, 1816
Item #680898 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C. August 15, 1816 The second page carries an article "A number of the citizens of the District of Columbia, impressed with the importance of forming an associat...
$47.00
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
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
...
$98.00
Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...
September 24, 1825
Item #667077 THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 24, 1825 * Jewish city creation * Grand Island, New York * Niagara River One of the articles on an inside page reads in its entirety: "The ceremony...
$42.00
Spontaneous combustion of a drunkard...
July 23, 1830
Item #684887 CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE & JOURNAL, New York, July 23, 1830 Page 3 has a very curious article with a small heading: "Spontaneous Combustion of a Drunkard" with an interesting eye-witness account. ...
$33.00
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
The "downfall of Babylon" and "fake news"...
October 03, 1835
Item #681103 THE DOWNFALL OF BABYLON, New York, Oct. 3, 1835 A quite rare & unusual weekly (later semi-monthly) newspaper with strong anti-Catholic leanings published by: "Samuel B. Smith, Late a Popish Pries...
$28.00
Short-lived campaign newspaper supported the Whig party...
June 20, 1844
Item #684682 LOUISVILLE JOURNAL, EXTRA, Kentucky, June 20, 1844 * Very rare publication A quite rare and short-lived campaign newspaper which existed only to promote the Whig party cause in the 1844 election...
$138.00
The Halls of Montezuma...
May 29, 1847
Item #681036 THE WEEKLY HERALD, New York, May 29, 1847 The top of the front page features a print of: "The New Steam Ship Washington - The First American Ocean Mail Steamer" with related text. Also on the ...
$39.00
News from the Mexican War...
September 20, 1847
Item #675074 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 1847 Page 3 has much reporting from the Mexican War including a very lengthy letter: "From The Army" which takes over 1 1/2 columns. Also a report: &...
$29.00
Much reporting on the Mexican War as it nears its end...
October 12, 1847
Item #680944 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 1847 Page 3 has much reporting on the Mexican War including: "Major Lally's Command" which has reports of the killed & woun...
$37.00
Early report of the gold diggings in California... Slave ship captured...
December 16, 1848
Item #680902 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 1848 The ftpg. has a brief report headed: "Value Of Land in California" due to the discovery of gold. Page 3 has over half a column of detail...
$57.00
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
Rare prints of the Astor Place Riot...
May 12, 1849
Item #669908 THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 12, 1849 Amongst the many interesting prints the most notable would be the front page print: "Riot at the Astor Place Opera House, New York" with 3 more...
$68.00
Great reports from the California gold region...
October 12, 1849
Item #657707 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 1849 Page 2 begins with: "Scenes In The Pacific" which reports on the arrival of Captain Fremont at Monterey, California in 1846. Page ...
$72.00
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
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
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
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
Traveling in the United States...
April 10, 1852
Item #680922 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, April 10, 1852 Included are two pages of: "Traveling In the United States" which includes four prints including steam ship, sleighing, and railroad. Good text as well. ...
$37.00
Early print of the bluffs along the Mississippi...
August 28, 1852
Item #680972 SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 28, 1852 The front page has a nice print captioned: "Rock Bluffs On The Mississippi" with some descriptive text beneath Four pages, large folio size, ...
$34.00
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
Early print of Australia...
April 09, 1853
Item #680515 SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 9, 1853 The front page has a print captioned: "Sunday In Australia" with a related article. Four pages, large folio size, never bound nor trimmed, 3 ...
$34.00
Famous Tom Sayers & John Heenan boxing match...
April 30, 1860
Item #680899 NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, April 30, 1860 * John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers * Famous boxing match - fight Appearing at the top of the first column on pg. 6 are headlines reporting one of the most famous ...
$56.00
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
Scenes of the Battle of Bull Run...
August 03, 1861
Item #172490 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 3, 1861 The front page features two prints on the Civil War, captioned: "The Death of the Rebel General Garnett, at the Battle of Laurel Hill" and "Bring...
The "Confederate" newspaper from Kentucky...
September 12, 1861
Item #680919 LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, Sept. 12, 1861 * Rare pro-Confederate title * 1st year of the Civil War Louisville is difficult to categorize as Union or Confederate during the Civil War a...
$87.00
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
...
$132.00
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
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
Lincoln compares unfavorably to King George III...
January 11, 1862
Item #681083 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, January 11, 1862 * Abraham Lincoln mockery * King George III comparison * From the rebel capital Half of the front page is taken up with ads, a...
$82.00
Fugitive slaves... 1862 Savannah, Georgia martial law...
January 24, 1862
Item #684958 NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, January 24, 1862 * Fugitive slaves * Savannah, Georgia martial law * New Bern, North Carolina This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraha...
$40.00
Fall of New Orleans to the Yankees, in a Confederate newspaper...
April 30, 1862
Item #684952 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 30, 1862 * Fall of New Orleans, Louisiana * Admiral David Farragut * From the capital of the Confederacy A very historic report as page 3 contains an...
$165.00
Prisoners in the hold of a rebel ship...
November 22, 1862
Item #677780 LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 22, 1862 The ftpg. shows: "Hon. Horatio Seymour, Governor-elect of New York". Inside has: "The Burial of Gen. Mitchel--Funeral Procession...Streets ...
$43.00
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
Yankees admit atrocities... and refuse to fight...
February 07, 1863
Item #680909 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 7, 1864 * Rare rebel publication A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "Additional From The North" &quo...
$83.00
Dramatic cavalry charge before Vicksburg...
March 07, 1863
Item #172656 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1863 The front page features a full-figure print of: "The Late Nicholas Longworth, the Western Millionaire" with the balance of the front page taken up wi...
"Memphis" newspaper printed in Atlanta, Georgia... Jefferson Davis' stirring address to his soldiers...
February 14, 1864
Item #680889 THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 14, 1864 * Very rare Confederate title * Publisher on the run See the bottom of this listing for the fascinating history of this newspaper. ...
$226.00
Read the poem to Abraham Lincoln...
July 21, 1864
Item #681082 CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, July 21, 1864 * From the origin of the American Civil War This was one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States of America" ...
$98.00
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
Completion of the Atlantic telegraph cable... Prints of Richmond after the surrender...
June 03, 1865
Item #678946 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 3, 1865 Inside has a half page print: "Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at Morden Wharf" with a related article. Another full page is taken up ...
$29.00
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
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
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
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
First Hebrew political society in America, with Grant's "Jew Order" connection...
September 02, 1868
Item #680958
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 2, 1868 Page one includes: "Hebrew Grant and Colfax Campaign Club", which, as noted within the text: "...headquarters at No. 7 Delancy Street. It held its first reg
...
$175.00
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
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
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
Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
February 06, 1870
Item #673569 NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1870 * Historic 1st female Wall Street brokerage opens * Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin sisters * "The Bewitching Brokers" shatters tradition The t...
$355.00
Mutuals win the championship... Each inning telegraphed to other cities....
September 23, 1870
Item #680890
NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870 Page 3 has: "The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Championship Pennant--Score 10-4." It begins: "The Fall campaign of the bal
...
$54.00
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
Winslow Homer: "On The Beach--Two Are Company, Three Are None."
August 17, 1872
Item #678979 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 17, 1872 * One of Winslow Homer's most popular The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Will the Senator From Massachusetts Do This ...
$132.00
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph...
March 30, 1878
Item #680887
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 30, 1878 * Historic Phonograph invention * Thomas Edison - inventor Page 3 has a nice illustration of Edison's recent invention, the phonograph
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$184.00
Indian troubles in the West...
June 27, 1878
Item #675637 THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, June 27, 1878 The front page has: "The Indian War" "Colonel Bernard's Attack a Decided Success" and: "Additional Particulars" then: "...
$38.00
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
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
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
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
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
Very first appearance of Walt Whitman's poem "The Dead Emperor"...
March 12, 1888
Item #681006 NEW YORK HERALD, March 12, 1888 Page 4 has a poem titled: "The First Dandelion", signed in block type: WALT WHITMAN . This is the very first appearance of this poem as verified by the Walt Whi...
$115.00
The Klondike Gold Rush...
July 24, 1897
Item #680974 THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 24, 1897 * Klondike Gold Rush * Yukon - Alaska - Canada The top of a front page column has reports on the Klondike gold rush, with: "KLONDYKE KRAZE&qu...
$34.00
Nice on the Spanish-American War...
April 20, 1898
Item #680987 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 20, 1898 A nice banner headline on the on-going Spanish-American War: "DOWN WITH THE SAFFRON FLAG OF SPAIN AFLOAT OVER CUBAN SOIL ! " with various relate...
$29.00
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