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Rare issue of the Oxford Gazette...
Sabbatai, the long-awaited Jewish Messiah... perhaps the oldest mention in a newspaper...
Item #653765
December 11, 1665
THE OXFORD GAZETTE, England, Dec. 11, 1665 The best content is the great Judaica item on the back page, being a report datelined Harlem and noting: "It is now about 3 months since the Jews gave out that near 600000 men were arrived at Mecha professing themselves to be of the lost Tribes. Since which it is affirmed that a new Prophet is arisen in Jerusalem, who finding no credit th... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1669...
Item #652952
August 9, 1669
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, August 9, 1669
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1668...
Item #652132
March 4, 1668
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 4, 1668
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 b... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1668...
Item #651924
February 15, 1668
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, February 15, 1668
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1... See More
Rare 17th century title from England... Surrender of Namur...
Item #651792
THE PRESENT STATE OF EUROPE OR THE HISTORICAL & POLITICAL MONTHLY MERCURY, London, England, January, 1694 This is an uncommon periodical published during the reign of King William III, formatted something like a pamphlet but definitely a periodical, with the more extended title reading: "... Giving an Account of all the Publick and Private Occurrences, Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Mil... See More
Exceedingly early newspaper from France...
Item #651746
February 27, 1641
EXTRAORDINAIRE, Paris, France, February 27, 1641 with the date at the top in Roman numerals but then also dated at the bottom of the back page: "27 Fevrier, 1641". This "extraordinary" issue was done for a singular purpose, as defines most "extraordinaries" produced since then. The headings at the top of the front page roughly translate to: "Concerning the ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1699...
Item #651189
June 22, 1699
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 22, 1699
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* 17th century original
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measurin... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1675...
Item #651067
May 10, 1675
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 10, 1675
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 by... See More
1686 - Battle of Buda (Budapest)...
Item #650722
September 2, 1686
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, September 2, 1686
* The Battle of Buda (modern day Budapest)
Considerable coverage of the Battle of Buda (fought between the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire) can be found on the the back leaf, taking all of one column and a portion of another. Reports given are from Buda, Vienna, and Brussels. Additional coverage of the overall conflict can be found on the fro... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1669...
Item #650676
February 11, 1669
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, February 11, 1669
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1686...
Item #650396
February 26, 1682
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 26, 1682
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 b... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1675...
Item #650233
April 26, 1675
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 26, 1675
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 ... See More
17th century from London...
Item #648991
November 22, 1681
THE OBSERVATOR, London, November 22, 1681
* Woman publisher
This is a handsome dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. Done in a dialogue format, between Whig & Tory. This early single sheet newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing, but the most intriguing aspect of this issue is tha... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1669...
Item #648265
December 9, 1669
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, December 9, 1669
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1683...
Item #648239
February 19, 1682
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, February 19, 1682
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring abo... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1669...
Item #647894
May 24, 1669
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 24, 1669
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 by... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1675...
Item #647893
December 14, 1674
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, December 14, 1674
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1... See More
Reports from the Caribbean...
Item #647469
August 19, 1669
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 19, 1669
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
Near the top of page 2 is an early report concerning the "New World" noting: "Yesterday arrived here a New England ship bound hither from Barbados, and this day a ship of Yarmouth from the Caribby Islands, where they left all things in a peaceable and thriving posture..." ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1674...
Item #647453
November 26, 1674
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, November 26, 1674
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1... See More
Very rare 17th century magazine...
Item #647381
THE GENTLEMAN'S JOURNAL OR THE MONTHLY MISCELLANY, London, July, 1693 If 18th century magazines are scarce, titles from the 17th century are exceedingly rare. Here is one such title, subtitled: "In a Letter to A Gentleman in the Country Consisting of News, History, Philosophy, Poetry, Musick, Translations, etc." Contains a very nice full title page (see), and pg. 2 is mos... See More
By a woman publisher...
Item #646958
March 10, 1682
THE OBSERVATOR, London, March 10, 1682 This is a handsome dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. Done in a dialogue format, between Whig & Tory. This early single sheet newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing, but the most intriguing aspect of this issue is that the imprint at the b... See More
Abundance of fish near Newfoundland...
Item #646895
July 16, 1668
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 16, 1668
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
The reverse has a report from "Waymouth" stating that: "Several vessels arriving here from Nants, inform us of a vessel of Dartmouth putting in there...from Newfoundland, affirming, that the English Fishery in those parts, had met with a more than usual plenty of Fish, and were... See More
A very rare, early newspaper...
Item #646620
August 21, 1688
PUBLICK OCCURRENCES TRULY STATED, London, August 21, 1688 In our over 40 years of dealing in rare newspapers, we have only once encountered this title. Only 34 issues of this newspaper were ever published.
A single sheet issue, 7 1/2 by 11 3/4 inches; nice, untrimmed margins. A very rare opportunity for a very rare newspaper.
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1675...
Item #646459
January 6, 1675
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, January 6, 1675
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2... See More
Rare title from the 1600's...
Item #646400
April 27, 1689
A CONTINUATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION OF THE ESTATES IN SCOTLAND, London, England, April 27, 1689
* Very rare 17th century title
The year of this issue is printed in the dateline of the lead article on the front page, as the dateline contains only the month and day.
This is issue #14 of a short-lived title which existed to report on the ongoing disputes between the Scots... See More
Period mention of the great London Fire...
Item #645835
January 28, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, January 28, 1666 (actually 1667 by today's calendar).
* The Great London Fire
It is very rare to find any period mention of the great London Fire of 1666 in newspapers of the day, certainly one reason being the dearth of publications in print at that time--very few beyond the London Gazette.
The back page of this single sheet newspaper includes: "... See More
Rare French language version of the famous "London Gazette"...
Item #645821
October 18, 1694
GAZETTE DE LONDRES, October 18, 1694 This is a very rare issue of the French language edition of the very famous "London Gazette". Obviously printed for the French speaking residents of London, it was also printed by "Edouard Jones, a la Savoye" as was the case with the the English version. This is only the fourth or fifth such French language edition we have encountered ... See More
Interesting title from the 17th century...
Item #645547
February 27, 1680
THE WEEKLY PACQUET OF ADVICE FROM ROME: OR, THE HISTORY OF POPERY, London, June 27, 1679
* Newspaper from the 17th century
* Rare variant title
An unusual anti-Catholic newspaper which has a short life before being suppressed. Attached at the back is a single sheet headed: "The Popish Courant" with the same date.
Complete in 8 pages, 5 1/4 by 7 1/4 inches, nice condition.... See More
Advertisement on the Salem witch trials...
Item #645130
February 11, 1693
THE ATHENIAN MERCURY, London, Feb. 11, 1693
* Rare Salem witch trials advertisement
* Very early and rare 17th century title
The back page has an advertisement for the book "The Second Edition of the late TRYALS of several WITCHES in New-England. Written by Cotton Mather, and Published by the Special Command of the Governour." (see)
This is the only periodical we have ever ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1674...
Item #644462
October 25, 1675
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, October 25, 1675
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1674...
Item #644460
September 14, 1674
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, September 14, 1674
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1683...
Item #644459
December 13, 1683
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, December 13, 1683
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring abo... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1686...
Item #644458
June 14, 1686
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 14, 1686
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring about 6... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1686...
Item #644457
July 8, 1686
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 8, 1686
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring about 6 ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1675...
Item #644454
August 3, 1674
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, August 3, 1674
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 ... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1686...
Item #644451
May 10, 1686
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 10, 1686
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 by... See More
Period reference to the Great Plague in Europe...
Item #643350
September 27, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 27, 1666
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* Rare "The Great Plague" report
This is the oldest continually published newspaper in the world, having begun in 1665 and is still printing today. Obviously this is a very early issue, being issue #90. This was the time of the Great Plague which was ravishing Europe at the time. The bkpg. has a r... See More
Early Dutch newspaper from The Hague...
Item #643082
July 2, 1698
HAEGSE MERCUR, The Hague, The Netherlands, July 2, 1698 Nice engraving of the winged Mercury in the masthead of this small-size newspaper. Four pages, totally in the Dutch language, 6 by 7 3/4 inches, great condition.
Rare, very early "newspaper" with nice Plague mention...
Item #643058
July 10, 1665
THE INTELLIGENCER, London, July 10, 1665
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* Reports on the great plague (rare)
Here is an uncommon title in newsbook format (the forerunner of newspapers), which has news from various cities in England and Europe. The front page begins with mention of the "new world" with: "Since the last accompt I gave you of the outrages of the Dutch ... See More
Effects of the Plague...
Item #643020
March 29, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, London, March 29, 1666
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* Update on the great plague (rare)
Front page news from "Spain" includes: "The Queen of Spain in Acknowledgment of the good services and fidelity of the Servants and Family of the Late King....".
From "Venice" is a report stating, in part: "We have very great probability ... See More
Over 350 years old...
Item #642960
May 16, 1661
MERCURIUS PUBLICUS, London, England, May 16, 1661
* Early newsbook, mid-17th century
* Before the era of newspapers
The longer titles also includes: "Comprising The Sum of all Affairs Now in Agitation in England, Scotland, and Ireland, Together with Forraign Intelligence for Information of the People, and to Prevent False News." Here is an uncommon title in newsbook
... See More
* Early newsbook, mid-17th century
* Before the era of newspapers
The longer titles also includes: "Comprising The Sum of all Affairs Now in Agitation in England, Scotland, and Ireland, Together with Forraign Intelligence for Information of the People, and to Prevent False News." Here is an uncommon title in newsbook
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1696...
Item #642644
March 11, 1696
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 11, 1696
* Earliest of newspapers top be had
* 17th century original
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measur... See More
3 issues from the 17th century....
Item #642527
April 24, 1699
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 28, 1674, April 29, 1686 & April 24, 1699
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* 3 issues from the last 3 decades of the 17th century
This publication is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And these are very early, genuine issues. As was... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1678...
Item #639695
July 25, 1678
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 25, 1678
* Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuring 6 1/2 b... See More
A "newsbook" from 1665, pre-dating the London Gazette...
Item #639553
May 8, 1665
THE INTELLIGENCER, London, May 8, 1665
* Rare 17th century periodical
Here is an uncommon title in newsbook format (the forerunner of newspapers), which has news from various cities in England and Europe. This title pre-dates the London Gazette, the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper (by exactly one month).
There is a report of a naval battle between t... See More
Loyalty to King James II in the invasion of William of Orange...
Item #639464
October 11, 1688
THE LONDON GAZETTE, October 11, 1688
* Glorious Revolution
* James II of England
* William of Orange
This was from the time of the "Glorious Revolution" in England, when the Catholic throne of James II was being threatened by the Dutch Protestant William of Orange, who ultimately, along with his British wife, Mary Stuart, would soon become joint British sovereigns William ... See More
English Civil War conspirators found guilty...
Item #638986
April 30, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 26-30, 1666
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* English Civil War conspirators
This is a very early issue (issue #48) of the oldest continually published newspaper in the world, having started just the previous year in 1665. And this is a pre "Great Fire" of London issue, which was reported in the issues of early September, 1666. The ftpg... See More
Recurring Sets - at a significant discount...
Item #638562
A set of four era-based newspapers, sent either monthly or quarterly (whichever you select), for as short or as long as you wish - guaranteed to be valued at less than half of the per-issue price...Have you ever had difficulty deciding which issues to add to your collection? Are you seeking to purchase a unique gift for someone, but are unsure of which issues to select? Perhaps one of our 4-is... See More
Protestants versus the Catholics...
Item #638543
May 26, 1682
THE IMPARTIAL PROTESTANT MERCURY, London, England, Feb. 7, 1681/2 (year is dependent upon which calendar was used at the time) This single-sheet newspaper is a fascinating paper published during this time of struggle between Catholics and Protestants in government.
Measures 7 by 11 1/2 inches, very ice condition.
Recurring Early Set (1600's - early 1800's) - sent once per quarter...
Item #638516
A set of four early newspapers (1600's - early 1800's), sent quarterly...Have you ever had difficulty deciding which issues to add to your collection? Are you seeking to purchase a unique gift for someone, but are unsure of which issues to select? Perhaps one of our 4-issue recurring sets will fit the bill. This listing is for:
A set of four early newspapers, one each from the 1600&... See More
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