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Item #726032NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 26, 1865 The most historically significant content is the intriguing letter on page 4: "A Letter To the Hon. A. O. P. Nicholson", signed in type: H. G., for Horace Greeley.
Following the end of the Civil War, this discussion addressed the physical, intellectual,... Read full description -
Item #725981SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 23, 1882 The front cover has: "AMERICAN SEED INDUSTRY - THE GRET SEED FARMS OF DAVID LANDRETH & SONS", which has 6 related vignettes and additional supporting text and photos on inside pages. The inside has: "Meroney's Washing Machine" which is accompanied by an article... Read full description -
Item #725960THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1930
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Months prior to him becoming World champion
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Nazzarino Poggi at New York Coliseum
* From the city where it happened
Near the bottom of page 29 is a one column heading: "Londos Throws Poggi At Coliseum In 25:04"... Read full description -
Item #725882THE TIMES, London, May 8, 1840
* The disappearance of Father Thomas
* Led to the severe Jewish persecution
* Profoundly historic - notorious instance of Judaica "blood libel"
On page 5, under the unassuming heading, "MONEY-MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE", is the inconspicuous but noteworthy report which includes in part: "
The issue... Read full description -
Item #725881USA TODAY, June 21-23, 1985
* Pale Rider opening day advertisement
* Clint Eastwood - Western film - movie
*"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
Section D has a terrific double-page duo tone advertisement for the opening premiere of "PALE RIDER" starring Clint Eastwood. This dramatic foldout ad has more information on the opposite side.... Read full description -
Item #725879SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 27, 1879
* Inventor Thomas Edison telephone invention
* Carbon button transmitter and 'chalk" receiver
The cover features "Meier's National and Astronomical Clock". Inside the issue is "Reynier's Electric Lamp"; "Tucker's Surf Boat"; "Edison's New Telephone" with very descriptive text; "Giant Insect of... Read full description -
Item #725878THE SPRINGFIELD UNION-REPUBLICAN, Mass. May 26, 1946
* Jordan gets independence from Britain
* King Abdullah I of Jordan photo
* Emir of Transjordan
The front page has a one column heading: "KING ENTHRONED WITH REGAL POMP IN TRANS-JORDAN" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 70 pages, light toning at the margins, nice... Read full description -
Item #725877THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 7, 1956
* Underground press & the "Beat" generation
* Dylan Thomas - Welsh poet and writer
* Very early use of the word "Hipster"
* Bohemian satire - White Horse Tavern
* Very early Jules Feiffer cartoon (3rd)
First, it is worth noting that "The Village... Read full description -
Item #725873NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 13, 1822
* Denmark Vesey Slaves Rebellion
* Free black man in Charleston SC
The back page has a report of the Denmark Vesey slave revolt, noting that six slaves were executed in Charleston.
The report has a small heading: "South Carolina" and... Read full description -
Item #725832NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 27, 1822
* Denmark Vesey slave rebellion... free black man in Charleston, SC
* The 1820 state-by-state slave population and projection for 1830
* Steamboat Robert Fulton, 1st built for ocean travel
The most historic item is found on the back... Read full description -
Item #725831CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 1, 1976
* Karen Ann Quinlan & the "pull the plug" question
* New Jersey Supreme Court ruling on bioethics
* Family allowed to end the life of there daughter
The front page has a headline: "OK to let Karen die, court rules" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 184 pages, good condition.
background: The... Read full description -
Item #725830LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 24, 1986
* Rutan Model 76 Voyager makes history
* First to fly around the World w/out refueling
* Piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "'Grand Adventure' Ends in Triumph for Voyager Pilots" with subheads and 2 related photos. Much more on the following... Read full description -
Item #725827THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 14, 1930
* Early Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* vs. Joe Stocco at 71st Regiment Armory
* From the city where it happened
The top of page 33 has a one column heading: "STOCCO IS THROWN TO MAT BY LONDOS" with subhead. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item... Read full description -
Item #725820GRIT, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1939
* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw
* World War II WWII beginning
* Nazis invade Poland
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Warsaw, Bombed and Afire, Calls Women to Fight; London, in Rebuff to Goering, Plans Three-Year War; German Troops Begin Counter-Attack on West Front" with various... Read full description -
Item #725819THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 13, 1670
* 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... Read full description -
Item #725818THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 7, 1982
* Very early Madonna advertisement in social media
* Upcoming first performance at Danceteria
* FIRST APPEARANCE (Ad) IN THIS PUBLICATION
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more
* "Queen of Pop" solo career in it's infancy
Page 101 has an advertisement for upcoming... Read full description -
Item #725816BOSTON GAZETTE, April 17, 1809
* Edgar Allan Poe's father & mother theater ad
* Advertisement for the showing of "Hamlet"
* Boston debut of actor John Howard Payne
* Eliza Arnold Hopkins Poe & David Poe Jr.
The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a notice for the performances of "HAMLET", with Mr. Poe as "Laertes" &... Read full description -
Item #725815THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 24, 1946
* Railroad workers strike beginning
* Strike wave of 1945-1946
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STRIKE CRIPPLES NATION'S RAILROADS AS TWO UNIONS REJECT TRUMAN PLAN" with many subheads and related photo pictorial. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
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Item #725814Here is what I believe to be a yellow placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "Jan. 23, 1964" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try to... Read full description
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Item #725813THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1934
* "It Happened One Night" opening day advertisement
* Clark Gable Claudette Colbert - Frank Capra
* Romantic comedy by screenwriter Robert Riskin
* First of 3 movies to sweep all 5 major Oscars
Page 25 has a 13 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of the film "It... Read full description -
Item #725812CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 20, 1945
* October Revolution of 1945 in Venezuela
* Overthrowing of Isaias Medina Angarita
The front page has a six column heading: "Venezuela President Ousted; 50 Killed" with subheads. (see images) A related map and photo are on the back page.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #725811THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 1, 1953
* Spree killer Fred McManus captured
* Rampage killings - murders
* Arrested in Dubuque, Iowa
The front page has a one column heading: "N.Y. YOUTH, 18, SAID TO ADMIT MURDER ORGY" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally in nice... Read full description -
Item #725810THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass, May 25, 1946
* Manager Joe McCarthy announces resignation
* New York Yankees baseball iconic skipper
The front page has a two column heading: "McCarthy, Yanks, Resigns; Dickey Appointed Manager" with subheads and photos of the outgoing and incoming managers. (see images)
Complete with all 16... Read full description -
Item #725809THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1940
* Leon Trotsky assassination
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Trotsky Dies of His Wounds; Asks Revolution Go Forward" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 14 with photo of Trotsky. Lengthy text. Always nice to... Read full description -
Item #725808THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1934
* The new Fenway Park opens (1st game)
* Boston Red Sox baseball
* MLB opening day - renovated with more seats
* Babe Ruth photo
The sport's section (page 26) has a banner heading: "Cronin's Double Helps Senators Turn Back Red Sox in Extra-Inning Game" with subheads that include: "Senators Conquer Red Sox In... Read full description -
Item #725807THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 7, 1938
* Warner Oland death (1st report)
* Hollywood actor of Chinese characters
* Charlie Chan & Fu Manchu
The top of page 32 has a one column heading: "WARNER OLAND, 57, SCREEN STAR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete 1st section only with 34 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #725762NEW YORK POST, April 26, 1945
* The hunt for Adolph Hitler
* Russians - Soviet Army in Berlin
* Closing events of WWII Europe
The front page has a nice headline: "RUSSIANS HUNT HITLER IN BERLIN" with coverage and related map on the next page. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, some wear along the... Read full description -
Item #725761THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 17, 1931
* Jim Londos "The Golden Greek"
* Early professional wrestling match
* World Heavyweight title defense
* vs. George Calza at Madison Square Garden
* From the city where it happened
The top of page 35 has a banner heading: "17,000 See Londos Keep Wrestling Title by Defeating Calza in the Garden"... Read full description -
Item #725758COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 31, 1798
* Daniel Hewes's Umbrella Manufacturer advertisement
The back page has an advertisement for the: "Boston Umbrella Manufactury" by Daniel Hewes. (see image)
Complete with all 4 pages, good condition.
background: Daniel Hewes’s 1798 establishment of the Boston Umbrella Manufactury at 57... Read full description -
Item #725752CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 11, 1930
* Jake Lingle assassination (2nd report)
* Chicago Tribune gangland reporter
* Al 'Scarface Capone - Gangsters
* Best title to be had (very rare as such)
The front page has a five column heading: "Raise Reward for Killer to $55,000" with subheads and related illustration. (see images) Page 5 has a photo of Lingle's wife, and... Read full description -
Item #725747THE DETROIT FREED PRESS, May 29, 1931
* Aviation endurance flight record achieved
* Pilots Walter E. Lees and Frederic Brossy
* Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker airplane (84 hours)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DETROIT FLIERS LAND WITH 84-HOUR RECORD" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Great to have from the city... Read full description -
Item #725745THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 1, 1935
* Assassination of Joseph "Tough Joe" Amberg
* Murder Inc.'s Louis Buchalter & Albert Anastasia
The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "GANGSTERS KILL 2 LINED UP AT WALL" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition, some light damp staining, generally nice.
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Steamer "Island Queen" disaster...
Item #725743WILKES-BARRE RECORD, Penn. September 10, 1947
* "Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees relocated to Germany
* 24 refuges hurt, 50 ringleaders are jailed
* Excursion steamer "Island Queen" disaster
The front page has a historic report regarding the arrival of the Jewish refuges from the Exodus 1947 vessel, which had been captured by the British outside of... Read full description -
Item #725740THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 31, 1956
* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist
* 2nd ever appearance headed "Sick, Sick, Sick"
Page 6 has the second ever appearance of a Jules Feiffer cartoon headed: "Sick, Sick, Sick" (see images) Issues from the 1950's are extremely rare as the circulation of this... Read full description -
Item #725735THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 14, 1966
* Airplane travel enters a new era
* Pan Am & the Jumbo Jet is born
* The Boeing 747 aircraft is introduced
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Airline Orders Plane That Will Seat 490" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete with all 76 pages, a... Read full description -
Item #725732SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Aug. 24, 1942
* Earl Warren runs for the California Governorship
* Great Republican campaign advertisement
* Prelude to the Supreme Court of the United States
Page 8 has a great full page campaign advertisement for Earl Warren who was running for California Governor for the first time.... Read full description -
Carleton becomes commander-in-chief of British forces in America... Very descriptive of St. Lucia...Item #725713THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, April, 1782 Inside has over a full page article: "An Account of the Island of St. Lucia" which is very descriptive. The accompanying map called for is lacking. The other plate called for is lacking as well.
A report notes that: "...his Excellency... Read full description -
Item #725449THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 23, 1979
* Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer"
* Environmental activist & murderer
* Holly Maddux killing case w/ photos
The front page has a banner heading: "Blinded by the Light; The Einhorn-Maddux Murder Case" with photo of Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux. Very... Read full description -
Item #725448THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Jan. 16, 1776 Wonderful to find a newspaper not just dated 1776, but from Philadelphia. Perhaps the most historic content is found on pages 3 and 4: the complete text of Dr. Benjamin Church's traitorous letter intended for Major Edward Cane, a... Read full description -
Item #725419NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, January 2, 1830
* Re: the purchase of Texas from Mexico
One of the articles is headed: "Gen. Bravo and The Texas" with portions including: "...on the subject of ceding the Texas to this country...The letter is a ...passionate declamation against the acquisition of Texas by the United States, & of... Read full description -
Item #725418The DAILY PROGRESS, New Bern, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 1861
* Very rare Confederate publication
This is a single sheet newspaper with just a one column masthead, not uncommon from the Confederacy where newsprint was often difficult to come by. From the early part of the Civil War with many items relating to it,... Read full description -
Item #725398THE OHIO SPY, Springfield, December, 1877 This is a product of the amateur press, an avocation for amateur printers which was popular in the latter part of the 19th century. They were typically small in size and short-lived.
Four pages, 7 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches, very nice condition. -
Item #725396NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1875 Page 2 has two columns taken up with: "MOODY AND SANKEY" "A Wonderful Beginning in the New Field".
This is on Dwight L. Moody, a notable American evangelist, and Ira D. Sankey, an American gospel singer and composer, known for his long association with Dwight L. Moody in a series of religious... Read full description -
Item #725394THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, August 9, 1666 Not only is this a very early issue of the oldest continually published English language newspaper in the world (it started in 1665) but the bottom of the back page has an account of the week's death toll from the Great Plague which was ravaging much of Europe at that time.... Read full description -
Item #725392A COLLECTION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HUSBANDRY AND TRADE, London, June 25, 1697 This is one of the more uncommon titles from the 17th century we have had the pleasure to offer, with the content relating much to the title. The back page has a large chart showing prices of various grains by city.
Complete as a single sheet issue, never bound nor... Read full description -
Item #725390NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 30, 1860 The top of the front page has: "The Secession Movement" "Buchanan And Secession" and more. Page 2 has: "Slavery as an Element in Our Politics" "The Strength of Secession" and "Secession as a Right".
Page 4 has an interesting article with a small head:... Read full description -
Item #725388THE DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1885 The most notable content is on page 2 which features a print of President Ulysses S. Grant headed: "THE ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD ! " and captioned: "The Sad Story of His Last Hours--Scene at the Death Bed When the Flame of Life Flickered Out".
The article is very descriptive, headed:... Read full description -
Item #725387NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1861
* America preparing for Civil War
* Abraham Lincoln as president-elect
Items inside include: "Martin Van Buren's Opinion of Lincoln" "Startling Evidence of Treason" "the Pony Express" "The Pro-Slavery Rebellion" "Secession of Florida" "Expulsion Of Traitors"... Read full description -
Item #725313COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 24, 1798
* The XYZ Affair - France relations
* John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
* Battle if the Nile (Napoleon/Nelson)
The front page has an address: "To John Adams, President of the United States" from a military unit at Lexington, followed by his response signed in type: John Adams.
A... Read full description -
Item #725136HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 5, 1875 Full front pg. Nast illus. of "Captured At Last." (Phil Sheridan). Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The New Arctic Expedition-The "Alert" and the "Discovery"." Six illus. pertaining to "The Fulton Street Prayer Meeting-North Dutch Church."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Last Muster." Full pg. Nast illus. of "This... Read full description
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