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654783

Virginia newspaper: debating & creating the Intolerable Acts...

Item #654783

December 22, 1774

THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE, Williamsburg, December 22, 1774 



* Very rare colonial Williamsburg

* Pre Revolutionary War tensions

* Intolerable Acts creation




This newspaper was published by John Pinkney, a distinction to be made since there were three newspapers of this title printed in Williamsburg during the early period of the Revolutionary War. Pinkney continued this title which just mon... See More  

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653178

Tombstone Epitaph shortly after the gunfight at the OK Corral...

Item #653178

December 4, 1881

THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Arizona, Dec. 4, 1881 



* Best Old West title to be had

* Post Gunfight at the O.K. Corral




Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept this town in po... See More  

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653154

One of the earliest newspapers from the colonies...

Item #653154

May 15, 1735

THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY, Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 1735/6 



* Earliest of American newspapers

* Very early & rare




The double year reflects the two calendars in use at the time. My today's calendar the year is 1736. 

As any serious collector of newspapers knows, it is exceedingly difficult to find any colonial American newspapers from before 1760, let alone an issue from 1... See More  

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653131

Thomas Nast Christmas centerfold...

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January 4, 1873

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 4, 1873 



* Caricaturist Thomas Nast

* Christmas - Santa Claus




Certainly the most notable print is the great doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast captioned: "The Same Old Christmas Story Over Again"  showing two kids sleeping amongst their dreams. Santa Claus with his bag of toys is here as well.

There are many other prints in the i... See More  

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653099

Uriah Levy's death report...

Item #653099

March 24, 1862

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1862 



* Uriah P. Levy death (1st report)

* 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy

* American Civil War - Jews




The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 3 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, War of 1812 hero, and credited for abolishing the disciplinary procedure of... See More  

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652890

Lincoln's famous letter to Greeley, with Greeley's response...

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August 25, 1862

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 25, 1862



* Famous Abraham Lincoln letter

* "A Prayer of Twenty Millions" reply

* Horace Greeley




On page 4 is one of the more famous letters from Abraham Lincoln, being his reply to Horace Greeley's editorial of August 20, "A Prayer of Twenty Millions", which urged emancipation. Lincoln replies in his letter with his famous quote: "My para... See More  

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652882

Perhaps the best newspaper to be had for Harrison's inauguration...

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March 5, 1841

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 5, 1841 



* President William Henry Harrison inauguration

* Inaugural address - best title to be had (rare)




Perhaps the best newspaper to be had on the inauguration of William Henry Harrison as the nation's ninth President, this being the premier newspaper from the nation's capital. 

Most of page 2 is taken up with: &qu... See More  

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652850

Arrangements for the coming inauguration... Appointing the first chaplain of the Senate...

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April 27, 1789

THE DAILY ADVERTISER, New York, April 27, 1789 



* President-elect George Washington

* In New York for inauguration (close)




Pages 2 and 3 have much reporting on the earliest days of the federal congress (first sat on April 6). At the end of their work of April 25 was preparation for the inauguration of George Washington, just 3 days away from the date of this issue. Text includes: "... See More  

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652844

Yacht "America" arrives in England for its fateful race...

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August 9, 1851

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 9, 1851 



* 1st America's Cup

* Yacht "America" arrives




Page 5 contains what is perhaps the earliest print of the yacht named "America" (fully constructed) to be found, accompanying an article headed: "Arrival of the American Clipper Yacht 'America' of the New York Yacht Club". The article provides mu... See More  

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652827

On their way to Gettysburg... Harrisburg is captured...

Item #652827

July 3, 1863

RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Virginia, July 3, 1863 



* Battle of Gettysburg very close

* From the rebel capital (rare)




Not only a nice Confederate newspaper but one from the capital of the Confederacy. And one of the less common titles as well.

Most of the front page first column is taken up with: "Confederates In Pennsylvania" and "Harrisburg News". The former includes: &qu... See More  

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652813

Great foldout map of "West Florida" from Pensacola to New Orleans...

Item #652813
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, February, 1772 



* Nice map of "West Florida"

* Pensacola, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana

* Plate of a rare bird from the Hudson Bay




Certainly the most notable item in this issue is the very nice foldout map titled: "A Map of Part of WEST FLORIDA" from Pensacola to the Mouth of Iberville River, with a View to shew t... See More  

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652792

Alexander Graham Bell & his telephone featured on the front page...

Item #652792

March 31, 1877

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 31, 1877 



* Alexander Graham Bell

* Invention of the telephone




A front page report headed: "The Telephone" begins: "We have already laid before our readers accounts of the wonderful performance of Professor Bell's telephone, an instrument remarkable not merely for its phenomenal capabilities but also because of its having been bro... See More  

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652750

Ben Franklin's "A Magic Square of Squares" plate...

Item #652750

July 1, 1768

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1768



* Ben Franklin's "A Magic Square of Squares" plate



Page 2 has "Interesting Advices from America" with a Boston report beginning: "Last Friday fe'nnight the officers of the customers made a seizure of a sloop belonging to John Hancock..." with more (see photos), followed by other reports of troubles in Amer... See More  

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652704

Fall of Richmond, Virginia....

Item #652704

April 4, 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, April 4, 1865 



* The fall of Richmond, the Confederate capital



First column heads on the front page about the fall of Richmond: "GRANT" "Richmond Ours" "Weitzel Entered the Rebel Capital Yesterday Morning" "Many Guns Captured" "Our Troops Received with Enthusiasm" "The City On Fire" "Petersburg Evac
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652670

Rare same-day report on the death of King George II...

Item #652670

October 25, 1760

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 25, 1760 



* George II of Great Britain death

* Early, same day report (rare)




Only to be had in a London newspaper is this very rare, same-day report of the death of the king. At the top of the back page is a heading: "Postscript" with news recently received, the text noting: "This morning  about seven o'clock, departed this li... See More  

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652583

Constitutional Convention begins & Washington is elected its President...

Item #652583

May 28, 1787

PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, May 28, 1787 



* Constitutional Convention begins

* George Washington elected 1st president



An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper reports the formal beginning of the Constitutional Convention--terrific to have in a newspaper from the city where these notable proceedings were held. As such, this is likely the first newsp... See More  

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652211

By America's first newspaper publisher...

Item #652211

October 17, 1679

DOMESTICK INTELLIGENCE Or News Both From CITY and COUNTRY, London, England, Oct. 17, 1679 



* Rare 17th century periodical



A very early single sheet newspaper published by Benjamin Harris (his imprint appears on the bottom of the back page), the first newspaper printer in the colonies.

Harris spent several years in jail in London for libelous printing, and upon release he emigrated to A... See More  

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652084

A defining moment of the hippie generation...

Item #652084

August 17, 1969

DAILY NEWS, New York City, August 17, 1969



* Woodstock music festival

* Bethel NY New York

* Prime of the hippie generation

* Sex, Drugs and rock & roll




If there were a collection of newspapers which defined the counterculture movement of the 1960's, this issue must be among them. The Woodstock Music Festival, late summer of 1969, brought the turbulent decade of the '60's ... See More  

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651930

Emancipation Proclamation from the city where it was issued...

Item #651930

January 3, 1863

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., January 3, 1863 



* President Abraham Lincoln

* Emancipation Proclamation

* Freedom for slaves

* Best title to be had ?




Page 2 contains the Emancipation Proclamation, from the city where it was issued.

The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation  which changed the federal legal status of more than 3.5 million ensl... See More  

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650645

Thomas R.R. Cobb... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...

Item #650645

March 21, 1863

SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, March 21, 1863 



* General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb



A very rare publication from the Confederacy, as relatively few issues have come into our inventory over the past 42 years. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.

The front page is entirely taken up by a print of: "Brigadier-General ... See More  

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646871

President Harding formalizes the United States support of creating a Jewish homeland...

Item #646871

September 22, 1922

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1922 



* America approves Jewish Homeland in Palestine

* President Warren G. Harding signs resolution




Page two has an historically significant report on the establishment of a Jewish homeland, albeit quite inconspicuous. Headed: "Harding Signs Palestine Motion", the report notes in part: "President Harding signed today the joint resolutio... See More  

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646744

On the 1929 stock market crash, in the New York Times...

Item #646744

October 27, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1929 



* Stock market crash of 1929

* During the heart of the crash

* Best title to be had ?




The stock market crash of 1929 did much to define America for the next decade, resulting in the Great Depression and all the trauma relating to it. It seemed common for many newspapers to put a positive spin on the on-going tragedy, so front page reports often co... See More  

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640142

Surrender of Ticonderoga... Washington's Manifesto...

Item #640142
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, Sept., 1777 



* Siege of Fort Ticonderoga

* General George Washington

* American Revolutionary War




Over 2 1/2 pages are taken up with: "Letter from Gen. Washington to Gen. Sir William Howe" from Middlebrook, June 10, 1777, signed by him in type: Geo. Washington. This is followed by another letter from Washington to Howe, which begins: &qu... See More  

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638984

An Oxford edition of The Oxford Gazette... A great rarity...

Item #638984

December 28, 1665

THE OXFORD GAZETTE, Oxford, England, Dec. 28, 1665 



* Earliest & Rarest of newspapers to be had



This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of the famous "London Gazette", the oldest continually published English language newspaper in the world. Because of the Plague at this time, the Royal Court had removed itself from London to Oxford when this ne... See More  

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617247

The Battle of Long Island... Ben Franklin & John Hancock...

Item #617247

September 7, 1776

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Sept. 7, 1776 



* Battle of Long Island - Brooklyn

* Benjamin Franklin & John Hancock

* American Revolutionary War




This was a decidedly Tory newspaper, supportive of the British efforts in America. This newspaper ended publication in June, 1778 when the British evacuated the city.

One-third of the front page & nearly half of page 2 are ta... See More  

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541331

Naval battle between the Americans & British... Franklin the 'old fox'...

Item #541331

January 3, 1778

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, January 3, 1778 



* Revolutionary War Tory original

* Rare Pro British issue from America




This was a Tory newspaper published in Philadelphia when the British occupied the city. It began in 1775 and ended when the British evacuated the city in May of 1778. Not surprisingly, the masthead features an engravin... See More  

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