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Diamond fieds of South Africa...
Item #173636
July 20, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1872 Nice fullpg. with 4 vignettes of: 'A Life Time in Four Kisses'. Quarter pg: 'The Diamond Fields of South Africa plus another great scene of: 'The Diamond Fields of South Africa--at the Diggings' taking most of a doublepage centerfold. Fullpg. Nast political cartoon.
View Of Goat (Yerba Buena) Island...
Item #564525
July 20, 1872
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated July 20, 1872 The front of the issue features a fullpage political satire "Direct Damage As The Result of Consequential Claims". Inside the issue is a halfpage: "California.--View Of Goat Island, In The Bay Of San Francisco." (Note: This island is now called Yerba Buena Island.) The tipped-in doublepage centerfold: "The National D... See More
Davis Livingstone finding... Afrcia...
Item #668393
July 25, 1872
NEW YORK HERALD, July 25, 1872
* re. David Livingstone found
* Henry Morton Stanley
Page 5 has one column headings: "LIVINGSTONE" "Herald Special Report from London" "Important Despatches from the Explorer for England" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 10 pages, minor spine wear, generally very nice.... See More
Marysville: gateway to the gold fields...
Item #684819
July 27, 1872
MARYSVILLE DAILY STANDARD, California, July 27, 1872
* Rare Old West publication
In the days of the California Gold Rush, Marysville was a stopping point for riverboats from Sacramento and San Francisco that carried miners on their way to the digging grounds. A sign on the roadside as one enters Marysville carries the slogan: "Gateway to The Gold Fields." At that time it was one of... See More
Livingtone and Stanley...
Item #173638
July 27, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1872 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon. Nearly halfpg. shows: "Dr. Livingstone, the Great Explorer & Mr. Stanley, Chief of the Expedition of Search" with a map of the route. Two more Nast political cartoons, and a nearly halfpg. illus. of: "The Coliseum at Rome Illuminated"
Anti-Republican political cartoons on the front page...
Item #703839
July 27, 1872
POMEROY'S DEMOCRAT, New York, July 27, 1872
* Anti Republican Party cartoons (elephant)
* Horace Greeley & Ulysses S. Grant
The newspaper publisher, Marcus M. Pomeroy, was staunchly against the administration of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, and his newspaper's title identifies his political leanings.
The front page features a political cartoon mocking Horace Gre... See More
The diamond hoax of 1872....
Item #668399
August 02, 1872
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 2, 1872.
* Diamond Hoax of 1872
* Little Colorado River fields ?
Page 3 has an article headed: "California Diamond Excitement" "Alleged Discovery of an Almost Endless Quantity of Diamonds and Other Precious Stones" (see)
Ten pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.
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* Diamond Hoax of 1872
* Little Colorado River fields ?
Page 3 has an article headed: "California Diamond Excitement" "Alleged Discovery of an Almost Endless Quantity of Diamonds and Other Precious Stones" (see)
Ten pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.
Nice news of the day...
Item #151459
August 03, 1872
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE, Aug. 3, 1872 An uncommon title with news of the day, topical reports and ads. A few traces of foxing, otherwise in good condition.
Thomas Nast prints... "Baltimore 1861-1872", and more...
Item #173640
August 03, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 3, 1872 Front 1/3 page illustration of :"Grant and Education at the South-Learning to Read." Inside has a full page Thomas Nast illustration of "Baltimore 1861-1872."; a 1/4 page portrait of "The Hon. Thomas Settle, of North Carolina."; a 2/3 page Thomas Nast illustration entitled "Diogenes has Found the Honest Man-(Whi... See More
Great on Stanley searching for Livingstone... The Sioux Indians...
Item #685008
August 08, 1872
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1872
* David Livingstone found
* Henry Morton Stanley
Over two-thirds of page 8 are taken up with a very detailed account of the Livingston/Stanley expedition in Africa. Since the New York Herald financed Stanley's expedition in search of Dr. Livingstone, this newspaper had terrific coverage of the event.
First column heads include: "LIVINGSTONE AND STANLE... See More
1872 Horace Greeley Accepts Nomination...
Item #200092
August 10, 1872
DAILY WORLD, San Diego, Calif., Aug. 10, 1872 Pg. 2 has an ad supporting the Greeley-Brown ticket. Pg. 4 has: "Mr. Greeleys Acceptance Of The Liberal Republican Nomination" which includes the "Official Notice" and his reply signed in type: Horace Greeley. A volume I issue. Early for San Diego.
Nast political cartoons... A meeting of former slaves...
Item #173642
August 10, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 10, 1872 The full ftpg. is a Thomas Nast political cartoon captioned: "Any Thing To Get In." Inside has a full page: "A Negro Camp- Meeting in the South" showing many African-Americans. Also: "The Right Honorable the Earl of Dufferin, the New Governor-General of Canada"; a halfpg; "University Boat Race at Springfield, Mas... See More
Wickedness of Concert Saloons in 1872...
Item #668474
August 11, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug.. 11, 1872
* Criminality of Concert Saloons
* Alcoholism and crime
Page 5 has an article headed: "CONCERT SALOONS" "The Interiors of the Dens and How They Are Conducted" "Terrible Depravity in the Heart of a Great City" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, a little irreg... See More
1872 San Diego, California original...
Item #573365
August 20, 1872
THE WORLD, San Diego, California, August 20, 1872
* Rare Southern Cal issue
* Wild Old West
Very nice illustration of two globes in the masthead. A very early issue for San Diego! This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue f... See More
Gatling Gun...
Item #557000
August 24, 1872
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, August 24, 1872
* Gatling gun
* Woman's archery
* Prints
Inside has a half page illustration of: "The Gatling Gun".
Nice tipped-in double page centerfold shows well-dressed women shooting bows and arrows at an archery meet.
Other topics with prints throughout this 26 page issue including a nice co... See More
Thomas Nast's Uncle Sam...
Item #173646
August 24, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 24, 1872 Nice full ftpg. Thomas Nast cartoon shows Uncle Sam. Fullpg. Nast cartoon shows a Black man & a K.K.K. man. Illus. of 'U.S. Grant' & of 'Horace Greeley'. Fullpg: 'The Summer Exodus--Leaving By Steamboat' & 'The Artist in the Country' is by Frenzeny. Very nice.
Louisville, Kentucky...
Item #586786
September 04, 1872
LOUISVILLE DAILY LEDGER, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 4, 1872
* Uncommon title
A large size, four page newspaper with various news & ads of the day. Never bound nor trimmed, a few folds & minor margin wear, generally nice condition.
Chambers and Edwards battle for the lightweight boxing championship...
Item #685007
September 05, 1872
NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 5, 1872
* Arthur Chambers vs. Billy Edwards
* Lightweight boxing championship
Nearly half of page 4 is taken up with the notable lightweight boxing match between Arthur Chambers and Billy Edwards.
First column heads include: "THE LIGHT WEIGHTS" "The Fistic Battle Between Chambers and Edwards for the Championship and $2,000" "The Gatheri... See More
Thomas Nast - political cartoon... "The Same Tunes By Another Fiddle..." re: Democrats vs. Republicans...
Item #173650
September 07, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 7, 1872 Full front page Nast illus. of "The Same Tunes by Another Fiddle Will Sound as Sweet." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Whited Sepulchre." (Ku Klux). 2/3 pg. illus. of "Mr. Carl Schurz and His Victims." Full pg. illus. of "Mosquitoes in the Country."
Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "August-What I Know Abo... See More
1872 Benjamin Nathan murder trial...
Item #668473
September 11, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 11, 1872
* Benjamin Nathan murder
* Billy Forrester the accused
* Murder by gaslight trial
Page 4 has an article headed: "FORRESTER" "History of Hi Wanderings from the Time the Nathan Murder Was Committed Up to His Arrest in Washington" and much more. (see) Lengthy text takes up over 4 full columns, mostly trial testimony.
Other news of the d... See More
One of the less common illustrated newspapers...
Item #664212
September 14, 1872
FRANK LESLIE'S CHIMNEY CORNER, New York, Sept. 14, 1872 Formatted much like Harper's Weekly but a less common title. Among the prints are: "The Self-Made Men of Our Times--James A. Weston" with a related article on his life; "Windsor Castle" "Five Weeks in a Balloon" and a full pg: "An Alarm In The Desert".
Sixteen pages, never bound nor trimm... See More
1872 Hop picking print...
Item #584248
September 14, 1872
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 14, 1872 Inside has a full page print of: "Hop Picking in Germany" which is a nice wine related print. Also: "Dunrobin Castle..." and various prints from "Ghent" among other prints. The complete issue, great condition.
Early baseball championship series in 1872...
Item #681221
September 18, 1872
THE WORLD, New York City, September 18, 1872
* Early baseball (game 8)
* Brooklyn - Philadelphia - New York
* Championship series
The back page has small one column headings: "The Ball Field" "The Mutuals Again Victorious--They Defeat the Athletics Easily After a Fine Game--Score 10 to 3" with box scores (see photos).
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete ... See More
Andersonville Prison...
Item #173654
September 21, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 21, 1872 Front full pg. Nast illus. of "General Orders." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Let Us Clasp Hands Over the Bloody Chasm." (Andersonville Prison). Three 1/4 pg. portraits of "Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Wreck of the "Metis"-Thrown Up on the Beach.... See More
Wickedness of Concert Saloons in 1872...
Item #668475
September 25, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 25, 1872
* Hardships of Transatlantic travel (steerage)
* Grief misery peril torment suffering
Page 3 has an article headed: "Sufferings In The Struggle" "Fifteen Hundred Passengers Packed and Thrown Together on the Decks" "Death Looked For As A Relief" and more. (see) Lengthy text takes up about 3 1/2 total columns.
Other news of th... See More
Cattle raiding in Texas... Rio Grande...
Item #668472
September 28, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 28, 1872
* Cattle rustling - raiding
* Rio Grande river - Texas
* Juan Cortina - Mexicans
Page 4 has an article headed: "UP THE RIO GRANDE" "Notes from Brownsville to Rio Grande City" "Cattle Crossed Under the Eyes of United States Commissioners" "Murders And Outrages" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with a... See More
Thomas Nast centerfold...
Item #173656
September 28, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 28, 1872 Full front page Nast illus. of "Circumstances Alter Causes." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Farmer's Question-"Is Horace Greeley a Fool or a Knave?" 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Priesthood and Marriage-Mr. and Mrs. Hyacinthe Loyson."
Doublepage centerfold Nast illus. of "The Key Note of Campaign." 1... See More
Boston Post Office Print
Item #206757
September 28, 1872
THE ILLUSTRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 28, 1872 Half page: " The Boston Post Office", & article: "The New Post Office, Boston, Mass." 10 pages in nice condition.
Thomas Nast...
Item #220923
September 28, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY dated September 28, 1872 (print only)
This is a single-page framed print. This Thomas Nast is a full page engraving of "Circumstances Alter Cases" .
The print size is approximately 10 x 14.75 inches and the overall matted size approximately is 16 x 20 inches. The matting color is a medium shade of linen/beige color.... See More
Samuel Archer King ballooning......
Item #602074
October 05, 1872
THE WORLD, New York City, October 5, 1872
* Samuel Archer King
* Scientific ballooning voyage
Page 2 has small one column headings: "UP IN A BALLOON" "A Thrilling Voyage Over the White Mountains" "Out At Sea In The Darkness And Fog" and more. Over a full column of text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherw... See More
Ocean travel... Tammany Hall...
Item #173658
October 05, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 5, 1872 Full front pg. illus. of "Fashion Repeats Itself." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Old Honesty Among the Ruins of Tammany." 1/4 pg. portrait of "The Hon. Francis Kernan." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Tammany Hall Under Greeley Colors-Anything to Beat Grant." Full pg. illus. containing many smaller illus. pertainin... See More
1872 Battle of Orange Walk...
Item #700185
October 05, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 5, 1872
* Battle of Orange Walk Town
* Belize - British Honduras
* Maya peoples - United Kingdom
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "THE REDS IN HONDURAS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.
Death Of William Seward In 1872....
Item #700126
October 11, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, October 11, 1872
* William H. Seward death (1st report)
* U.S. Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "SEWARD" with subheads. (see images) A lengthy biography on him that takes up over 4 columns.
Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.
Black Hawk War of 1872...
Item #620274
October 12, 1872
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 12, 1872
* Black Hawk War of 1872
* Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
* Charles B. Fitzpatrick
* Republican Party - Negroes
The front page has an article headed: "More Arkansas Troubles" "Trouble Between The Blacks And Whites..." (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.... See More
Nsts political cartoons...
Item #173660
October 12, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 12, 1872 Full front page Nast illus. entitled "More Secession Conspiracy." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Tied to His Mother's Apron Strings." 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Jesuit Crusade Against Germany-The Meeting of the Emperors." Full pg. Nast illus. entitled "That Off Hand Remark." Full pg. illus. of "Ma... See More
1872 slave trade in Egypt...
Item #700186
October 16, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1872
* Slavery in Nineteenth Century Egypt
Page 5 has a a large map headed: "THE NILE SLAVE DISTRICT" and more. Also a one column heading: "THE SLAVE TRADE" with many subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
The Ku Klux Klan...
Item #173662
October 19, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 19, 1872 Inside has a small illustration: "Mississippi Ku-Klux In The Disguises In Which They Were Captured" with a lengthy article on the 'Ku Klux Conspiracy'. Beneath this print is a Nast print showing an African-American dead & captioned: "One Vote Less".
Inside has a full page Nast political cartoon: "Let Us ... See More
San Francisco California...
Item #204774
October 19, 1872
CALIFORNIA EVENING REPUBLICAN, San Francisco, CA, October 19, 1872. This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Very early for C... See More
Mary Ann Cotton....
Item #583317
October 19, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1872
* Mary Ann Cotton arrested
* English serial killer
The front page has a very interesting article with the headings: "A Female Poisoner", "An Extraordinary Story of Crime" which tell of the recent arrest of famous English serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton. See photos for text here.
Other news of the day throughout with a page 6 notice ... See More
1872 San Francisco California...
Item #611611
October 19, 1872
CALIFORNIA EVENING REPUBLICAN, San Francisco, CA, May 25, 1872. This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Very early for California... See More
1872 North American epizootic outbreak...
Item #700129
October 22, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 22, 1872
* Equine influenza A - horse flu
* 1872 North American outbreak
* The Great Epizootic of 1872
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "THE HORSE DISEASE" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up almost a full column.
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: An epizootic outbreak of equine influenza during 1872 in Nor... See More
Ulysses S. Grant for President - 1872 advertisement...
Item #708407
October 25, 1872
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1872
* Equine influenza - horse epidemic
* 1972 North American outbreak
* Ulysses S. Grant election notice
* Civil War general for president
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "THE HORSE PLAGUE" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up over 2 columns.
A top of page 4 notice endorses the Grant-Wilson ticket. (see)
Complete wit... See More
Nas political cartoon on the front page...
Item #173664
October 26, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct 26, 1872 Full front page Nast illus. of "None Before the Brave Deserves the Fair." Inside: A 2/3 pg. portrait of "The Late William H. Seward." 1/6 pg. portrait of "The Rev. Father Beckx, General of the Society of Jesuits." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "The October Election" including "...Challenging a Voter&q... See More
Steamship Missouri disaster...
Item #601823
October 31, 1872
THE WORLD, New York City, October 31, 1872
* Steamship Missouri disaster
The front page has one column headings that include: "AWFUL CATASTROPHE", "Another Steamer Burned at Sea", "Over Eighty Lives Lost", "Heartrending Scenes" and more.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise good.... See More
Rebuilding after the Great Chicago Fire...
Item #684850
November 01, 1872
THE LAND OWNER, Chicago, November, 1872
* Post Chicago fire skyline
Subtitled: "Journal of Real Estate, Building & Improvement." An interesting periodical focused mostly on architecture in the Chicago vicinity with many prints of buildings of this era. The focus is on newly-constructed, beautiful, & ornate buildings following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Th... See More
Boss Tweed and Horace Greeley...
Item #173666
November 02, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 2, 1872 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon pokes fun of Boss Tweed and Horace Greeley. Nearly halfpg: "Fulton Ferry in 1750 From the Brooklyn Shore". Several more Nast political cartoon. Two "Virginia Sketches: Preparing for School & Canvassing for Votes" shows Blacks.
The Boston Barrel Tragedy... Charles River murder...
Item #700111
November 08, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1872
* The Boston Barrel Tragedy
* Abijah Ellis murder mystery
* Charles River - Massachusetts
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "MURDER AND MUTILATION" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More
Death of George Meade... Gettysburg fame...
Item #700184
November 08, 1872
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1872
* General George Gordon Meade
* American Civil War General
* Battle of Gettysburg hero
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "THE DEAD HERO OF GETTYSBURG" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, good condition.
Great Nast centerfold...
Item #173668
November 09, 1872
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 9, 1872 Full ftpg. is a Th. Nast political cartoon: "Home-Stretched" plus a great Nast doublepage centerfold: "The Pirates Under False Colors--Can They Capture the Ship of State?" & yet another Nast fullpg. cartoon re. Greeley. Fullpg: "Studies in Central Park: Provident & Improvident Virgins"
The Boston fire... 1st report...
Item #594398
November 11, 1872
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, New York, November 11, 1872
* The great Boston Fire (1st report)
* One of most costly fires in U.S. history
More than half of the first column is taken up with heads on the disastrous Boston fire, which caused $75 million in damage in 65 acres, beginning: "FIRE ! ", "BOSTON", "Meets The Fate of Chicago!", &... See More
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