Liberty Bell is erected in Philadelphia...
Item #721609
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1753 Near the back is a terrific--yet inconspicuous--report which is part of various news items under the heading: "America" and dateline of Philad
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$280.00
1979 KISS rock band concert Ad...
June 04, 1979
Item #720651 THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 4, 1979 * KISS - American heavy metal rock band ad * Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley * Dynasty Tour - Madison Square Garden MSG ...
$67.00
1974 David Bowie & The Allman Brothers concert advertisements...
June 27, 1974
Item #720365 THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 27, 1974 * David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician * Diamond Dogs Tour - rock-opera style show format * Madison Square Garden con...
$68.00
JFK helps to debilitate Hollywood's "Blacklist"...
February 05, 1961
Item #720290 THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 5, 1961 Page 39 has an "under-the-radar" report telling of JFK's attendance of the movie "Spartacus" at a local Washington, D.C. theater: "KENNEDY ATT...
$98.00
One of the earliest of the Jesse James & gang bank robberies...
May 24, 1867
Item #719767 CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 24, 1867 Page 3 has a report headed: "Robbery And Murder" which tells of the robbing of the bank in Richmond, Missouri, mentioning: "...14 men ente...
$75.00
1st African American wins Nobel Peace Prize...
September 23, 1950
Item #719561 THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 23, 1950 * Ralph J. Bunche wins Nobel Peace Prize * First African American to win prestigious award Page 3 has two column photo with heading: "Bunche Wins Nobel Pe...
$88.00
A colonial North Carolina newspaper with an intriguing story...
June 03, 1775
Item #718898 THE CAPE-FEAR MERCURY, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 3, 1775 This would have to be one of the more interesting colonial newspapers we've offered, primarily for being a forgery. This title began O...
$3,995.00
Newspaper from New Mexico 3 years before statehood...
July 30, 1909
Item #718496 FARMINGTON ENTERPRISE, New Mexico (Santa Fe de Nuevo México), July 30, 1909 This issue was published 3 years before New Mexico would become a state. This was a weekly which lasted for 15 years. V...
$48.00
Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown...
Item #718116 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1782 * Lord Charles Cornwallis * General George Washington * Surrender at Yorktown - Virginia This issue contains the very historic repo...
$438.00
The calm before the storm... A letter of thanks from Boston...
June 08, 1767
Item #716214 THE GLOCESTER JOURNAL, (Gloucester), England, June 8, 1767 * Uncommon publication * The calm before the storm Page 3 has: "A Letter from Boston, New-England" is a note of thank...
$48.00
Arguing against American independence...
March 09, 1776
Item #715770 THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, March 9, 1776 This was a decidedly Tory newspaper, supportive of the British efforts in America. This newspaper ended publication in June, 1778 when the British evac...
$745.00
Lincoln accepts the Republican nomination...
May 22, 1860
Item #713888 NEW-YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, May 22, 1860 The last column of the front page has very nice heads: "THE CHICAGO CONVENTION" "The Presidency" "The Struggle Between Seward and Lincol...
$185.00
Great on the Battle of Camden, South Carolina...
December 19, 1780
Item #713664 THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR THE GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 1780 See the photos for the very handsome masthead, which features ornate lettering and an engraving of a ship. A great issue, a...
$128.00
Great Thomas Nast Christmas centerfold...
January 04, 1873
Item #713443 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 4, 1873 Certainly the most notable print is the great doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast captioned: "The Same Old Christmas Story Over Again" showing two...
$195.00
Santa Claus on his sleigh...
December 26, 1874
Item #713388 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1874 The full front page is a print: "Faith--Waiting for Santa Claus" showing a young girl waiting at the door of a toy store. Inside has a nice full pa...
$158.00
Very displayable Thomas Nast Santa Claus on the front page...
January 03, 1874
Item #713387 HARPER'S WEEKLY January 3, 1874 The entire front page features a terrific & very desirable Thomas Nast illustration: "Christmas Eve - Santa Claus Waiting for the Children to Get to Sleep.&quo...
$448.00
Jefferson's Proclamation concerning an insurrection...
May 09, 1808
Item #713234 SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNAL, Windsor, May 9, 1808 Page 3 has: "By the President of the United States, A PROCLAMATION" concerning: "...sundry persons...confederating together on Lake Champ...
$45.00
Five American newspapers: 1803-1809...
June 12, 1805
Item #712457 (5) Five very early 19th century American newspapers: United States' Gazette, Nov. 30, 1809; Massachusetts Spy, June 8, 1808; Boston Gazette, May 6, 1805; Independent Chronicle, Nov. 19, 1807; and New York ...
$49.00
Results of the Nurenberg war crimes trial, in a newspaper from a Nurenburg suburb...
October 01, 1946
Item #712206 THE JET GAZETTE, Furth, Bavaria, Germany, October 1, 1946 Published by the Army Air Force Station of Furth, this is the volume 1, number er 14 issue which began publication after the end of the war ...
$665.00
Thomas Nast Santa...
December 30, 1871
Item #709933 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 30, 1871 The full front page is the famous Thomas Nast illustration of: "Santa Claus's Mail." which is very displayable. Inside is a full pg. illus....
$300.00
Nat Turner's slave insurrection...
September 03, 1831
Item #708033 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 3, 1831 Certainly the most significant report in this issue is an excellent and detailed account of the slave insurrection in Virginia, let by Nat Turner. Na...
$85.00
Address signed by Sam Adams...
January 26, 1795
Item #707374 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Jan. 26, 1795 Page 3 has 1 1/2 columns taken up with an: "Address" to the Mass. legislature by the govern, signed in type: Samuel Adams. Mention is al...
$84.00
Civil War map of Richmond, Petersburg & vicinity...
May 15, 1862
Item #707361 NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862 The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." Plus there are nice one co...
$55.00
One of the earliest 17th century newspapers you will find...
December 22, 1635
Item #707334 GAZETTE, Paris, France, Dec. 22, 1635 This title was the very first regular newspaper published in France, started in 1631 by Théophraste Renaudot but with influential backing by the powerful Cardi...
$468.00
From during Washington's administration...
March 21, 1794
Item #707333 GENERAL AURORA ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 21, 1794 Eighteenth century American publications are somewhat scarce. The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District o...
$38.00
Scarce French-English newspaper from Louisiana...
August 06, 1870
Item #707332 LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, Aug. 6, 1870 A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French wh...
$59.00
First African-American to serve in the House of Representatives...
December 19, 1870
Item #707331 THE CIRCULAR, Oneida Community (New York), Dec. 19, 1870 Near the top of the back page is a brief yet very significant report. It reads: "Joseph H. Rainey, a colored man, has taken his seat in the Ho...
$43.00
From Nebraska...
March 21, 1883
Item #707329 THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 21, 1883 We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from jus...
$32.00
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph (1st mention)... Baseball science...
November 17, 1877
Item #707327 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 17, 1877 A page 2 article headed: "A Wonderful Invention--Speech Capable Of Indefinite Repetition From Automatic Records" reports this about Edison's late...
$290.00
A Nazi tabloid with war photos...
May 07, 1942
Item #706022 BERLINER ILLUSTRIRTE ZEITUNG, Germany, May 7, 1942 This was the Life magazine of Germany, filled with various photos. The full front page shows Heinrich Himmler, SS leader at the Eastern Front in Russia...
$41.00
Early newspaper from Long Island...
July 04, 1896
Item #706021 THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, July 4, 1896 An early newspaper from this once-famous whaling town near the eastern end of Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich ...
$34.00
Earliest San Diego newspaper to be had?
July 27, 1872
Item #706020 THE WEEKLY WORLD, San Diego, California, July 27, 1872 Perhaps the earliest San Diego newspaper you will find, as this is the volume one, number one issue. The front page begins with the "Valedicto...
$110.00
From the Arizona Territory...
April 03, 1875
Item #706019 ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Arizona Territory, April 3, 1875 Many years ago we had a reasonable inventory of this title, but today this issue is among our last. A nice assortment of news articles and ads i...
$130.00
Colonial pamphlet on the death of a pastor, in original bindings...
July 13, 1767
Item #706017 Pamphlet: "An EXTRACT from a late SERMON On the Death of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Emerson, Pastor of the First Church in Malden, Who Died very suddenly On Monday Evening July 13th, 1767. In the 68th Year of...
$325.00
Pirates are executed...
March 08, 1693
Item #706010 THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 8, 1693 The back page has a report of a pirate being executed. Datelined from London, it notes in part: "Thomas Jones and John Golden, convicted of High Treason, an...
$78.00
A large & decorative masthead... How to avoid taxation...
December 23, 1722
Item #706008 THE ORIGINAL LONDON POST OR, HEATHCOTE'S INTELLIGENCE, London, England, Dec. 23, 1723 A rare title with the text running continuously from issue to issue, the lead sentence being the completion of the...
$54.00
From rough & tumble Deadwood, Dakota Territory...
May 29, 1889
Item #706006 DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) May 29, 1889 This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble day...
$280.00
Broadside stock market price list...
March 01, 1900
Item #706005 Supplement To THE WALL STREET DAILY NEWS, New York, March 1, 1900 "A Daily Journal Devoted to Financial Interests" as noted in the masthead, but rather than being the typical newspaper, thi...
$49.00
Two advertisements for the sale of Uncle Tom's Cabin...
May 27, 1852
Item #706004 THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 27, 1852 The back page has not one, but two advertisements for the sale of: "Uncle Tom's Cabin". One ad begins: "A constant supply of this most i...
$68.00
Jack the Ripper, in the London Times...
October 22, 1888
Item #706003 THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 22, 1888 During the last half of 1888 the East End of London, primarily the Whitechapel district, was terrorized by a murderer who came to be known as Jack The Ripper. His...
$245.00
Scarce, short-lived newspaper from Philadelphia...
January 21, 1796
Item #706002 THE NEW WORLD, Philadelphia, Jan. 21, 1797 A quite scarce title, and until a recent find, the very first we have offered in our 44 years. It published for exactly one year. Various news reports and advert...
$88.00
Great Civil War issue for display...
March 14, 1865
Item #706001 NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1865 The front page features a huge Civil War map headed: "SHERIDAN'S IMPORTANT OPERATIONS. Where Sheridan Went & What He Accomplished---Immense Destruction of Rebe...
$53.00
The Confederate title from Louisville, Kentucky...
September 07, 1861
Item #706000 LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, Sept. 7, 1861 Louisville is difficult to categorize as Union or Confederate during the Civil War as, depending on the time, there were factions within the city supporti...
$64.00
Al 'Scarface' Capone's downfall begins...
May 19, 1931
Item #705999 NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1931 Page 5 has a one column heading: "Gives Capone Income As $1,641,979 In 1928" with subhead. Was this the beginning of the end for Capone ? He would eventually be trie...
$40.00
Congregation Shearith Israel mourns... Lincoln's funeral...
April 21, 1865
Item #705998 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 21, 1865 Although somewhat inconspicuous, perhaps the most notable item within this black bordered issue is the page 7 mention of the mourning services held at The Congregation She...
$245.00
Map shows the Cumberland River...
January 09, 1862
Item #705997 NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 9, 1862 The front page features a Civil War map headed: "The Rebel General Zollicoffer's Position On the Cumberland River.", plus several columns have war-related heads...
$45.00
Terrific and very descriptive article on the Capitol...
March 20, 1867
Item #705996 NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 20, 1867 Page 7 has a very lengthy--nearly two columns--article headed: "Life In Washington" "The Capitol--It's Architecture & Decorations--The Rotund...
$57.00
One of the earliest Louisiana newspapers we have offered...
June 09, 1819
Item #705994 ORLEANS GAZETTE & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, June 9, 1819 This is one of the earliest newspapers from Louisiana we have had the pleasure to offer. The front page has "Arrival of The President in Sa...
$157.00
Confederates occupy Manassas Junction...
August 29, 1862
Item #705993 DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 29, 1862 Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Correspondence Between Butler & Phelps in Regard to the Negro Brigade" "Brilliant M...
$62.00
Features an engraving of the mining town of Salida, Colorado...
May 13, 1882
Item #705992 MOUNTAIN MAIL, Salida, Colorado, May 13, 1882 Printed in the masthead is: "Colorado Produces Millions of Silver, and Silver Is King." A very rare title, as there are no institutions noted in Gre...
$260.00
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