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Rare title from the Oklahoma Territory, 14 years before statehood...
Item #690770
November 30, 1893
THE POND CREEK TRIBUNE, Oklahoma Territory, Nov. 30, 1893 A very rare weekly title which lasted but 4 years from 1893 to 1896. Outside of our few holdings the Oklahoma Historical Society is the only institution which records having any issues of this title.
Four pages, typical news reports of the day with a wealth of ads. Irregular at the spine with some blank spine loss, partially loose at... See More
Very significant baseball print from 1865...
Item #690768
July 01, 1865
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 1, 1865 Perhaps the best & most desired print is the very nice half pg. vertical print captioned: "Grand Match Between the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, & the Resolute Club of Brooklyn, N.Y....at the Union Ground, Brooklyn.". This shows a game in progress, including the full panorama of the field with a cro... See More
Fourteenth Amendment ratified by North Carolina...
Item #690649
July 12, 1868
NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1868
* 14th Amendment ratified by North Carolina
* President Andrew Johnson signs
The front page has: "PROCLAMATION" with the subheading: "The President Declares the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by North Carolina", signed in type by the President: Andrew Johnson.
This was one of the Reconstruction amendments which guaranteed ci... See More
From the Old West... Early Colorado...
Item #690640
December 06, 1881
GUNNISON DAILY REVIEW, Colorado, Dec. 6, 1881
* Rare Old West title
* Volume 1 issue
An uncommon title from this boom mining town in the southwestern quadrant of Colorado, tucked in a valley amidst the Rocky Mountains.
Gunnison boomed in the late 1870's and early 1880's and was once the home of Wyatt Earp and "Texas Jack". Today there are some 5500 residents of Gunnison.
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From Eastern Illinois...
Item #690524
September 09, 1876
IROQUOIS COUNTY TIMES, Watseka, Illinois, Sept. 9, 1876
* Rare publication from the Midwest
From a somewhat small town (pop. 5,200) in Eastern Illinois. Various news and ads of the day, four pages, never bound nor trimmed, minor wear at margins & fold, generally nice condition.... See More
1878 Pittsfield, Massachusetts... Berkshire County...
Item #690490
October 30, 1878
THE PITTSFIELD SUN, Massachusetts, Oct. 30, 1878
* Berkshire County
* American Indians war era
This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete with all 8 pages, minor spine wear, generally nice.
1873 Dixon, Illinois bridge disaster...
Item #690369
May 06, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 6, 1873
* Dixon, Illinois
* Truesdell Bridge collapse
* Baptism ceremony disaster
The top of page 9 has one column headings that include: "THE BRIDGE HORROR" "Full Number of Killed Not Yet Ascertained" "Thrilling Incidents Of Escape" and more. (see) Text takes up almost 1 1/2 columns.
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the ma... See More
"Tom Sawyer, Detective", by Mark Twain, & "Two Mormons from Muddlety" - prints by Remington, Gaul, Pyle, & Peale...
Item #690342
(3) HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, a three-issue set, July - September, 1896 The Aug. and Sept. issues contain the first appearance of: "Tom Sawyer, Detective", by Mark Twain. Great to have this complete novel in an original printing from 1896.
The Jul, Aug, and Sept. issues contain the entire first printing of: "Two Mormons From Muddlety", by Langdon El... See More
The 13th Amendment becomes the law of the land...
Item #690325
December 07, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 7, 1865
* End of Slavery in America
* 13th Amendment becomes law
* Official announcement
The top of page 7 has first column heads announcing the very historic report that the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery in the United States, became the law of the land when the required number of states ratified the amendment on December 6.
The heads include: "THE ... See More
Great Central City, Colorado, mining print...
Item #690318
May 17, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York May 17, 1879 The front page is filled with comic illustrations captioned: "Trials Of Professional Men" in 8 scenes. Three prints inside including: "The Zulu War" and the back page has a terrific half page print: "The Alps-Mackie Mines, Cleveland Gold Company, Central City, Colorado" which also shows the various mine shafts beneath the... See More
First printing of "The Blue and the Gray"...
Item #690307
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, (Boston), September, 1867 * Francis Miles Finch
* The Blue and the Gray
* 1st printing (nationally)
This literary magazine contains the *first nationally distributed printing of the famous Civil War themed poem by Francis Miles Finch, "The Blue and the Gray." The preface to the poem is a quote from the New York Tribune, providing context: "The wo... See More
1871 Ongara, Illinois lynching...
Item #690302
July 15, 1871
THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS, S.C., July 15, 1871
* Martin Meara lynching - lynched
* Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois
The top of the front page has one column headings: "An Illinois Horror" "A Man Lynched For Whipping To Death His Own Story" and more. Lengthy text.
Complete with 4 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Jefferson Davis is indicted for treason...
Item #690262
May 12, 1866
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 12, 1866
* Confederate president Jefferson Davis
* Official indictment for treason
Page 3 has a one column heading: "JEFF. DAVIS INDICTED" with subheads. (see)
Eight pages, creasing along the central fold of the front page only, generally nice.... See More
1870 Fenian raids into Canada....
Item #690202
May 27, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 27, 1870
* Battle of Trout River
* Fenian Brotherhood raids
* Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada
The top of page 3 has one column headings that include: "THE FENIANS" "Another Invasion of Canada" "The Line Crossed at the Trout River" "Huntingdon Reported in Possession of the Invaders" and more with related map. (see) Lengthy text.
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H.H. Holmes..... 1st U.S. serial killer....
Item #690197
August 01, 1895
DAILY GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1, 1895
* H.H. Holmes - Herman Webster Mudgett
* Infamous "Murder Castle" in Chicago
* America's 1st serial killer
The top of page 3 has one column headings that include: "AN IMPORTANT WITNESS" "The Arkansas Convict Who Will Appear Against Holmes" and more. (see) Coverage on the recent murders by H. H. Holmes, wh... See More
H.H. Holmes..... 1st U.S. serial killer....
Item #690195
July 22, 1895
HELENA EVENING HERALD, Montana, July 22, 1895
* H.H. Holmes - Herman Webster Mudgett
* Infamous "Murder Castle" in Chicago
* America's 1st serial killer
The top of the front page has one column headings : "ROUTINE OF CRIME" "The Chicago Police Still Searching for the Body of the Murdered Minnie Williams" Coverage on the recent murders by H. H. Holmes, who... See More
The captured Jefferson Davis en route... Sherman foraging in the Carolinas... Calamity at Mobile, Alabama...
Item #689852
June 17, 1865
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 17, 1865 The most sought after print is: Fugitive Slaves Escaping to Wilmington, N.C." by Joseph Becker. However, the dramatic double-page foldout: "Awful Calamity at Mobile, Ala. - Scene Among the Ruins after the Explosion of the Ordnance Depot and Magazine", is also quite nice.
The front page has an article headed: "Proclamation... See More
Unveiling of the Lincoln statue... Frederick Douglass speech...
Item #689825
April 15, 1876
BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1876
* Emancipation Memorial - monument
* Lincoln Park, Capital Hill, Washington D.C.
* Frederick Douglass speaks
Page 2 has a small heading "The Lincoln Monument" See image for report of the ceremony. (see)
This was the unveiling of the Emancipation Statue built by the funds contributed by African-Americans. Frederick Douglas... See More
1876 Molly Maguires murder trial verdicts at Mauch Chunk...
Item #689824
April 14, 1876
BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1876
* Molly Maguires murder trial - hangings sentence
* Michael J. Doyle - Edward Kelly - Jimmy Kerrigan
* Mauch Chunk PA Pennsylvania
The top of page 3 has a small one column heading: "Mauch Chunk" with even smaller subheads. Text takes up over a full column.
Complete with 4 pages, nice condition.... See More
Sanford Dole, the first President of Hawaii...
Item #689819
February 02, 1898
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Feb. 2, 1898
* Stanford B. Dole illustration
* 1st president of Hawaii
The top of the front page has a print of: "President Dole, of Hawaii" captioned: "Who Was Entertained at the White House Last Night by President and Mrs. McKinley, Where He Met Distinguished Americans."
This was Sanford Dole, the first President of Hawaii, ser... See More
Rare 19h century women's suffrage newspaper...
Item #689776
April 21, 1888
THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, April 21, 1888
* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage
Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore. Published: "...to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal & political Equality, & especially to her right of Suffrage" as... See More
Thomas Nast - political cartoon... "The Same Tunes By Another Fiddle..." re: Democrats vs. Republicans...
Item #689766
September 07, 1872
(typically $36 - only 1 per buyer at this $12 price) 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."... See More
Thomas Nast prints... "Baltimore 1861-1872", and more...
Item #689765
August 03, 1872
(typically $36 - only 1 per buyer at this $12 price) 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 ... See More
Thomas Nast print re: Communism... Stanley in Central Africa...
Item #689764
March 16, 1878
(typically $36 - limit of 1 per buyer at the $12 price) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1878 Full front page Nast illus. of "Always Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg."
Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Mr. H. M. Stanley's Anglo-American Expedition for the Exploration of Central Africa - Reception by Mtesa's Body Guard, Prime Minister, and Chiefs." ... See More
Fenian raids in Canada...
Item #689718
June 02, 1866
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 2, 1866
* Fenian raids in Canada
The top of the front page has one column headings: "THE FENIANS" "A Foothold Established on British Soil" "The Fenains At Fort Erie" "Prisoners Captured and Horses Seized" and more. Lengthy text.
Other news of the day soon after the end of the Civil War. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More
1876 Brooklyn theater fire....
Item #689711
December 13, 1876
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 13, 1876
* Brooklyn theater fire
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "BROOKLYN'S NIGHT of HORROR" with subhead. Text takes up 2 fill columns. Nice to have in this NYC title.
Eight pages, light toning, a little margin wear, loose along the spine, fragile and must be handled with care.... See More
15th Fifteenth Amendment taking effect - voting rights for African Americans...
Item #689705
April 27, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 27, 1870
* 15th Fifteenth Amendment taking effect
* Blacks celebrate voting rights
Page 4 has the heading: "Celebrating the Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment". The article includes: "A large meeting of colored citizens was held last evening in Cosmopolitan Hall, No. 97 Sixth-avenue, to commemorate the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment".
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H.H. Holmes arrested... 1st U.S. serial killer...
Item #689688
November 24, 1894
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, November 24, 1894
* re. H.H. Holmes arrest
* Herman Webster Mudgett
* 1st U.S. serial killer
The front page has a brief article with small heading: "Holmes Now Wants Pitezel" with subhead. (see) Brief coverage on the recent arrest and indictment of H.H. Holmes, America's 1st serial killer.
Complete with all 10 pages, light toning, generally nice.... See More
Bannock War of 1895...
Item #689531
July 26, 1895
HELENA EVENING HERALD, Montana, July 26, 1895
* Jackson Hole, Wyoming - valley
* Bannock War - Indians - Native Americans
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "JACKSON'S HOLE" with subheads. (see) Uncommon publication from the old West.
Complete with 8 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.... See More
Death of Brigham Young, and three more Mormon reports...
Item #689381
September 06, 1877
AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, Sept. 6, 1877
* Brigham Young death
* Mormons - Mormonism
Page 7 under "Items Of News" has 4 Mormon items, one noting: "Brigham Young died on the 29th ult. after a brief attack of cholera morbus & inflammation of the bowels. He was buried on Sunday, the 2d."
Another has: "Brigham Young discouraged free school
... See More
* Brigham Young death
* Mormons - Mormonism
Page 7 under "Items Of News" has 4 Mormon items, one noting: "Brigham Young died on the 29th ult. after a brief attack of cholera morbus & inflammation of the bowels. He was buried on Sunday, the 2d."
Another has: "Brigham Young discouraged free school
The murder of Jennie Cramer... The arrest of Blanche Douglass...
Item #689305
August 13, 1881
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1881
* The murder of Jennie E. Cramer
* "The Elm City Tragedy" - New Haven's "Beautiful Victim"
* Blanche Douglass arrested
The front page has the single-column heading: "THE DEAD NEW HAVEN GIRL", with subheading: "A Warrant Issued For The Arrest Of The Douglass Woman", followed by additional details (see photos). T... See More
1874 death of Charles Sumner....
Item #689240
March 14, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1874
* Charles Sumner death
* American politician - Massachusetts senator
* Anti-slavery leader - Civil Rights advocate
The top of the page 3 has one column headings: "SUMNER" "Last Honors in Washington to the Dead Senator" and more. (see) Lengthy text.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages in nice condition.... See More
Much on the town of Corry, Pennsylvania...
Item #689105
April 27, 1867
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 27, 1867 The double page centerfold features 6 illustrations concerning the small town of Corry, Pennsylvania.
Th best is an expansive view of: "The City of Corry, Pennsylvania" being a great town overview. The other prints are of: "W. H. L. Smith, First Mayor of Corry" "Public School House at Corry, Pa." &q... See More
H.H. Holmes arrested... 1st U.S. serial killer...
Item #689102
November 30, 1894
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, November 30, 1894
* re. H.H. Holmes arrest
* Herman Webster Mudgett
* 1st U.S. serial killer
The front page has a brief article with small heading: "Pitezel Is In South America" with subhead. (see) Brief coverage on the recent arrest and indictment of H.H. Holmes, America's 1st serial killer.
Complete with all 10 pages, light toning, generally nice... See More
General George Custer.. Black Hills' gold...
Item #689018
September 01, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 1, 1874
* General George Armstrong Custer
* Black Hills gold - South Dakota expedition ENDS
The front page has a few related article headed: "Return Of the Black Hills Expedition" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with 8 pages, nice condition.
1871 Ku Klux Klan in the South...
Item #689015
July 07, 1871
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1871
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK
* Southern trials
The front page has two related article headed: "The Kuklux" with subheads. (see) Complete with 8 pages, nice condition.
John Kehoe & the Molly Maguires...
Item #689008
December 18, 1878
BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, December 18, 1878
* Molly Maguire execution
* John Kehoe hanging (same day 1st report)
The back page has an article headed: "The Execution of John Kehoe" Printing on the opposite page (pg. 3) causes light readability in this article. (see)
Complete in 4 pages, small piece torn away along the blank margin, generally nice.... See More
1890 James A. Garfield Memorial dedication...
Item #688979
May 31, 1890
THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1890
* James. A. Garfield Memorial
* Lake View Cemetery dedication
* Cleveland, Ohio monument
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GARFIELD MEMORIAL" with subheads. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns, all on the front page.
Complete with 6 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice, Shoul... See More
1890 Robert E. Lee statue unveiling... Richmond...
Item #688948
May 30, 1890
THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, Pennsylvannia, May 30, 1890
* Robert E. Lee monument - statue dedication
* Confederate Civil War General - commander
* Monument Avenue - Richmond, Virginia
The top-middle of the front page has a one column heading: "THE LEE MONUMENT" with subheads that include: "Its Unveiling at Richmond, Virginia Yesterday" and more. This is the statue that Vi... See More
Death of Jesse James...
Item #688939
April 04, 1882
DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1882
* Jesse James assassination
* Robert & Charles Ford
* St. Joseph, Missouri
The back page has a rather inconspicuous report at the bottom of the first column: "Death of the Notorious Robber Jesse James". The report, which continues at the top of the next column, reads in full: "Jesse James, the notorious robber was shot... See More
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph...
Item #688936
December 22, 1877
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 22, 1877
* Inventor Thomas Edison
* The phonograph invented
* Best title to have this in ?
Page 2 has an extremely significant article headed: The Talking Phonograph" which begins: "Mr. Thomas Edison recently came into our office, placed a little machine on our desk, turned a crank, and the machine inquired as to our health, asked how we ... See More
Great Hawaii prints... Gold in the Klondike...
Item #688935
August 07, 1897
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 7, 1897
* Klondike gold rush
* Hawaiian Islands
The full front page is an illustration of: "Rembrandt's Father". Terrific doublepage centerfold: "The Hawaiian Island--Scenes in Honolulu & the Island of Oahu" with 11 scenes, being very displayable. Nice fullpg. with 8 photos of: "The Gold Discoveries in the Klondike... See More
Famous "telegraph" baseball game...
Item #688931
September 23, 1870
NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870 Page 3 has: "Base-Ball The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Champion Pennant --Score 10 to 4". The summary (see) mentions that there was: "...a very large gathering of spectators on the Union Grounds...despite the fact that the admission fee was double the usual charge." Also says there was the largest gathering... See More
Item #688909
February 14, 1880
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS, February 14, 1880 Full front-page image of De Lesseps and his engineers at Panama before beginning the canal. Coverage continues on pg. 7.
Additionally, pg. 12 has images from the Dakota Territory and Mail Service on the Yellowstone Route during the winter. Also, images of the Annual Reception and festival of Palestine Commandery and the Knights Templar; Opera... See More
1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball....
Item #688793
June 19, 1870
NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1870
* Cincinnati Red (reds) Stockings
* Early baseball w/ box scores
Page 8 has an article headed: "The National Game" with subhead and box scores. (see) The Redstockings ended there 81 game winning streak just a few days prior.
Complete with 12 pages, a little irregular long the spine, generally in good condition.
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Working to abolish alcoholic beverages...
Item #688677
YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, August, 1896 An interesting magazine published by the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union whose focus was the outlaw of alcoholic beverages. They also worked to promote women's right to vote.A penned note at the top: "This is our last issue. Consolidated with Union Signal."
Decorative title page, 8 pages, 9 1/2 by 13 inches, irregular at the sp... See More
Hetch Hetchy Valley description in an uncommon title...
Item #688616
November 25, 1882
WASHINGTON WORLD AND CITIZEN-SOLDIER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 1882 Although the content is wide-ranging, as the title indicates, a fair amount of the articles relate to the military & government.
Page 7 has an interesting article headed: "A Rival to Yosemite", which tells of another dramatic valley slight to the north of Yosemite: Hetch Hetchy. Many decades later much of th... See More
1873 Drummond Mine explosion... Nova Scotia...
Item #688605
May 16, 1873
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 16, 1873
* Drummond Mine explosion disaster
* Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
The top of page 7 has a one column headings: "WESTVILLE EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see) Text takes up more than 2 full columns.
Complete with 12 pages, nice condition.
Washington Harrison Donaldson ballooning...
Item #688582
September 03, 1874
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 3, 1874
* Washington Harrison Donaldson
* Ballooning in New Jersey
* Indians - Native Americans
The front page has a one column heading: "Donaldson's Latest Aerial Voyage" Also another one column heading: "The Frontier Troubles" with subhead. (see) Brief text on both reports.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a few tiny margin t... See More
Mary Todd Lincoln declared insane...
Item #688581
May 20, 1875
BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Penn. May 20, 1875
* Mary Todd Lincoln INSANE
* President Abraham's wife
The front page has somewhat inconspicuous report that begins with: "Mrs. Lincoln, widow of President Lincoln, has been adjudged insane by the County Court at Chicago..." (see)
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.
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