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Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
Item #686770
February 22, 1870
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1870
* "Woodhull, Claflin & Co." advertisement
* First Women's Wall Street brokerage
The financial page (pg. 6) has an intriguing, somewhat inconspicuous advertisement of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
The advertisement is for the very first women's brokerage firm to open on male-dominated Wall Street... See More
Battle Of Trafalgar & Lord Nelson's death...
Item #686307
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1805
* Battle of Trafalgar
* Lord Horatio Nelson death
* British Royal Navy
Certainly the most notable content is the very detailed account of Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory at the historic Battle of Trafalgar.
One account begins, datelined from the "Eurydice, off Cape Trafalgar, Oct. 22" Sir, the ever to be lamente
A satirical newspaper which lasted but nine months..
Item #686262
April 09, 1870
PUNCHINELLO, New York, April 9, 1870 This is just the second issue of this famous title known for its satirical content directed at the various social and political issues of the day. Inspired by the English publication Punch, it existed only from April 2 to December 14, 1870.
The magazine was founded by former editors of Vanity Fair, which went out of business in 1863. They found four i
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Focused on the Internal Revenue & Customs offices...
Item #686222
March 16, 1872
THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECORD & CUSTOMS JOURNAL, New York, March 16, 1872 A rather uncommon title with content as the title would suggest.
Eight pages, 9 1/2 by 12 inches, four small binding holes at the blank spine, great condition.
First Modern Musical... Broadway's prominance set in stone...
Item #686198
September 15, 1866
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1866
* "The Black Crook" 1st week advertisement
* Very first musical theatre performance of the first ever modern day musical!
* Niblo's Garden - Broadway - New York City
Although an inconspicuous listing on page 7, the advertisement for the Broadway production of "The Black Crook" is quite significant.
As Wikipedia notes: &quo... See More
Focused on the Internal Revenue & Customs offices...
Item #686192
April 09, 1870
THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECORD & CUSTOMS JOURNAL, New York, April 9, 1870 A rather uncommon title with content as the title would suggest.
Eight pages, 9 1/2 by 12 inches, five small binding holes at the blank spine, great condition.
Focused on the Internal Revenue & Customs offices...
Item #686186
October 28, 1865
THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECORD & CUSTOMS JOURNAL, New York, Oct. 28, 1865 A rather uncommon title with content as the title would suggest.
Eight pages, 9 1/2 by 12 inches, four small binding holes at the blank spine, great condition.
The Great Clam Chowder Murder in 1896 NYC...
Item #686184
June 24, 1896
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 24, 1896
* The Great Clam Chowder - Arsenic Murder
* Mary Alice Almont Livingston Fleming
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MRS. FLEMING ACQUITTED" with subheads and illustration of Fleming. (see)
Complete with 16 pages, light, even toning, a little margin wear, generally in good condition. Should be handled with care.... See More
Four very early issues from San Diego...
Item #686065
September 23, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
A lot of four issues which are very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisement... See More
Professor Reuss invented the telephone?
Item #686016
March 04, 1876
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 4, 1876
* Johann Philipp Reis
* German scientist & inventor
* Make-and-break telephone
The ftpg. shows: "An Australian Man-Of-War" with a related article. Inside print: "Professor Reuss' Telephone" with article; "the Invention of the Telephone" , a crane mounted on a railroad car, and various other... See More
From Brussels, Belgium...
Item #685710
August 20, 1871
GAZET VAN BRUSSEL [Gazetteer of Brussels], Belgium, Aug. 20, 1871 A four page issue which appears to be in Dutch. An archival repair at the spine, good condition.
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #685708
September 27, 1893
PUCK, New York, Sept. 27, 1893 Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired for their displayability. This issue has as its political cartoons:
front page: &quo... See More
Baseball prints... Canada... Shohola Glen...
Item #685705
May 23, 1885
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 23, 1885 The front page includes a print of: "Canada - Fighting in the Northwest - A Shell from the Winnipeg Battery Striking a House Occupied by Half-Breeds During Gen. Middleton's Attack Upon Batouche".
Pg. 3 has a very nice full page montage of 7 vignettes of: "New York City--The Baseball Season--Sketches at the P... See More
Very first appearance of Walt Whitman's poem "True Conquerors"...
Item #685701
February 15, 1888
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 15, 1888
* Walt Whitman's "True Conquerors" - 1st appearance
Near the middle of page 6 is a poem titled: "True Conquerors" by the noted Walt Whitman, this being the very first appearance of this poem in print as verified by the Walt Whitman Archive, and is very significant as such. Complete in 12 pages, light toning with more at the edges, v... See More
For and about the military... Champion Rifleman of America...
Item #685650
September 09, 1876
ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, September 9, 1876 Half of the front page is taken up with a nice ad "The Leech Cup won by Judge Gildersleeve, 'Champion Rifleman of America' -- 1876 with the Sharps Rifle at Creedmoor, May 27...".
Inside the issue is an article "The War with the Sioux", "The campaign presents no new features except that the forces und... See More
Battle of the Clearwater...
Item #685574
July 15, 1877
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 15, 1877
* Battle of the Clearwater
* Chief Joseph - Looking Glass
* General Oliver Otis Howard
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 7 has an article headed: "Fierce Fighting" "Howard's Troops Rout the Redskins in Idaho" and more. (see)
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back... See More
Ku Klux Klan in 1871 South Carolina...
Item #685515
November 16, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 16, 1871
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK outrages in South Carolina
* Spartansburg and York Counties County SC
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "SOUTH CAROLINA KU-KLUX" and more. Lengthy text takes up 1 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a few discrete archival mends, very nice condition.... See More
1899 Enterprise, Kansas family murders......
Item #685462
March 16, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 16, 1899
* Palmetto, Fulton County, Georgia
* Negroes massacre - assassinations
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A NEGRO SLAUGHTER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.... See More
Trial of Captain Wirz...
Item #685171
September 28, 1865
NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1865
* Andersonville Civil War prison in Georgia
* Captain Henry Wirz trial
Front page heads at the top of the first column regarding the trial of Captain Henry Wirz, the Confederate officer in charge of the famous prisoner of war camp in Andersonville, Georgia: "Trial Of Capt. Wirz" "Difficulties and Delays by His Counsel" "Sha... See More
Newspapers of Stanford University from 1901...
Item #685022
September 21, 1901
DAILY PALO ALTO, Stanford University, California, 1901 A lot of ten issues, dates of September & October, 1901, of the school newspaper published by this now prestigious university in northern California, with various news tidbits, items about school and many ads as well.
Each is complete in 4 pages, measures 11 by 15 1/2 inches. A little irregular along the spine, nice condition.... 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
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
Very rare baseball newspaper... "Hal" McClure... Bucknell graduate...
Item #684990
July 09, 1886
OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 9, 1886
* Very rare baseball periodical
This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports newspaper dedicated entirely to the national game of professional baseball.
Although the masthead reads: "Official Record" the title at the top of pages 2, 3 & 4 rea... See More
Rare baseball newspaper from 1886... Fred Lewis - Cincinnati Red Stockings...
Item #684988
July 22, 1886
OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 22, 1886 This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports newspaper dedicated entirely to the national game of professional baseball.
Although the masthead reads: "Official Record" the title at the top of pages 2, 3 & 4 reads: "Official Baseball Record&qu... See More
Possibly the first Jew lynched within the United States...
Item #684869
August 17, 1868
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1868
* Lynching of Samuel Bierfield
* First Jew lynched in United States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica item
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK members
The front page has: "Murderous Outrage at Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. - Two Men Shot Dead" which is the account of the killing of a Jewish shop owner and his black employee by 15 masked men on horseback.
The s... See More
America now owns Alaska...
Item #684865
June 23, 1867
THE TIMES, San Francisco, California, June 23, 1867
* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia
The top of the front page has column heads including; "Formal Ratification of the Russian Treaty" which refers to the purchase of Alaska from Russia, or known as "Seward's Folly".
The report is very brief, just noting: "The final exchan... See More
Indian murders on the Plains... Santa Anna...
Item #684864
June 22, 1867
THE TIMES, San Francisco, California, June 22, 1867 The top of page 3 has column heads including: "The Surratt Trial" "Santa Anna Back in Mexico" "More Indian Murders on the Plains" and more.
Four pages, very large size, never bound nor trimmed, minimal fold wear, minor fold foxing. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Rebuilding after the Great Chicago Fire...
Item #684851
June 01, 1873
THE LAND OWNER, Chicago, June, 1873 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 as well as building art the "Great Chi... 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
From 1880 San Rafael, California...
Item #684821
December 25, 1880
MARIN COUNTY TOCSIN, San Rafael, California, Dec. 25, 1880
* Rare old West publication
An uncommon title from the Bay Area, just north of San Francisco. A typical newspaper of the day with a variety of local, regional, and national reports, plus a great wealth of advertisements, many of which are illustrated.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, news agent's stamp in the top margin, rag... See More
Pair of issues on the Dearing family massacre...
Item #684735
April 12, 1866
CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 12 and May 6, 1866
* The Dearing family murders
* "Murder by gaslight"
* Antoine Probst arrest
A pair of issues on the horrific Dearing family murder, covering the murder report and the confession of the murderer.
Page 2 of April 12 has: 'Horrid Murders" which report the crime in which 8 people were murdered, 6 in one fa... See More
The phrenological character of two notables...
Item #684684
February 01, 1853
AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, February, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has the portraits of two notables including "John Ericsson - Inventory of the Caloric Eng... See More
The phrenological character of two notables...
Item #684683
November 01, 1854
AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, November, 1854 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has a portraits of Sarah Benjamin, 100 years old, along with her "Phrenological Character... See More
The phrenological character of two notables...
Item #684681
October 01, 1854
AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, October, 1854
* Uncommon publication
Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has the portraits of two notables along with their "Phrenolog... See More
Early San Francisco...
Item #684647
May 31, 1873
DAILY EVENING POST, San Francisco, California, May 31, 1873 Among the various articles are: "The Female Detective" "Cave In A Mine" "Two Men Covered Up Nearly Eight Hours and Rescued Alive" "A Fight With a Lunatic" "Crime In Texas" and so much more.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, some foxing, nice condition.
A volume one issue from San Francisco...
Item #684644
February 29, 1884
DAILY EVENING STAR, San Francisco, Feb. 29, 1884 This is a volume one issue (number 12). Among the front page reports are: "Folsom Fomentation" "Charges Against McComb & Chambers" "Convicted at Last" "A Violent Lodger" "Flotsam and Jetsam"
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, some blue pencil marks, a few discrete archival mends, v... See More
Building the Mormon Temple in 1867...
Item #684629
June 08, 1867
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 8, 1867
* The Great Mormon Tabernacle at Salt Lake City, Utah
The prime print and article is the nearly half page captioned: "The Great Mormon Tabernacle At Salt Lake" with a related article of the same title. The print shows the famous Temple in the early stages of construction.
Sixteen pages, rejoined at the spine, very nice condit... See More
Edison's Dynamo-Electric machine, and the Edison lamp...
Item #684628
January 22, 1881
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 22, 1881
* Inventor Thomas Alva Edison
* Dynamo electric generator machine
The front page features an article: "Edison's New Dynamo-Electric Machine" with a half-page illustration of it, plus a quarter page illustration of "The Edison Lamp".
Inside has a wealth of other inventions, improvements & general mechanical &... See More
Aerial balloon torpedo... Ostrich farming...
Item #684627
May 11, 1878
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN New York, May 11, 1878 Among the articles with prints is a full front page print: "The Balloon Torpedo" which includes n article on how it works: "Aerial Warfare".
There are also two full pages on: "Ostrich Farming in South Africa" which includes 8 prints, and also: "The Premier Tricycle".
Sixteen pages, a few discrete archival me... See More
Electric lights used for photography...
Item #684626
July 26, 1879
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 26, 1879
* Early photography use of electric lighting
The front page has a large illustration of: "Photographs By Electric Light" with a related article as well.
Inside pages have the following prints of interest: "The Exeter Steam Engine" "New Steam Car" and "Aswail, or Sloth Bear", each with a related artic... See More
A curious lifeboat, an elevator stop, and a novel dry dock...
Item #684625
October 06, 1883
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 6, 1883 The front page has a print of: "Clark & Standfield's Improved Depositing Dry Dock" with an accompanying article.
Articles with prints inside include: "Whitely's Safety Stop For Elevators" showing the core-section of an elevator; "Hamilton's Life Boat" which looks more like an elevated submarine.
Sixte... See More
The Bell telephone and Edison's latest inventions...
Item #684624
February 03, 1894
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 3, 1894 The front page is taken up with various illustrations of: "Details of Construction of the Bell Telephone" with a related article headed: "All May Have Telephones" concerning the expiration of the telephone patent. This article carries over to an inside page.
Inside has a print and article on: "Edison's New Electrical R... See More
The original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel... Columbia bicycle...
Item #684622
October 30, 1897
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 30, 1897 The front page is taken up with 4 photos of: "The New Astoria Hotel, New York City", three showing it during construction.
This was the original Waldorf–Astoria built in two stages, as the Waldorf Hotel and the Astoria Hotel, which accounts for its dual name. That original site was situated on Astor family properties along Fifth A... See More
Samuel Langley's airplane...
Item #684621
April 22, 1893
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 22, 1893
* Samuel Pierpont Langley
* Early flying machine model
* Aviation before Wright Brothers
The most interesting print would be: "Dr. Langley's Flying Machine" which has as related articles. It is an unusual looking contraption created some ten years before the Wright brothers would fly.
The article does mention in part that... See More
First flight of heavier than air "airplane"... Maxim's Flying Machine...
Item #684620
October 06, 1894
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 6, 1894 An inside page has a large illustration of: "MR. MAXIM'S FLYING MACHINE" with considerable related text.
Note: Hiram S. Maxim's "airplane" became the first "heavier than air" machine to take flight under its own power (source: Wikipedia). More can be read about this flying machine though the University of
... See More
Note: Hiram S. Maxim's "airplane" became the first "heavier than air" machine to take flight under its own power (source: Wikipedia). More can be read about this flying machine though the University of
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #684317
October 15, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 15, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead. All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of w... See More
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #684312
October 06, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 6, 1871 Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
The front page has: "Arizona - Gen. Crook at Fort Whipple" with several reports.
Four pages, 12 by 18 inches, printed on high-quality newsprint, very nice condition.
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #684311
October 05, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 5, 1871 Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
The front page has a column taken up with: "A Trip in the Mountains" which mentions the town of Julian and many others.
Also on the front page: "Arizona Correspondence--Letter from Tucson--A... See More
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #684310
October 04, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 4, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
* General George Crook & Apache Wars
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.
The bottom of the front page has an item beginning: "General Crook's policy is the only one that can rede... See More
1894 Altoona, Pennsylvania...
Item #684237
September 13, 1894
MORNING TRIBUNE, Altoona, Penn. Sept. 13, 1894
* Uncommon title
This 4 pages newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Large size issue measuring 28 x 20 inches, 4 pages, light even toning, a little wear at the folds, generally good. Should be handled with care.
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