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A Charles Dickens publication...

Item #649245    ALL THE YEAR ROUND, London, 1862 (single issue from 1862)  This was a weekly periodical "Conducted By Charles Dickens", as noted in the masthead. Filled with various literary content, this issue ...

A great value... A discounted Civil War lot...

Item #649275    (7) The CIVIL WAR:  a lot of 7 issues all non-New York titles from during the Civil War and all have war reports.  A great set for a reseller or for someone looking to obtain authentic Civil War newsp...

Our premier Civil War lot...

Item #649219   
(10) THE CIVIL WAR--a lot of the very best of all titles. Here is a group of ten issues of the famous New York Times and/or NY Tribune and/or NY Herald, much like those listed throughout our website, in good
...
$132.00

The Monitor vs. the Merrimac... Slavery at the Capital...


March 14, 1862

Item #698104    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 14, 1862  A significant issue reporting one of the most famous naval battles of the 19th century: the Monitor vs. the Merrimac. It ushered in "modern" naval engineering wi...
$160.00

Ten Civil War newspapers: war maps...


March 24, 1862

Item #695247    This is a damaged lot of ten Civil War issues of the famous titles: New York Herald, New York Tribune, New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer. Five have front page Civil War maps, four have inside or back pag...

Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...


March 24, 1862

Item #698135    NEW YORK HERALD, March 24, 1862  The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 5 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore,...
$115.00

Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...


March 24, 1862

Item #698136    NEW YORK HERALD, March 24, 1862  The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 5 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore,...
$133.00

John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...


March 26, 1862

Item #698103    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 26, 1862  The front page contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delight collectors, in this case an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical production of The ...

Battle of Shiloh... A Confederate report...


April 09, 1862

Item #702871    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, April 9, 1862   * Reporting on the Battle of Shiloh * From the capital of the Confederacy Page 3 begins with a very historic report headed: "The Great V...
$225.00

Huge Civil War map of the war in the Southwest...


May 31, 1862

Item #698090    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 31, 1862  Most of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map titled: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN THE SOUTH-WEST" with some column heads including: "The Capture of Cor...

Huge Civil War map of the war in the Southwest...


May 31, 1862

Item #698091    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 31, 1862  Most of of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map titled: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN THE SOUTH-WEST" with some column heads including: "The Capture of ...

Civil Ware news from the Confederate capital...


July 26, 1862

Item #698107    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 1862  A wealth of reporting from the Confederate capital, some articles headed: "The Movement of Morgan in Kentucky" "The Richmond Battles in Eng...

From the capital of the Confederacy...


August 08, 1862

Item #698106    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 8, 1862  The front page has a wealth of reporting from the Civil War including: "Later From the North" "The Position on the Peninsula" "Yan...

Battle of Cedar Mountain, Stonewall Jackson, and more...


August 30, 1862

Item #172602    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1862  The full front page is a print of: "Brigadier-General Michael Corcoran, Late Colonel 69th Regiment New York State Militia". Prints inside include: ...
$56.00

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$29.00

Nice reports on the Battle of Harper's Ferry...


September 22, 1862

Item #697876    DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Sept. 22, 1862  Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery. Vari...
$145.00

Battle of Antietam & Harper's Ferry, in a Confederate newspaper...


September 23, 1862

Item #702906    THE TRI-WEEKLY MERCURY, Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 23, 1862  * Rare from the Confederacy * Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg Given the date, it is not surprising that the front page has an...
$185.00

Civil War map of the Harper's Ferry vicinity...


October 18, 1862

Item #693828    NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 18, 1862  The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "THE ADVANCE OF M'CLELLAN'S ARMY. The Scene of the Next Great Battle in Virginia" which shows from Mar...

Battle of Perryville... in a rare Confederate title from Mississippi...


November 03, 1862

Item #702903    DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, Jackson, Nov. 3, 1862  Certainly one of the more rare Confederate titles we have offered. This is a volume one issue. Among the front page has a number of Acts and documents from the...
$320.00

Rare Confederate title from Mississippi on the Battle of Perryville...


November 10, 1862

Item #698080    DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, Jackson, Nov. 10, 1862  Certainly one of the more rare Confederate titles we have offered. This is a volume one issue. Among the articles: "Major Frank M. Gailor" "Nor...
$194.00

Final events of the historic Battle of Fredericksburg...


December 18, 1862

Item #693874    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 18, 1862  A wealth of front page column heads on the Civil War including: "From General Burnside's Army" "The Withdrawal of Our Forces" "Gen. Burnside...

Huge eagle engraving in the masthead...

Item #649242    GLEASON'S LITERARY COMPANION, Boston, 1863  Obviously a literary publication from the Civil War era, the prime feature being the huge eagle engraving in the masthead, with a wingspan of 7 inches. There...

From the Oneida Community... Civil War era...

Item #649300    THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Civil War era  A lot of ten  issues from this well-known socialistic "commune" from during the Civil War but with minimal war-related content. Four pages each...

Civil War illustrations - 2nd-rate at a reduced price...

Item #637512    (5) HARPER'S WEEKLY Civil War lot of five issues which we consider "2nd rate". Not what we sell as damaged, but not good enough to be listed as "good" with minor problems and small disfi...

Many Civil War illustrations - damaged issues at a reduced price...

Item #694754    (10) HARPER'S WEEKLY Civil War lot of ten "damaged" issues. The issues could be heavily stained, have cut-outs, missing pages, or other disfigurements which would cause them to be considered damag...

The Civil War from the Confederate's perspective...


February 20, 1863

Item #698087    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 20, 1863  Not only a newspaper from the Confederate States, but from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page items are: "Negotiation of the Confe...

Huge front page Tennessee Battel map...


April 21, 1863

Item #702879    THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1863 The front page has an 11 1/2 by 14 inch map: "IMPORTANT CONTEMPLATED OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE." "The Great Battle Field of the Rebels Under General Joe Johnston...

The Civil War around Fredericksburg...


April 22, 1863

Item #698088    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 22, 1863  The front page has: "From Suffolk" "From Fredericksburg--The Object of Lincoln's Visit to the Army--The West Refuses to Furnish Another...

First issue of a rare title which lasted just 3 issues...


April 25, 1863

Item #698082    ALBANY ARMY LETTER, New York, April 10-25, 1863  This was the volume 1 number 1 issue of an exceedingly rare title which lasted for just 3 issues, the others dated May 15 and May 28. Content includes var...
$345.00

From the Confederate stronghold of Charleston...


April 30, 1863

Item #694114    THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, April 30, 1863  Not surprisingly there is much reporting on the Civil War including: "The Yankee Army of Robbers" "Our Naval Prospects" "Pro...

Confederate Victory at Chancellorsville & much more...


May 04, 1863

Item #702909    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 4, 1863 * Newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy * Confederate Victory at Chancellorsville * Much on Civil War events in Virginia Not only is this a n...
$198.00

Stonewall Jackson is shot by his own soldiers...


May 13, 1863

Item #693794    THE PRESS, Philadelphia, May 13, 1863  The front page has a report headed: "The Wounds Of General Jackson" taken from the Richmond Enquirer newspaper, beginning: "Our victory on the Rap...

Triumphal march through New Orleans...


June 06, 1863

Item #172682    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1863  The full front page is an illustration of: "Colonel Grierson, Sixth Illinois Cavalry." Prints inside include a full page: "Triumphal Procession o...
$55.00

Second rate also available for:

$29.00

General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...


June 07, 1863

Item #698063    SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 7, 1863  A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are ne...
$420.00

Text and prints on the Battle of Gettysburg...


July 25, 1863

Item #698154    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1863  The full front page is a nice portrait of: "Major-General Ulysses S. Grant ("Unconditional Surrender" Grant)". Inside has a full page: &quo...
$335.00

Rare Confederate title...


November 05, 1863

Item #698022    WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 1863  This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title fro...
$157.00

From the Confederacy...


December 28, 1863

Item #698086    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 28, 1863  The front page includes: "City Intelligence" "Major Edgar Burroughs" "From the Rapid Ann" "The Army of Tennessee" &...

John S. Mosby... Capture of Madisonville...


January 21, 1864

Item #691779    NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 21, 1864  Among the front page column headlines on the Civil War are: "Details of the Late Repulse of Mosby's Guerrillas" "Capture of the Town of Madisonville" ...

Mosby, Adams, Long, and more...


April 28, 1864

Item #702886    CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, April 28, 1864  * From the origin of the American Civil War This was one of the few newspapers which had: "Confederate States of America...

Defeat of John Morgan...


May 21, 1864

Item #693800    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 21, 1864  Nearly half of the front page first column is taken up with Civil War heads including: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Lee Tries to Turn Our Right Flank" "He i...

Latest news from the Civil War...


May 28, 1864

Item #682946    THE WORLD, New York, May 28, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Civil War column heads on the front page include: "From The Peninsula" "A Slight...

Letters from Robert E. Lee and J.E. Johnston...


June 03, 1864

Item #698089    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 3, 1864  The front page has: "The War News" which includes a letter signed in type: R. E. Lee, General, which has an introductory paragraph as well. Other fron...

"Confederate States of America" in the masthead...


June 09, 1864

Item #698185    CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, June 9, 1864  This was one of just a few Confederate newspapers which printed: "Confederate States Of America" in the masthead. The front page has a we...

Very early Idaho newspaper, shortly after creation of the Idaho Territory...


November 12, 1864

Item #698048    IDAHO TRI-WEEKLY STATESMAN, Boise City, Nov. 12, 1864  A very early and rare newspaper from just 18 months after the Idaho Territory was created, and some 26 years before Idaho statehood. This is the vol...
$520.00

Ornate masthead...

Item #649267    ADVOCATE FAMILY GUARDIAN, New York, 1865  A rather ornate & decorative masthead in this small newspaper, filled primarily with literary & womanly concerns. Edited by Mrs. Sarah R. Bennett of the &q...

On Robert E. Lee as commander-in-chief...


January 05, 1865

Item #698099    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 5, 1865  Not just a nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy, but one from near the end of the Civil War. The front page has: "The War News" with var...
$115.00

Electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln...


February 09, 1865

Item #693788    NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 9, 1865  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Counting of the Electoral Votes" "212 Votes for Lincoln and Johnson" "21 for McClellan an...

Sherman's triumphant march through the South...


February 17, 1865

Item #693786    NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 17, 1865  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Our Forces Near the Rebel Prison Pen at Florence, S.C." "A Rapid March Through th...

Lee's army is 'annihilated'...


April 07, 1865

Item #690718    CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 7, 1865  Inside includes: "Sheridan Playing His 'Trumps' "LEE'S ARMY ANNIHILATED" "Large Captures of Officers and Men: "LEE ...

Rare Lincoln's assassination report, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...


April 15, 1865

Item #701647    EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1865  Terrific to have this first report of Lincoln's assassination in a newspaper from the city where it happened. The top of the front page has a column wi...
$6,550.00

Follow-up to the Civil War... Lincoln's funeral train...


May 02, 1865

Item #683068    THE WORLD, New York, May 2, 1865  Among the front page column heads on the closing events of the Civil War are: "The Alleged Conspiracy" "Attempt to Fire Ford's Theater & the Adjoini...

Capture of Jefferson Davis as he flees...


May 15, 1865

Item #698105    NEW YORK HERALD, May 15, 1865  The front page first column heads include: "JEFF. DAVIS" "Details Of His Capture" "His Camp 'Surprised at Daylight on the 10th Instant" &quo...

Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... End of war reports...


May 19, 1865

Item #690741    CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 19, 1865  Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Death of President Lincoln in the English Parliament". Other notable reports within: "The Tria...

A racist newspaper on the post-war events...


August 19, 1865

Item #680218    NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, Aug. 19, 1865  A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on events of the day provides a...

Odd Fellows... Fort Smith, Arkansas...


October 07, 1865

Item #698064    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 7, 1865  A nice foldout centerfold: "Grand Celebration of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows & Dedication of the Monument...Founder of the Order......

Graphic on the grand fireman's parade...


October 16, 1865

Item #697184    THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 16, 1865  The front page features an uncommonly nice & large graphic headed: "THE GREAT PARADE  of the PHILADELPHIA FIRE DEPARTMENT". A related article is...

Astrology newspaper predicts the future...


December 01, 1865

Item #689804    BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER & ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Oct., Nov., & Dec., 1865  A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen i...

Nice Harper's Weekly group, just after the Civil War...

Item #649309    (5) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, a lot of five issues from just after the Civil War. Dates are August 12, August 19, September 23, November 11, and December 2, 1865. A wealth of great prints including: 'N...
$100.00

Johnson's first state-of-the-union address...


December 13, 1865

Item #666566    THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1865  All of page 2 and a portion of page 3 are taken up with the "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" which is Andrew Johnson's state-of-the-union address. Obviousl...

Early baseball from just after the Civil War...

Item #649236    NEW YORK TIMES, 1865-1866  A lot of five issues of the New York Times from just after the Civil War, each with a report of a baseball game. These issues provide a mid-19th century perspective of America&rs...

19th century illustrated issues, at a wholesale price...

Item #694740    (5) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of five illustrated issues from the 19th century in average or better condition. Titles may include any of the following: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Gleason'...

Tiny newspaper...

Item #649285    THE O.C. DAILY, 1867  No, it's not from Orange County, but rather from the Oneida Community in New York. This is a tiny newspaper, measuring just 4 by 5 inches, four pages. Various tidbits, great condi...

Ratifying "Seward's Folly"...


April 10, 1867

Item #702873    SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, April 10, 1867  * Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly * William H. Seward - Russia * Votes for ratification - success Page 4 has a somewhat incon...

Impeachment and Reconstruction reports...


May 22, 1868

Item #692696    WILMINGTON JOURNAL, North Carolina, May 22, 1868  Among the articles: "Will Impeachment Succeed" "Probability of the Acquittal of the President--Senators Grimes, Fessenden, Trumbull & He...

Ornate and displayable masthead...

Item #649305    SATURDAY NIGHT, Philadelphia, 1869  A decorative masthead with content that is primarily literary in nature. There is a front page illustration & a few more inside, with a border around each page. The ...

California, Charleston, Egypt, and more...


December 11, 1869

Item #689443    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 11, 1869  The front page shows; "Central Park--Preparing a Model in Clayh of the Great Elephant at the Old Arsenal". Prints within include: "...

From the Oneida Community...

Item #649272    THE CIRCULAR or AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, 1870's  A lot of 10 issues from this well-known socialist "commune" (of Oneida flatware/silverware fame) from the post-Civil War 19th cen...

Latest inventions of the day... 1870's...

Item #649217    (10) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, 1870's  A nice lot of ten issues from this fascinating period---the 'golden age' of American inventiveness---with much coverage of the latest inventions &...

From Reno, Nevada... Famous town of the Wild West...

Item #649290    (5) RENO EVENING GAZETTE, Nevada, early 1880's. A lot of five issues, all are complete and are in very nice condition.  Great to have from this well-known town from the "Old West"....

19th century illustrated... Second rate and damaged...

Item #694718    (10) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of ten 2nd-rate and damaged illustrated issues.  A blended lot of titles may include any of the following: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Scientific American,...

Rare newspaper printed on board a transcontinental train...


May 26, 1870

Item #684702    TRANS-CONTINENTAL, Omaha, Nebraska, May 26, 1870  This is a very fascinating newspaper, borne in the ingenious mind of a publisher who decided to take a small printing press on board the first transcontine...
$386.00

Baseball...


July 02, 1870

Item #696373    SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 2, 1870  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".  Page 4 has nearly a full column headed: "The Bas...

Johnny Appleseed - Swedenborgian missionary... West Indies...

Item #702926    HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, Nov., 1871  The issue has a 7-page article regarding the beloved Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), the Swedenborgian missionary, headed: "Johnny Appleseed -...

A Long Island whaling town...

Item #649288    (5) THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor (Long Island), New York, 1870s  A nice lot of five issues from this once-famous whaling town on Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who freq...

Outlaw Sam Perris escapes from the local jail...


April 06, 1872

Item #702872    WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 6, 1872  * Samuel 'Worcester Sam' Perris * burglar, safe cracker and bank robber * Jail escape - best title to have Page 2 has a half c...

One of the earliest San Diego newspapers to be found...


August 10, 1872

Item #698100    THE WEEKLY WORLD, San Diego, California, Aug. 10, 1872  This is the volume one, number three issue of this title, making it one of the earliest newspapers from San Diego we have offered. Page 2 has an ad...
$108.00

Volume one issue of this literary newspaper...


November 23, 1872

Item #696889    TO-DAY, Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1872  This is the volume 1, number 4 issue of this small-size literary newspaper containing a few illustrations.  Sixteen pages, 7 3/4 by10 1/2 inches, very nice condi...

Rebuilding Chicago after the fire...


February 01, 1873

Item #684858    THE LAND OWNER, Chicago, February, 1873  Subtitled: "Devoted to Real Estate Interests..." in the Chicago vicinity with many prints of buildings of this era. The focus of this issue is on reb...

The circus... Captain Jack & the Modoc Indians...


July 12, 1873

Item #698190    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 12, 1873  The full front page is taken up with prints of  11 leaders of: "The Modoc Indians", the central print showing the notable: ...

From 16 years before statehood...


October 20, 1873

Item #684592    DAILY PUGET SOUND COURIER, Olympia, Washington Territory, October 20, 1873  European settlers claimed the area in 1846, with the Treaty of Medicine Creek initiated in 1854, followed by the Treaty of Olympi...

Susan B. Anthony heads the national convention...


January 16, 1874

Item #691737    NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 16, 1874  The front page has an article headed: "Woman Suffrage" "Meeting of the National Convention In Washington" which was presided over by Susan B. Anthony. The...

Descriptive of California... Much on the Indians...


April 13, 1874

Item #693031    NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1874  The front page has: "The Indians' "The Situation at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies--Insolence of the Savages" which is an interesting report dateline...

Execution of the outlaw Vasquez...


March 20, 1875

Item #698096    NEW-YORK TIMES, March 20, 1875  The front page has: "Execution Of The Bandit Vasquez" "Hanged At San Jose, Cal., Yesterday--No Attempt At Rescue--He Is Cool To The Last." The report a...
$145.00

Execution of the outlaw Vasquez...


March 20, 1875

Item #698097    THE NEW-YORK TIMES, March 20, 1875  The front page has: "Execution Of The Bandit Vasquez" "Hanged At San Jose, Cal., Yesterday--No Attempt At Rescue--He Is Cool To The Last." The repo...
$142.00

The invention of the telephone... Alexander Graham Bell...


October 21, 1876

Item #678408    NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 21, 1876  Page 8 has a report of an invention that would change society forever: the telephone. From this humble beginning the world of communication was born (although the telegraph p...
$156.00

Mark Twain re: Bermuda... "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion"...

Item #702800    THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, New York, Oct. 1877 - Jan. 1878   * Mark Twain's 4-part series * "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion" * 4-month (complete) set By far the most notable...
$175.00

From the heart of the Sonoma County wine region...


November 22, 1877

Item #695587    HEALDSBURG ENTERPRISE, Sonoma County, California, Nov. 22, 1877  A rare title from this idyllic town along the Russian River, in the heart of the Sonoma County wine country of Northern California. The fr...
$125.00

From Anaheim, long before Disneyland...


February 23, 1878

Item #695588    ANAHEIM WEEKLY GAZETTE, California, Feb. 23, 1878  Although now famous as the home of Disneyland, this town in Orange County was settled by Germans and there remains a German influence in the city, founded...

The Beecher-Tilton scandal...


April 16, 1878

Item #694612    THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, April 16, 1878  
 The front page has an article: "Sinned And Suffered!" "Mrs. Tilton Confesses to Adultery with Henry Ward Beecher".
...

Famous Nast centerfold... Baseball in 'Blackville'...


July 27, 1878

Item #698151    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878  The full front page is a Thomas Nast print: "It is Ever Thus with Arbitrators." Inside has a full page of: "Baseball at Blackville-The "Whi...
$145.00

Very early woman's suffrage newspaper...

Item #610666    WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Chicago & St. Louis, 1879  As noted at the top of the front page: "...devoted to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal and political Equality a...

Great article on the Bear Flag Revolt...


June 14, 1879

Item #698195    THE PIONEER, San Jose, California, June 14, 1879  The masthead notes: "Devoted To The Interests Of The Pioneers of California And the Resources of the Golden State." The masthead is one of the mo...

Electric lights used for photography...


July 26, 1879

Item #684626    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 26, 1879  The front page has a large illustration of: "Photographs By Electric Light" with a related article as well. Inside pages have the following prints ...

One of our last...


September 15, 1879

Item #698046    DAILY ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Pima County, Sept. 15, 1879  Many years ago we had a reasonable inventory of this title, but today this issue is among our last. And it is a volume one issue in nice conditio...
$136.00

The Apache Indian War in New Mexico...


October 22, 1879

Item #675612    THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Oct. 22, 1879  The top of the second column is headed: "The Apache War" "Latest Advices from New Mexico--Collector Hinds Killed--Movements of the Hostiles--T...

Early successes with the light bulb...


December 29, 1879

Item #698182    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1879  The entire last column on the front page and most of the first column on page 2 are taken up with: "ELECTRIC LIGHT IN PARIS" "Success Of the Werdermann Sys...

A great lot from the Old West, at a reduced price...

Item #649271    (10) A lot of ten "OLD WEST" newspapers from California, dating in the 1870's through 1890's, and priced at a bargain due to edge tears, mends, wear, etc. which makes them somewhat 2nd-rate. T...

Seven issues from the "Old West"...

Item #649238    A lot of seven "Old West" newspapers, each with a different title from California dating in the 1870's through 1890's. A nice opportunity for a mini-set of different "Wild West" titl...

Collection of stamp collecting magazines...

Item #649311    (10) STAMP COLLECTING MAGAZINES: Lot of ten different titles from the 1880's & 1890's, all in nice condition, at least 4 pages each, most measuring about 4 by 7 inches.

Inventions of the late 1800's...

Item #649278    (15) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York  A lot of 15 2nd-rate issues from 1880's and 1890's, containing many photos or illustrations, providing a nice look at the latest inventions and scientific improv...

A nice set for a science enthusiast...

Item #649312    (10) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York  A lot of 10 issues dating from 1881 thru 1906.  Many photos and illustrations of the latest inventions and scientific improvements and gimmicks of the era. All are ...

Polygamy among the Mormons... John Wilkes Booth's horse...


January 14, 1881

Item #698143    FINDLAY DAILY JEFFERSONIAN, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1881  Page 2 has two interesting, brief items: "It is asserted that the horse which John Wilkes Booth rode to the place of his capture after President Lincol...

Death of the President James A. Garfield...


September 21, 1881

Item #698079    THE DESERT NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 21, 1881  From 15 years before Utah statehood. Page 8 has all columns black-bordered due to the: "Death Of President Garfield", being an early report ...

From Portland, Oregon...


October 08, 1881

Item #684588    THE WEEKLY OREGONIAN, Portland, Oct. 8, 1881  A wide range of various local reports, many crime-related. A wealth of advertising as well. Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, subscriber's label on t...

Displayable football print...


November 05, 1881

Item #698068    HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 5, 1881  The prime print in this issue is the doublepage centerfold, which is one of the best football centerfolds of the19th century to be had. The doublepage is capt...

The famous "cowtown" of the Old West...


March 07, 1882

Item #684590    LEAVENWORTH DAILY STANDARD, Kansas, March 7, 1882  A famous "cowtown" from the Old West, and the site of Fort Leavenworth, built in 1827. It became known in American history for its role as a key...

From Nebraska...


March 16, 1883

Item #698178    THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 16, 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...

Mormons advised to leave Tennessee...


October 03, 1884

Item #693107    ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 3, 1884  Page 6 has: "Banished" "Mormon Families Driven Out of Tennessee" with bits including: "...in Lewis & Hickman Counties informing the Morm...

Salt Lake City title with a Mormon flair...

Item #649257    (5) DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, early 1880's  A lot of 5 issues, from several years before statehood with much local news of the day.  Articles with Mormon interest and perspe...

Baseball prints... Canada... Shohola Glen...


May 23, 1885

Item #698023    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 Hal...

Nez Perce Indians... Torch of the Statue of Liberty...


June 20, 1885

Item #698075    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 20, 1885  Full front page shows: "The New Aquatic Wonder, the Steam-Yacht 'Stiletto'...". Prints inside include: "Kansas--Transfer of t...

From 1887 Florida: the navel orange..


June 06, 1887

Item #691230    THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, June 6, 1887  Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc....

From Red River County in Texas...


July 07, 1887

Item #698194    THE STANDARD, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, July 7, 1887  Rarely do we find newspapers from this part of Texas, north east of Dallas and not far from the Arkansas border. Various news and ads of th...

From rough & tumble Deadwood, Dakota Territory...


May 23, 1889

Item #683689    DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) May 23, 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...
$325.00

For the ladies, with original outer wrappers...


February 01, 1892

Item #696890    THE LADIES' WORLD, New York, February, 1892  The content is much as the title would suggest. This issue still has the original green wrappers with a very ornate masthead within. Sixteen pages plus th...

Classic Old West train robbery report on the front page...


September 26, 1893

Item #694580    THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1893  The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "TRAIN ROBBERS SHOT" "They Held Up a rain Full of Armed Detectives" "...

Rare title from Grand Junction, Colorado...


March 30, 1895

Item #698147    GRAND VALLEY STAR-TIMES, Grand Junction, Colorado, March 30, 1895  A quite rare title as it lasted from just 1893 to 1896 with this title, and Gregory notes only one institution having but 3 issues as we p...

X-Ray experiments from the year of its founding...


April 04, 1896

Item #702865    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York April 4, 1896  * Thomas Alva Edison * X-Ray invention An inside page article headed: "The Edison X Ray Experiments, Apparatus And Fluoroscope" which incl...

America declares war against Spain...


April 23, 1898

Item #702885    THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1898  * Spanish-America War begins * United States declares war A nice & unusual graphic in this issue with a front page illustration ca...

Nice front page reporting on the Spanish-American War... Teddy Roosevelt gets promoted...


July 11, 1898

Item #689857    THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 11, 1898  The front page has nice reporting on the Spanish-American War with: "'HOSTILITIES HAVE BEEN RENEWED---SHELLING SANTIAGO" "Flags Of Truce...

America at war: The Great War Collection (eleven issues)...

Item #649249    THE GREAT WAR COLLECTION (11 issues) - A great opportunity for an instant collection encompassing every major "American" war from The French and Indian War through The Gulf War. You get eleven origina...
$195.00

Early 1900's Harper's Weekly (illustrated)... 2nd-rate and damaged...

Item #694721    (10) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of ten 2nd-rate & damaged Harper's Weekly illustrated newspapers from the early 1900's. Well over 50 prints - each over 100 years old! All will be dated fro...

Boer War newspaper, "Special Siege Edition" on necessity paper...


April 30, 1900

Item #697183    THE MAFEKING MAIL--SPECIAL SIEGE EDITION, South Africa, Nov. 27, 1899  Fascinating newspaper published during the Boer War under "siege" conditions. Note above the dateline: "Issued Daily, S...

Small newspaper from an Alaska mining town...


July 04, 1901

Item #702907    ALASKA FORUM, Rampart, Alaska, July 4, 1901  * Yukon-Koyukuk * Klondike gold rush era * Very rare publication This is the volume 1, number 41 issue of a newspaper from this mining town which ...
$275.00

Country's leading women's suffrage publication...


August 31, 1901

Item #698224    THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, 1901  Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun ...

Great title from the gold region of Alaska...


January 08, 1902

Item #695589    NOME GOLD DIGGER, Alaska, Jan. 8, 1902  What a terrific name for a newspaper from the mining district of Alaska, some 56 years before statehood. This is a volume 3 issue. Records show this newspaper lasted...
$115.00

Rare and early stock market title...


January 01, 1903

Item #649268    WALL STREET DAILY NEWS, New York, 1903  This interesting & quite rare newspaper is subtitled: "A Daily Journal Devoted to Financial Interests", from over a century ago. This newspaper has a w...

Life in 1903 - "Jack the Ripper", Bandits, Fires, Murders...


December 21, 1903

Item #702824    MEMPHIS MORNING NEWS, Tennessee, Dec. 21, 1903  The front page has an abundance of bad news: "Jack The Ripper... Ghastly Find In A Hotel" (an early 1900's version of "click bait&quo...

A broadside promoting the news of the day...


August 03, 1907

Item #698123    NEW YORK HERALD -- EUROPEAN EDITION, Saturday, August 3, 1907  This is an interesting promotional broadside that would have been at the newsstand, highlighting the biggest stories of the day. Printed in Pa...
$166.00

Horse racing magazine from Lexington, Kentucky...

Item #646999    THE THOROUGHBRED RECORD, Lexington, Kentucky, 1913  As the title would suggest this magazine is focused on  horse racing, and the masthead notes: "A Weekly Thoroughbred Journal Published by the T...

A record of the construction of the Panama Canal...


January 01, 1914

Item #649251    CANAL RECORD, Ancon, Canal Zone, 1914  This small-size periodical from the Isthmus of Panama is an interesting  newspaper published by the "Isthmian Canal Commission", given free of charge t...

Great color cover of a baseball player...


April 02, 1914

Item #698044    LESLIE"S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 2, 1914  See the photo for the terrific, color cover on this issue, featuring a baseball player at bat. A terrific item for display. Such color covers rarely surv...

Inventions, patents, and more... From the early 1900's...

Item #649215    (10) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York  A lot of ten issues from 1900 - 1915. Not a "supplement" of the regular issue, but rather a separate stand-alone title which got its start to report...

1917 Riot - Baltimore, Maryland...


April 02, 1917

Item #702860    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1917 The front page has one column headings: "Riot At Baltimore Ends Peace Meeting" "Great Crowd Invades Hall Where Jordan is Speaking--Banker and Others Clubbed"...

By and for brewery and soft drink workers...

Item #649248    BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918  An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" fro...

Great automobile & truck issue including a car of the future...


January 05, 1918

Item #698191    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 5, 1918  This issue from during World War I features a military-themed color cover including several biplanes. The cover has at the top: "Twentieth Annual Motor Num...

Leo Tolstoy's unfinished works discovered...


April 11, 1926

Item #702864    THE NEW YORK TIMES (Book Review Section only), April 11, 1926 * Recently discovered "Hundred Years" * Review of Tolstoy's unfinished work - includes image The front page of The New Yor...

Death of Knute Rockne...


April 02, 1931

Item #702883    NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1931  * Knute Rockne death * Notre Dame head football coach * Airplane crash Page 3 begins with column heads: "UNABLE TO FATHOM ROCKNE PLANE CRASH" "Cr...

The atom is split: beginning of the atomic age...


May 02, 1932

Item #698093    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 2, 1932  The front page has a somewhat inconspicuous yet very historic report which notes the very beginning of the "atomic age" with a one-column heading: ...

John Dillinger gang raids police station...


April 14, 1934

Item #702877    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1934 * John Dillinger gang raids police station * Warsaw, Indiana * Post famous escape from jail (wooden gun) The back page has one column headlines that include: &q...

"Utopian" newspaper from the depths of the Depression...


December 09, 1935

Item #688843    UTOPIAN NEWS, Los Angeles, California, Dec. 9, 1935  A very unusual & rare title from the depths of the Depression. This newspaper lasted for less than 2 years, and 3 months of that time it was suspend...

Harley Davidson founder death in 1937.....


April 22, 1937

Item #702878    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1937 * Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company * Death of co-founder William Davidson Page 23 has one column headings: "WILLIAM DAVIDSON, MOTORCYCLE MAKER" "H...

Terrific issue on the Hindenburg tragedy...


May 07, 1937

Item #698116    SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA, May 7, 1937  One of the very best, dramatic banner headlines we have offered on this historic catastrophe: "DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG EXPLODES, 90 KILLED". A large front...
$545.00

Death of famed actress Jean Harlow...


June 08, 1937

Item #702902    SAN FRANCISCO CHRTONICLE, California, June 8, 1937  * Actress Jean Harlow death (1st report) * 1930's sex symbol - Blonde bombshell The top of the front page has a photo headed: "HER U...
$320.00

Disease ends Lou Gehrig's career...


June 22, 1939

Item #698101    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 22, 1939  Two of the sports pages within have articles concerning Lou Gehrig & the end of his playing career. One begins: " 'Iron Man' Lou Gehrig probably is ...
$115.00

World War II before America's involvement...


May 19, 1941

Item #698158    NEW YORK JOURNAL AMERICAN, Oct. 18, 1940  The front page bold, banner headline announces: "NAZI ARMY ROUTED SAILING FOR BRITAIN" with a smaller headline: "Germans Claim Sea Triumph Off Brist...

Terrific Honolulu newspaper, one day after Pearl Harbor...


December 08, 1941

Item #698121    THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 1941  Fully one-third of the newspaper, above the masthead, is taken up with a dramatic three line banner headline: "SABOTEURS LAND HERE !  Britain, Austr...
$575.00

A Nazi newspaper from a British island: on Japan's Pearl Harbor attack...


December 20, 1941

Item #691292    THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 20, 1941  A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi. ...

50 issues with World War II content...

Item #649270    (50) WORLD WAR II -- A lot of fifty issues each with front page war headlines. Folio-size; nice for resale or for someone wishing to begin a collection.  The issues may have edge tears and/or a rough left ...
$140.00

A newsletter printed on-board a British escort ship...


May 03, 1942

Item #698055    THE STALKER, May 3, 1942  There is very little information on this crudely produced newsletter. It looks very much like other "camp" newspapers produced on board ships during World War II for the...

A World War II newspaper from the Navy Yard...


January 01, 1944

Item #649240    BEACON, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1944  A military paper produced at the Navy Yard, which was a major site for not only the building of new warships but also the repair of vessels damaged in the war. As woul...

Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...


May 24, 1944

Item #698148    NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 24, 1944  A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Alli...

Latest news from the war front...


November 27, 1944

Item #690464    STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, Nov. 27, 1944  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is &qu...

Death of Franklin Roosevelt, from a newspaper in the war...


April 08, 1945

Item #697545    SUNDAY VICTORY (or "Victory News" as noted on the back page), Manila, April 8, 1945  A rare title that apparently began earlier in 1945 as this is the volume 1, number 30 issue. The war in the ...

A military "camp newspaper" printed in The Philippines...


April 19, 1945

Item #697605    FAR EASTERN EXPRESS, The U.S. Army Daily, The Philippines, April 19, 1945  This "camp" newspaper was printed by the Information and Education Section, for all armed forces. Crudely done on a sing...

Jimmy Doolittle... Fighting on Okinawa...


May 28, 1945

Item #689901    STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, May 28, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Front page reports include...

Military newspaper printed in the jungles of New Guinea...


October 06, 1945

Item #649247   
GUINEA GOLD, "Australian Edition", Oct. 6, 1945  On November 19, 1942, Australian and U.S. troops fighting Japanese invaders in the New Guinea jungle read the first issue of "Guinea Gold&
...

Death of Henry Ford...


April 08, 1947

Item #702881    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1947. * Henry Ford death (1st report) * Automobile pioneer - Detroit, Michigan The front page has a two column headline: "HENRY FORD IS DEAD AT 83 IN DEARBORN"...

Sam Snead wins 1954 Masters golf tournament


April 13, 1954

Item #702863    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 13, 1954 * Sam Snead wins Masters Tournament * Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia The front page has a three-column heading: "Snead Captures Masters Title&...

Willie Mays chases Babe Ruth's homerun record...


July 21, 1954

Item #690853    THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, July 21, 1954  Inside has a great, full page article on Willie Mays with a banner headline: "Hall of Fame? Willie Would Take World Series" with subheads: "I Won...

Death of Cecil B. DeMille...


January 21, 1959

Item #702858    THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 21, 1959   * Film Titan C. B. DeMille's death report  The front page article continues: "Cecille B. DeMille, 77, pioneer maker of Hollywood&...

1959 Billie Holiday death...


July 18, 1959

Item #702859    MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 18, 1959 * Billie Holiday death * Black-American singer * Jazz and Swing music - "Lady Day" The top of page 25 has a two-column heading: "Billie Ho...

John F. Kennedy assassinated...


November 22, 1963

Item #649230    ORLANDO EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Florida, November 22, 1963  Certainly to go down in history as one of the more memorable events of the 20th century, this newspaper has a bold banner headline proclaiming the t...

Two of the best Kennedy assassination issues to be had...


November 23, 1963

Item #649283    (2) THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23 & 25, 1963  A terrific pair of issues on the assassination of John F. Kennedy from the city where it happened. Note: While we do offer each of these issues as sta...
$250.00

One of the best Kennedy assassination newspapers to be had...


November 23, 1963

Item #649296   
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963  A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened. The two line bold
...
$225.00

John F. Kennedy is assassinated...


November 23, 1963

Item #687553    NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1963  A two line banner head: "Kennedy Assassinated - Johnson Sworn As President" with the two front page photos showing the Kennedys just moments befo...

Dallas newspaper on the shooting of Oswald...


November 25, 1963

Item #649295   
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Dallas, Texas, November 25, 1963  Terrific and most unusual issue, as the entire front page--save for the banner headline: "Night Club Man Kills Oswald -- John F. Kennedy&#
...

Sirhan B. Sirhan convicted of murder... Robert F. Kennedy assassination...


April 17, 1969

Item #702884    JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL, Jacksonville, Florida, April 17, 1969 The top of the front page features a special bulletin announcement, print in red type, "SIRHAN: 1ST DEGREE". The article announced that &quo...

Pete Rose banned from MLB for life...


August 24, 1989

Item #691125    THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, Ohio, Aug. 24, 1989  The front page has a large headline in large red letters above the masthead: "SUSPENDED" with a banner headline: "Cornered Rose Strike...

War on Iraq begins... In a military newspaper...


January 17, 1991

Item #649286    THE STARS AND STRIPES--EXTRA, "Authorized Unofficial Publication for the U.S. Armed Forces", Jan. 17, 1991  The bold banner headline proclaims: "WAR ERUPTS" and beneath which is: "...

Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record...


September 07, 1995

Item #649307    THE SUN, Baltimore, September 7, 1995  A very historic issue for the baseball collector, being the Baltimore newspaper reporting Cal Ripken's 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record ...

Mark McGwire sets home run record...


September 08, 1998

Item #649220    THE ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH -- STADIUM EXTRA, September 8, 1998  This "Stadium Extra Edition" reports Mark McGwire's breaking of Roger Maris' single season home run record. This issue is ...

McGwire breaks Maris' home run record...


September 09, 1998

Item #649306    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Missouri, September 9, 1998  See the photo for a terrific & very displayable headline: "JUBILATION" celebrating Mark McGwire 62nd home run of the season, breaking Rog...

Cal Ripken Jr. ends the streak at 2,632...


September 21, 1998

Item #649302    THE SUN, Baltimore, September 21, 1998  This 52 page newspaper contains the report of Cal Ripken Jr. ending his famous streak of consecutive games played. The front page headline reads: "2,632 - Ripke...

Death of The Beatles' George Harrison...


November 30, 2001

Item #696264    DAILY NEWS, New York, Nov. 30, 2001 See the photo below for the great front page heading and photo concerning the death of Beatle George Harrison. Lengthy article & many more photos on the inside pages. The...

Smallest newspaper in the world...


January 01, 2003

Item #649261    VOSSA SENHORIA, Divinopolis, Brazil, 2003  A fascinating curiosity as this is the smallest newspaper in the world (as recognized by Guinness Book of Records). This monthly newspaper started in 1935 as a so...

2007/2008 financial crisis begins...

Worldwide sell-off hits Wall Street...


February 28, 2007

Item #702970    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 28, 2007 * The Financial Crisis of 2007/2008 begins * Worldwide sell-off * Sub-prime lending is implicated The front page has: "WORLDWIDE SELL-OFF HITS WALL STREET&quo...
$145.00
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