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Displayable masthead... early 19th century...
Item #649304 NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, 1801-1802 A typical "newsy" newspaper of the era with a nice woodcut of a soaring mercury in the masthead. Some light foxing, untrimmed. Actual dates vary, b...
$17.00
From Thomas Jefferson's presidency...
Item #649289 (10) BOSTON GAZETTE, dated 1806-1807 A lot of ten issues from the early 19th century when Thomas Jefferson was president. News and advertising of the day provide perspective on this formative period...
$49.00
From the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Presidency...
Item #559604 (5) GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, For The Country, Philadelphia, 1807-1809 A lot of 5 issues offering an interesting insight into the early period of the Jeffersonian era, as the government transitioned a...
$54.00
From Thomas Jefferson's administration...
Item #649276 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, 1807-1809 A lot of 10 issues of this popular title from the "Hub City". All have the subscriber's name written in the margin above the masthead, some minor edge t...
$99.00
Much on Lewis & Clark & their exploration to the Pacific...
August 26, 1807
Item #679743 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 1807 * Lewis and Clark expedition - Pacific The back page has a very lengthy: "Proposals...For Publishing LEWIS and CLARK'S Tour to th...
$425.00
Jefferson suggests raising additional forces...
March 01, 1808
Item #667404 NEW YORK EVENING POST, March 1, 1808 * President Thomas Jefferson * Message re. military forces Page 2 has a message from the President to Congress, with his concern about rising tensions in E...
$29.00
Oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States...
Item #649235 CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, 1809-1810 A lot of eight issues of the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. Each with occasional foxing; otherwise nice. Great to have f...
$76.00
Sperm whale advertisement.... Insurrection of Blacks...
August 30, 1811
Item #675068
REPERTORY & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Aug. 30, 1811 A front page business ad for Winter Strained Oil includes a woodcut of a sperm whale. Reports inside includes: "Insurrection of
...
$27.00
Early and uncommon title from Baltimore...
December 10, 1811
Item #676865 AMERICAN & COMMERCIAL DAILY ADVERTISER, Baltimore, Dec. 10, 1811 * Slave girl for sale ad A typical newspaper of the day with various news and a wealth of advertisements. Among the ads ar...
$31.00
The War of 1812...
Item #649218 (10) A lot of ten newspapers of a blend of various folio-size and non-folio-size newspapers (various titles), all containing news on The War of 1812. Average condition with mild wear and foxing; not damaged or ...
$97.00
Making a case for war against England...
June 18, 1812
Item #677788 INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, June 18, 1812 Much of the front page is taken up with a report which makes the case for war with England, which would be declared the date after this issue was printed. &nbs...
$28.00
The day war was officially declared...
June 19, 1812
Item #678765 THE UNITED STATES' GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, Philadelphia, June 19, 1812 * War of 1812 declaration by United States (day of) On this very day it became official that a state of war existed be...
$32.00
Preparing for war...
July 11, 1812
Item #671563 THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 11, 1812 Reports inside include: "Militia of Virginia" which mentions going to war against England. Also part of a continuing article on: "Paul Jones&qu...
$28.00
Africans [blacks] celebrate the abolition of the slave trade...
July 13, 1812
Item #682423 INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 13, 1812 The most notable content is on page 3 headed: "Thanksgiving" which begins: "The Africans in Boston will keep a Thanksgiving in co...
$110.00
Americans capture Toronto, instigating the capture & burning of Washington, D.C...
May 15, 1813
Item #673055 THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 15, 1813 Inside contains a very nice account headed: "Capture of York" [present-day Toronto] which was the capital of Upper Canada at the time. It was the bur...
$48.00
Jefferson and the Embargo...
December 22, 1813
Item #667478 THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Dec. 22, 1813 * Thomas Jefferson and the Embargo Act Page 3 has a bit from a Jefferson letter, datelines at Monticello, noting in part: "...
$28.00
Battle of Chippewa Falls...
July 27, 1814
Item #679735 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 27, 1814 * Battle of Chippawa * Invasion of Upper Canada * Niagara Falls - Ontario * War of 1812 The front page begins with a full column: "Dispatch F...
$43.00
Two treaties signed by the President...
December 30, 1815
Item #654331 NILES WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 30, 1815 Inside contains two treaties, the first: "Commercial Convention...To Regulate the Commerce Between the Territories of the U.S. and of his Britann...
$29.00
Variety lot of newspapers... An instant mini-collection...
Item #649239 (10) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of ten different titles dating from the 1820's - 1890's, in average or better condition---not a damaged lot and no pulpish newspapers. A popular way to assemble a variety of t...
$24.95
Pair of issues with the constitution of Maine...
September 09, 1820
Item #672154 THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, September 9 and 16, 1820 A pair of issues within which is the complete text of the: "Constitution of Maine" which begins in the Sept. 9 issue & includes the P...
$32.00
Pair of issues with the constitution of Maine...
September 09, 1820
Item #674797 THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, September 9 and 16, 1820 A pair of issues within which is the complete text of the: "Constitution of Maine" which begins in the Sept. 9 issue & includes the P...
$32.00
Broadside "Extra"...
November 27, 1824
Item #679733 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, EXTRA, (Boston, Nov. 27, 1824) This is an interesting broadside (printed on one side only) "Extra" with no date in the dateline however a period notation at the top reads &qu...
$45.00
Inauguration & inaugural address of Andrew Jackson...
March 07, 1829
Item #673065 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 7, 1829 An inside page has a nice article headed: "The Inauguration" which begins with details of the proceedings including: "...in the presence...
$44.00
Gold discovery in Georgia...
May 19, 1830
Item #662327 HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Northampton, Massachusetts, May 19, 1830 * Gold in the Southeast Page 3 has: "Gold Digging In Georgia" which notes in part: "...the average profit of each hand,...
$29.00
Galapagos Islands, ten years before Darwin...
May 17, 1831
Item #678592 NEW YORK AMERICAN, May 17, 1831 The back page has nearly 2 1/2 columns taken up with: "Narrative Of A Mariner Left on An Island in the Pacific", being the Galapagos Islands. This narrative is a ...
$29.00
Reports from the 'Trail of Tears'...
February 07, 1832
Item #666727 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 1832 * Trail of Tears reporting * Native Americans - Indians Page 3 has an article on the Trail of Tears, with a small heading: "The Emig...
$34.00
Very early Mormon report...
September 08, 1832
Item #667089 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 8, 1832 Within is a rather brief article with a small heading: "Mormonism", the full report reading: "Two preachers of this sect have lately vis...
$88.00
Early comic, satire newspaper...
Item #649241 FIGARO IN LONDON, London, 1833 An English comic newspaper of the early 19th century, founded in 1831 and running for almost 8 years. It was the forerunner for the much more popular "Punch" magaz...
$18.00
Events in Texas...
May 07, 1836
Item #667208 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 7, 1836 The ftpg. & pg. 2 have an article headed: "The Mexican Borders" and includes a letter beginning: "The war in Texas...had induced...
$107.00
The Bowie knife outlawed in Tennessee...
February 17, 1838
Item #671410 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington City, February 17, 1838 * James 'Jim' Bowie knife * Outlawed in Tennessee Among the various reports in this famous newspaper is a back page item whic...
$50.00
William H. Harrison is elected President...
November 14, 1840
Item #671429 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 14, 1840 * William Henry Harrison * 1840 election victory Page 2 has a report headed: "Presidential Election" which begins: "Suffi...
$38.00
Considerable reporting on the Mexican War...
September 10, 1847
Item #675079 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 1847 Page 2 has: "Glorious News From Mexico: Battles of Penon and San Angel" "Defeat of Santa Anna--City of Mexico at our Feet--General Valencia...
$31.00
Considerable reporting on the Mexican War...
September 23, 1847
Item #675080 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 1847 The inside pages have much reporting on the Mexican War, including: "The New Regiments" "General Pillow" "General Pierce" &q...
$31.00
Great letter on the rush to the gold fields of California...
December 08, 1848
Item #679724 DAILY EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Dec. 8, 1848 * California gold rush letter * Early - pre-49ers The front page has over half a column headed: "The Gold Excitement" which has some gr...
$64.00
Gold Rush era...
Item #649225 NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, 1849 Although this issue does not have specific gold rush content, it is a great “period” item with 1849 in the dateline. The issue contains many ads related to Califor...
$32.00
From the library of President James Buchanan...
Item #649244 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., 1849 James Buchanan, who would be President of the United States from 1857-1861, earlier served several offices at the federal level, including Congressman ...
$38.00
Much on the California gold rush...
February 03, 1849
Item #670926 SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 1849 The top of page 3 has a column headed: "Mode Of Extracting Gold From the Ore" being a timely article given the recent discovery of gold in...
$59.00
19th century 2nd rate and damaged lot...
Item #649231 (50) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT A lot of 50 2nd-rate and damaged American newspapers dating from 1820 - 1896, containing at least 7 different titles within the lot. The issues may have staining, edge tears, cl...
$45.00
100 issue variety lot of 19th century newspapers...
Item #649298 (100) Wholesale variety lot of 100 American newspapers dating from 1820 - 1896 all in average or better condition--not a damaged lot--with at least 10 different titles. A great lot for a dealer or anyone wish...
$199.00
19th century 2nd rate issues (not damaged)...
Item #649253 (50) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT (2nd rate - not damaged) of 50 American newspapers dating from 1820 - 1896. All are in 2nd rate condition (none damaged) with at least 7 different titles. The issues may have st...
$60.00
An instant collection...
Item #649269 (50) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of 50 issues, with at least 10 different titles, dating from the 1820's - 1890's, in average or better condition--not a damaged lot. No pulpish newspapers! A great...
$112.00
Magazine by Charles Dickens... An issue from 1851-1853...
Item #649284 HOUSEHOLD WORDS, London, 1851-1853 Charles Dickens published this magazine from 1850 to 1859. Having been frustrated by the interference of publishers when editing three other magazines, Dickens determine...
$18.00
Rare & early print showing a San Francisco celebration upon California joining the Union...
January 25, 1851
Item #678990 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 25, 1851 The front page features a very nice print of the: "Procession at San Francisco in Celebration of the Admission of California Into the American Union&qu...
$67.00
Masonic Celebration of Washington's initiation...
November 02, 1852
Item #681958
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 5, 1852 The front page has a mention of: "Masonic Celebration at Cincinnati", and continues on page 4 describing the annual celebration of George Washington be
...
$35.00
Westward expansion... Decorative masthead...
Item #649254 OLIVE BRANCH, Boston, 1850-1856 A lot of four issues in mixed condition, all with a great masthead and with at least some westward-expansion themed reporting and/or advertising. One of the more ...
$49.00
The antebellum South...
July 20, 1853
Item #679373 THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, July 20, 1853 * Rare antebellum publication The back page has a lengthy "Proclamation by the President of the United States" signed in t...
$29.00
Item #636876
(6) HARPER'S WEEKLY -- the first year: 1857 A lot of 6 issues but all in '2nd rate' condition. Very few illustrations from this initial year.
$24.00
Charles Dickens... Defends attacks on his personal life...
June 21, 1858
Item #682129 BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Massachusetts, June 21, 1858 * Letter from Charles Dickens defending his character Page 4 has a letter from Charles Dickens which is quite out of the ordinary. Although he s...
$38.00
Fund-raising event to support what is now Mount Sinai Hospital...
October 29, 1858
Item #677753 NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 29, 1858 * Early Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan) Of special note is a back page article taking three-quarters of a column headed: "The Jews' Hospital" "...
$56.00
On the travel of Mormons from Utah...
November 07, 1858
Item #677748 NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 7, 1858 * Mormons - Mormonism Inside has an article; "Arrival of a Company of Mormon Elders from Utah" with some interesting content including: "...all was p...
$57.00
News from Utah on the Mormons...
February 25, 1859
Item #679718 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 25, 1859 * Mormons - Mormonism & gold Page 2 has half a column headed: "UTAH" "Only Mormons On Juries--Discovery of Gold Near Salt Lake--A Catholic Army...
$43.00
Buchanan's state-of-the-union address... Latest from the "Mormon country"...
December 28, 1859
Item #678223 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 28, 1859 * President James Buchanan * State of the Union Address Page 3 has most of a column headed: "From The Mormon Country" datelined at "Great Salt Lake Cit...
$58.00
Pirate Hicks confesses his guilt...
June 06, 1860
Item #679370 NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1860 * Albert W. Hicks confesses to his crimes * Last pirate executed in the United States The front page has over half a column headed: "The Murders On the Oyster...
$43.00
Large & ornate masthead from the Civil War...
Item #649226 NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Manchester, 1861 The title reflects the theme of this issue, being primarily a farming-related newspaper with agricultural concerns taking much of the front page and ...
$28.00
President-Elect Lincoln enroute... Departs from Springfield...
February 12, 1861
Item #674336 NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1861 * Abraham Lincoln leaves Springfield, Illinois * Starts his journey for Washington D.C. The front page has the following one column headlines: "THE INCOMING AD...
$72.00
Lincoln heads to Washington... Jefferson Davis' inaugural address...
February 19, 1861
Item #675346 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 19, 1861 * Jefferson Davis inaugural * Confederate President * Abraham Lincoln en route Page 5 has column heads with continued & detailed coverage of Lincoln's...
$48.00
Front page map of Missouri, & more...
June 23, 1861
Item #676346 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 23, 1861 The front page features a nice map headed: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN MISSOURI". Many nice ftpg. column heads on the Civil War including: "THE WAR FORE THE UNIONL...
$34.00
The lead-up to the Battle of Bull Run...
July 21, 1861
Item #676347 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 21, 1861 * First Battle of Bull Run beginning * Manassas VA Virginia * 1st major battle of the Civil War Some nice front page column heads on the day before Bull Run i...
$49.00
Battle of Springfield...
August 18, 1861
Item #676336 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 18, 1861 * Battle of Wilson's Creek * Springfield, Missouri * Confederate victory Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT BATTLE OF...
$30.00
Did Jefferson Davis die?
September 04, 1861
Item #675350 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 4, 1861 Among the Civil War reports on inside pages are: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Jefferson Davis" which is on the rumored that he had died; "Promotions by...
$28.00
Great print of the new United States Treasury Note...
September 14, 1861
Item #675384 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 14, 1861 * Print of a $100 United States Treasury Note Of special interest is very very nice page 6 print of the new: "United States Treasury Notes" including t...
$76.00
Our premier Civil War lot...
Item #649219
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 shap
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$132.00
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 ...
$18.00
A great value... At a lesser price...
Item #649275 (10) The CIVIL WAR: a lot of 10 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 new...
$65.00
Includes a print of the ironclad Merrimac...
March 13, 1862
Item #676324 NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 13, 1862 * The Monitor vs. the Merrimack * Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia * Civil War map & print Page 5 has a report with heads: "The Engagement in...
$92.00
Map of the battle at Lee's Mills...
April 22, 1862
Item #676316 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 22, 1862 * Battle of Lee's Mill * Siege of Yorktown, Virginia * American Civil War map The front page has a nice Civil War map headed: "The Battle at Lee's Mil...
$48.00
Capture of New Orleans...
April 30, 1862
Item #679710 NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1862 * Capture of New Orleans Louisiana LA * Mississippi River naval engagement * Yorktown, Virginia Among the front page column headlines on the Civil War are: &qu...
$42.00
"Confederate" newspaper with a Jeff Davis letter on the front page...
June 11, 1862
Item #679729 THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 11, 1862 Among the articles are: "Destruction of the Merrimac--Official Letter of Commodore Tatnall" "Negroes Preferred to Foreigners" "Furnishing...
$38.00
Confederate newspaper from Grenada, Mississippi...
September 08, 1862
Item #671489 THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, Sept. 8, 1862 If the title and city of publication seem to disagree, they do not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis w...
$238.00
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...
$18.00
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...
$46.00
Civil War era illustrated issues...
Item #636873 (5) HARPER'S WEEKLY A Civil War era lot of 5 issues in very good condition. This lot offers an excellent illustrated and textual view of this critical period in American history, at a significan...
$148.00
Troops hurry to the front in Tennessee...
October 24, 1863
Item #674894 THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 24, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "No Further Pursuit of the Enemy" "The Radical Programme Extinguished by the President" "...
$27.00
Latest from the Civil War, and more...
January 12, 1864
Item #674208 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1864 The top of the ftpg. has column heads: "From Gen. Kelly's Department" "Another Rebel Attack Repulsed" "Gallant Stand Against Moseby's Comma...
$29.00
The Sanitary Fair in New York... Map of Jutland, Denmark...
April 05, 1864
Item #676287 NEW YORK HERALD, April 5, 1864 * United States Sanitary Commission The emphasis of the ftpg. text is on "The Fair" in New York City, being the Sanitary Fair in support of soldier...
$27.00
The siege of Petersburg, the 'back door' to Richmond...
June 20, 1864
Item #679727 THE WORLD, New York, June 20, 1864 * Second Battle of Petersburg * Lynchburg, Virginia Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "PETERSBURG" "Complete Official & S...
$32.00
Confederate newspaper... Court cases involving slaves...
July 11, 1864
Item #563764 RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 11, 1864 Various Civil War news with a Confederate bias, making for interesting reading as such. Among the front page items are: "The War News" which has several subh...
$64.00
Confederate newspaper... Court cases involving slaves...
July 11, 1864
Item #683197 RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 11, 1864 * Rare rebel publication Various Civil War news with a Confederate bias, making for interesting reading as such. Among the front page items are: "The Wa...
$64.00
Speeches by Jeff Davis & Abraham Lincoln... Lincoln's re-election...
November 11, 1864
Item #679353 NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1864 * Abraham Lincoln's re-election * Jefferson Davis message More than the first column of the front page is taken up with: "Jeff. Davis' Message" ...
$56.00
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...
$9.00
Abraham Lincoln.. Peace conference... New York ratifies the 13th Amendment prohibiting slavery...
February 04, 1865
Item #679706 NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1865 * Peace Conference - Abraham Lincoln * 13th Amendment abolishing slavery Among the articles: "THE PEACE CONFERENCE" "Arrival of the Rebel Commission...
$47.00
Abraham Lincoln's funeral...
April 23, 1865
Item #675907 NEW YORK HERALD, April 23, 1865 * Abraham Lincoln assassination * Funeral - Obsequies in Philadelphia Among the first column heads on the Lincoln funeral are: "THE FUNERAL" "Rem...
$88.00
On the assassination and the end of the Civil War...
April 29, 1865
Item #678786 BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER, April 29, 1865 * re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination * American Civil War ending events Among the front page column heads: "Hot Pursuit Of Davis" "...
$37.00
Yankee Army parades before President Johnson...
June 17, 1865
Item #678945 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 17, 1865 This famous British newspaper formatted much like Harper's Weekly has a half page American Civil War-related print within: "Grand Review of the Arm...
$27.00
Andersonville prison trial... Graphic on the solar eclipse...
October 19, 1865
Item #675082 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 19, 1865 * Solar eclipse of October 19, 1865 * Henry Wirz - Andersonville Prison A doubly interesting issue as the front page has a graphic account of: "THE SOLAR E...
$36.00
Bartlett's sewing machine...
November 18, 1865
Item #669617 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 18, 1865 Inside has a print of; "Bartlett's Sewing Machine" accompanied by a detailed article on it titled: "The New Sewing Machine". Other in...
$35.00
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...
$70.00
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...
$60.00
A trip from the Missouri to the Pacific...
February 03, 1866
Item #675692 NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Feb. 3, 1866 The conclusion of the Civil War brought with it an interest in expending west, so it would not seem unusual that articles that read like a 19th century travelogue wou...
$35.00
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...
$19.00
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 ...
$26.00
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 &...
$40.00
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"....
$95.00
Discounted 19th century illustrated issues...
Item #649297 (50) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of fifty 2nd rate and damaged illustrated issues. A blended lot of titles, all 19th century 2nd rate and partially damaged illustrated issues which may include any of the follow...
$99.00
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...
$36.00
Nice collection of Thomas Nast political cartoons...
Item #636875 (7) HARPER'S WEEKLY lot of 7 issues of the 1870's-1880's each with a full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon, and other Nast or non-Nast prints inside. A blend of 1st rate and better than 2nd ...
$98.00
On the Fifteenth Amendment...
April 09, 1870
Item #678443 BALTIMORE WEEKLY SUN, April 9, 1870 The front page has an entire column reporting on the celebration regarding the passage of: "The Fifteenth Amendment" allowing African-American men the right t...
$38.00
A Long Island whaling town...
Item #649288 SAG HARBOR EXPRESS, Long Island, New York, 1870-1874 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 frequent the...
$64.00
Great fire department illustration... F.S. Church print on Thanksgiving...
November 30, 1872
Item #678975 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 30, 1872 The full front page is a dramatic print: "Boston--Into the Jaws of Death", a dramatic scene showing fireman battling a large fire. Inside has 3 ful...
$117.00
Very early from San Diego...
February 12, 1873
Item #677163 THE WORLD, San Diego, California, Feb. 12, 1873 * Rare Old West publication A very early issue from this now-famous Southern California city, this issue published when the population was just 2...
$35.00
Fictionalized drama...
May 05, 1873
Item #677078 STREET & SMITH'S NEW YORK WEEKLY, May 5, 1873 This newspaper but the publishers of dime novels & pulp fiction did much to romanticize the Wild West with stories of fictionalized drama. This ...
$37.00
Winslow Homer's famous Snap The Whip...
September 20, 1873
Item #678435 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 20, 1873 * Winslow Homer's most famous print * "SNAP-THE-WHIP" Great for framing Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the much desire...
$1,095.00
Uncle Sam & General Beauregard... Early Cincinnati...
May 26, 1875
Item #680029 THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, May 26, 1875 The entire front page is a comic print captioned: "The Big Man and the Very Little Frenchy Boy" being Uncle Sam and General Beauregard. Inside has a f...
$28.00
The Centennial Exposition... Baseball...
May 20, 1876
Item #680018 LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 20, 1876 Featured are several prints of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, the ftpg. showing the "Great Corliss Engine" & an expansive ...
$39.00
A 'classic' Wild West stagecoach robbery...
February 06, 1877
Item #675503 THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Feb. 6, 1877 Among the front page articles is: "Arizona" "Robbery of the California and Arizona Stage--The Robbers captured and Property Recovered". An...
$41.00
An Apache raid...
February 06, 1877
Item #675502 THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Feb. 6, 1877 Among the front page articles is: "Arizona" "An Apache Raid at Old Camp Crittenden--Ten Men Reported Killed". Other news of the day. Fou...
$37.00
Mark Twain...
February 23, 1877
Item #677208 CLEVELAND DAILY HERALD, Ohio, Feb. 23, 1877 * Mark Twain - Samuel Langhorne Clemens Page 3 has over a full column taken up with: "Mark Twain's Character" "His Reply etc the Sl...
$37.00
Indian troubles in Oregon and Idaho...
June 16, 1878
Item #675639 THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, June 16, 1878 The top of the front page has: "The Indian War" "The Outbreak in Oregon and Idaho" which takes three-quarters of a column and has some gr...
$39.00
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...
$48.00
Early from the Arizona Territory...
October 20, 1879
Item #677210 ARIZONA DAILY MINER, Prescott, Oct. 20, 1879 * Very rare Old West publication A quite early newspaper from territorial Arizona. It would not become a state until 33 years later. A typical Old West n...
$110.00
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...
$89.00
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.
$27.00
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...
$55.00
Fifteen puzzle game craze....
March 22, 1880
Item #679712 NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1880 Page 4 has a one column heading: "FIFTEEN". The related text on this "craze" of the era takes up about a full column. This is a sliding puzzle having 1...
$47.00
A science enthusiast's dream collection...
Item #649312 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A lot of 25 issues dating from 1881 thru 1906. Many photos and illustrations of the latest inventions and scientific improvements and gimmicks of the era. All are compl...
$90.00
Inventions of the late 1800's...
Item #649278 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A lot of 36 2nd-rate issues from 1880's and 1890's, containing many photos or illustrations, providing a nice look at the latest inventions and scientific improvement...
$65.00
Broadsheet "Extra" on the Garfield assassination attempt...
July 15, 1881
Item #679732 DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1881 * President James Garfield shot * Rare broadsheet "extra" Page 4 has a report headed: "A Terrible Deed--Attempt to ...
$79.00
Georgetown, Colorado... Tacoma, Washington Territory...
May 05, 1883
Item #679720 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 5, 1883 The full ftpg. shows: "Sketches at the Irish Land League Convention...Philadelphia". Inside has prints of: "Washington Territory--View ...
$59.00
Life in the Wild West...
November 16, 1883
Item #679737 ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 16, 1883 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West, much...
$42.00
Nice print of Tower Bridge when just built...
November 15, 1884
Item #638657 ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 15, 1884 The back page features a nice & rather large print of: "London's New Bridge Across The Thames" which is now known as Tower Bridge, the iconic brid...
$29.00
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...
$39.00
Quite uncommon temperance newspaper...
June 05, 1886
Item #679731 TEMPERANCE GAZETTE, Camden, New Jersey, June 5, 1886 * Rare publication Printed in the masthead: "Devoted to the Cause of Temperance and the Sanctity of the Christian Sabbath". A quite...
$36.00
Very rare New Mexico newspaper...
May 03, 1888
Item #679351 SOUTHWEST SENTINEL, Silver City, New Mexico, May 3, 1888 * Very rare issue from the Southwest * Billy the Kid was arrested here twice This is a very scarce newspaper from the territory of New Mexico...
$192.00
Nellie Bly Women's prison expose...
January 13, 1889
Item #677225 THE WORLD, New York, Jan. 13, 1889 * Nellie Bly expose * Women in the workplace Nellie Bly is perhaps most famous for her trip around the world, which turned the fictional work by Jules Vern...
$92.00
Report of Nellie Bly's trip around the world...
December 09, 1889
Item #670406 SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Jan. 22, 1890 * Nellie Bly's trip around the World * Welcome home The front page has a very fine article on the famed traveler and reporter Nellie Bly as she ...
$74.00
Supporting the cause of prohibition of alcohol... The first issue...
August 01, 1892
Item #674964 OAK & IVY LEAF, Chicago, August, 1892 * Young Women's Christian Temperance Union This is a small newspaper which supported temperance (prohibition of alcohol). This newspaper was the &qu...
$24.00
Coca Cola receives its patent...
February 11, 1893
Item #657325 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Feb. 11, 1893 * Coca Cola gets it's trademark (historic) * Establishment of Coke See the photo for the historic--yet inconspicuous--listing of Coca Cola rece...
$285.00
Working to abolish alcoholic beverages...
Item #680017 YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, April, 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...
$29.00
Newspaper from territorial New Mexico...
December 03, 1896
Item #679717 THE ALBUQUERQUE DAILY CITIZEN, New Mexico, July 13, 1900 * Before joining the Union A territorial newspaper as New Mexico did not become a state until 1912. Typical news and ads of the day. Fo...
$68.00
Black troops...
May 28, 1898
Item #679001 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 28, 1898 Full ftpg. shows: 'Comm. Winfield S. Schley on the Bridge of the ship 'Brooklyn' '. Nice fullpg. Remington print: 'Colored Troopers of the U...
$46.00
U.S. Battleship "Iowa" and so much more...
July 09, 1898
Item #669866 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN COAST DEFENCE SUPPLEMENT, New York, July 9, 1898 This is an issue on guns, armor, and fortifications with many photos & illustrations within. Included is a foldout of the "U. ...
$49.00
"Our Army and Navy in the Philippines"...
September 17, 1898
Item #669870 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 17, 1898 Full front page illus. of "Our Army and Navy in the Philippines" showing Admiral Dewey & General Merritt on the flagship 'Olympia'. In...
$77.00
The fall of Manila... African-American regiment at the charge of San Juan Hill...
October 15, 1898
Item #678997 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1898 Full front page illus. of "The Fall of Manila." Inside has two full pages showing: "Scenes Attending the Surrender of Manila." 1/2 pg. o...
$56.00
Rare title from the Philippine-American War...
July 05, 1899
Item #678349 THE MANILA TIMES, Philippine Islands, July 5, 1899 A very uncommon title, totally in English, from the Philippine-American War. Although the United States won the Philippines from Spain in the Spanish-Ame...
$57.00
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