Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1674...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 16, 1674



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century

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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1684...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 31, 1684



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Men to set the boundary line between New York & New Jersey...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 17, 1770  Almost the entire front page is taken up with a report headed: "The History of Dueling", being a review of a book.

The back page has an: "Extract of a Letter From New York" concerning several men chosen as commissioners: "...for settling the boundary line between the Colonies of New York and New Jersey, met at Hartford...... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1681...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 21, 1681



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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1684...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 29, 1684



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* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century

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From 1776 - The British are taking New York... Letter signed by John Hancock...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 20, 1776   Inside pages have various items concerning the Revolutionary War including: "...the accounts of a battle are not true...two more of the transports with the Highlanders are taken by the Rebels...one of them fell in with 3 American privateers...She then proceeded for Boston not knowing that it was evacuated, & went into the harbour where s... See More  

A displayable 18th century newspaper...

THE POST BOY, London, Sept. 13, 1716 



* Rare title w/ nice masthead

* Early 18th century original 

* Partial red tax stamp on the back



One of the nicer mastheads of the 18th century as it features two handsome engravings (see). Various news reports from Europe. The back page is mostly filled with advertisements and notices.

Complete as a single sheet newspaper, measures 8 1/4 by... See More  

Original London Gazette newspaper from 1674...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 17, 1674



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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1673...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 1, 1673



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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1671...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 28, 1671



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Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1782  



* Lord Charles Cornwallis

* General George Washington

* Surrender at Yorktown - Virginia



This issue contains the very historic report of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. 

An inside page has a nice report headed: "Extract of a Letter from Sir Henry Clinton" which begins: "...I had th... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1668...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 21, 1668



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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1679...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 3, 1679



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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1677...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 21, 1677



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, me... See More  

One of the earliest appearances...

Ben Franklin's historic/collectible essay: "The morals of Chess"...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1787 



* Benjamin Franklin - Morals of Chess

* re. U.S. Constitution - George Washington



The most notable content is the historic/collectible essay: "The Morals Of Chess, By Dr. Franklin of Philadelphia", which takes nearly two pages. The article begins: "The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable q... See More  

Letter regarding the poor by Ben Franklin... Engraving of the Corsican chief Pascal Paoli...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1768 



* Ben Franklin letter regarding the poor

* Engraving of Pascal Paoli of Corsica



Taking nearly two pages (156-157) is a letter: "Hardheartedness to the Poor Considered" which was written by Ben Franklin specifically for this publication. As was typical of Franklin, it was signed using one of his many pseudonyms: "Medius&q... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1679...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 26, 1679



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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1700...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 9, 1700



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* From the turn of the 18th century

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Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1701...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 7, 1701



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* At the turn of the 18th century - unique gift idea



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Only published for four years...

THE OLD WHIG, OR THE CONSISTENT PROTESTANT, London, April 21, 1736  



* Very rare publication

* Early 18th century British original



This is a very rare title, publishing for only 4 years with various news reports from Europe. There is a brief item on the back page noting: "...advice by a letter from South Carolina of the death of the Rev. Mr. John Fullerton, lately missionary at Ch... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1685...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 17, 1685



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Unique gift idea for that history buff



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, t... See More  

Three great plates on the Seven Years' War...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1759  Of prime interest are the 3 full page plates on the Seven Years' War, the first titled: "A Map of the Part of Westphalia in which the French Army Were Defeated , Aug. 1, 1759" which shows much details (see), the plate titled: "Line of Battle of the Allied Army Before the Engagement on the First of August, 1759", plus ... See More  

Rare 18th century British title with the original outer wrappers...

THE MONTHLY REVIEW ENLARGED, London, August, 1798  This very uncommon title still has the blue/green outer wrappers. These wrappers are worn at the edges  with some loss at the spine (see).

The front wrapper includes the title/index page. Among the articles included are: "Emigration to America Considered" "Wallace's Essay on the Manufactures of Ireland" "Mrs... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1673...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 27, 1673



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was the case with most newspapers of the 17th century, this is complete as a single sheet, measuri... See More  

A large & decorative masthead... How to avoid taxation...

THE ORIGINAL LONDON POST OR, HEATHCOTE'S INTELLIGENCE, London, England, Dec. 23, 1723  A rare title with the text running continuously from issue to issue, the lead sentence being the completion of the last sentence from the previous issue.

This was done by several periodicals during this period to avoid the tax on newspapers. This format classified it as a pamphlet, and therefore no tax... See More