1831 Martin Van Buren & Andrew Jackson Letters...
Item #704684
March 26, 1831
THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, New York, March 26, 1831 An early issue from this upscale community on Long Island.
The front page has a lengthy address: "To the People of the United States". This is followed by a chart concerning the: "Militia Of the U. States".
Four pages, never bound or trimmed, scattered foxing, good condition.
1961 Anniston & Birmingham bus attacks...
Item #704588
June 29, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 29, 1961
* Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama
* Greyhound bus bombing - burning
* Civil Rights movement - freedom riders
* Racial segregation in the South
* Eyewitness account by Albert Bigelow
The top of page has a heading: "ADA Hears Freedom Rider Tell of Alabama Incident" (see image) Article continues on anoth... See More
1961 White Horse Tavern w/ photo...
Item #704586
June 22, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1961
* White Horse Tavern - Hudson Street
* Bohemian culture - writers & artists
The front page has a heading: "The Wonderful World OF the White House" with photo inside the tavern. (see images) Article continues inside.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to sa... See More
1961 comic Lenny Bruce interview...
Item #704585
June 15, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 15, 1961
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Underground British journalist interview
* Village Vanguard jazz nightclub performance
The top of page 3 has a heading: "A 15-Minute Bit with Lennie Bruce" with subhead. (see images) Interview continues on page 2.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare i... See More
Rome falls to the Allies...
Item #704566
June 05, 1944
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 5, 1944
* Fall of Rome, Italy - liberated by the allies
* D-Day invasion of France 1 day away
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROME FALLS TO ALLIES" with subhead and photo of American troops rolling into Rome. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete in 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the marg... See More
1914 Sylvia Pankhurst... Woman militant... suffrage...
Item #704565
June 16, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 16, 1914
* Militant Sylvia Pankhurst plot in England
* Woolwich Waterworks reservoirs bombing
* British suffragette - Woman's suffrage leader
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "MILITANTS PLOT TO DESTROY BIG RESERVOIRS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being fr... See More
1924 Newton Gang Rondout train robbery...
Item #704556
June 18, 1924
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 18, 1924
* Rondout Illinois train robbery
* Largest in United States history
* Newton Gang - prohibition era outlaws
The front page has a great banner headline for display: "FIND $100,000 OF MAIL LOOT" with subheads. Great for display. Nice to have in this Chicago publication, near the location of this infamous crime.
When it comes to gangst... See More
Mona Lisa painting comes to town...
Item #704553
February 14, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 14, 1963
* The Mona Lisa portrait painting in New York City
* Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece
* Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) display
* Only time the famous piece of art was in America
The front page has a heading: "Loftless Leonardos Picket As Mona Lisa Smiles" and related photo. (see images) Re... See More
The Fabulous Moolah death... Woman pro wrestler...
Item #704552
November 06, 2007
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 6, 2007
* The Fabulous Moolah death w/ photo
* Mary Lillian Ellison - Woman pro wrestler
Page 10 of section B has a heading: "Lillian Ellison, 84; world wrestling hall of fame's first female inductee" with 2 related photos. (see images)
Complete with all sections (70 pages), very nice condition.... See More
Emma Cunningham & the Burdell murder...
Item #704551
August 06, 1857
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Aug. 6, 1857
* Emma Cunningham
* Dr. Harvey Burdell
* Murder case
The front page has an article headed: "THE BOGUS BURDELL BABY" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text takes up nearly the entire front page.
Complete in 8 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More
Prohibition is void in 1930 ?...
Item #704550
November 17, 1930
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 17, 1930
* Prohibition is a failure ?
* Referendum by U.S. lawyers
* re. Eighteenth Amendment
* Nice headline for display
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
The front page has a five column heading: "Say Dry Repeal Would Save Billion" with subheads. (see images)
When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of t... See More
World War II comes to an end...
Item #704549
August 14, 1945
HERALD EXPRESS--VICTORY EXTRA, Los Angeles, Aug. 14, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
* Nice for display
A large, bold banner headline dropped out of a black box announces: "JAPAN WAR ENDS" with also: "Truman Announces Full Nip Surrender" and other related subheads.
Complete with 20 pages, minor margin wear, a little light foxing and minor wear at t... See More
1874 Charley Ross kidnapping...
Item #704548
November 18, 1875
THE BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Penn., Nov. 18, 1875
* 4 year old boy - Charley Ross kidnapping - FOUND ?
* 1st American for ransom in U.S. (media coverage)
Page 2 has an report headed: "Charley Ross" "He Is Probably Found At Last..." and more. (see images)
Complete with 4 pages, nice condition.
The 1963 march on Washington notice...
Item #704547
August 22, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Aug. 22, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Community notice for bus & train trips to the event
* MLK "I Have a Dream" speech fame
Page 7 has a full page notice headed: "Rally for Civil Rights" and more. This was a community effort to get New Yorker's to go to t... See More
1963 death of Jean Cocteau... French poet...
Item #704546
October 17, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 17, 1963
* Jean Cocteau death - French poet - artist
* Playwright - novelist - film director & more
* Surrealist, avant-garde and Dadaist movements
The top of the front page has a heading: "Jean Cocteau: 'I'd Take the Fire'--p. 5"
Page 5 has a heading: "I'd Take the Fire (A Souvenir of Jean)&q... See More
1965 Village Voice placard... Jules Feiffer...
Item #704545
March 01, 1965
Here is what I believe to be a placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "March 4, 1965" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try to find a similar item and nothing comes up. I... See More
Exploding Plastic Inevitable in 1966... Andy Warhol...
Item #704544
October 13, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 13, 1966
* Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable
* The Velvet Underground and Nico performance ad
* Balloon Farm (Electric Circus) underground nightclub
The bottom of page 25 has a 9 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for a "Andy Warhol's Plastic Inevitable THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO" performance at T... See More
D-Day "Extra" edition in a military newspaper...
Item #704543
June 06, 1944
BEACON Extra! Extra! Extra!, Philadelphia Navy Yard, June 6, 1944
* D-Day invasion of France (1st report)
* World War II German defense
The banner headline reports: "INVASION STARTED" with subheads: "Landing Craft, With Plane and Ship Support, Pour Men And Supplies Into Beaches" "Admiral Draemel Calls for Greatest Effort, Says There Must Be No Rest Until Such... See More
The Whitney Museum 1966 grand opening photos...
Item #704540
October 06, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 6, 1966
* The Whitney Museum of American Art
* Modern & contemporary art - Manhattan
* Grand opening w/ Andy Warhol & more - photos
The front page has a full page pictorial with small heading: "The Whitney Museum" and brief text. More related photos on a page 12 with heading "It Happened on Madison Avenue&... See More
1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...
Item #704539
November 26, 1964
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 26, 1964
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance
The top of the front page has a heading: "Lenny's Censors on the Couch - p.5"
Page 5 has a heading: "The Bruce Conviction: A View from the Couch" Coverage continues on another page.
wikipedia note... See More
1st Led Zeppelin North American Fall tour ad (1969)...
Item #704538
October 09, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 9, 1969
* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour (Fall) advertisement
* 1st and only Carnegie Hall concert
Page 32 has a historic 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a Led Zeppelin concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was the first time a rock band played there since the Rolling Stones 5 years ear... See More
The Albany Movement... Georgia civil rights...
Item #704537
October 04, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1962
* The Albany Movement - Georgia
* Shiloh Baptist Church gathering
* Negroes - civil rights movement
* Martin Luther King Jr. speech
The front page has a heading: "In Albany Jails" with lead-in: "The Press of Freedom" and related photo. (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages.
s... See More
1901 Great Lake Erie Steamboat Race...
Item #704536
June 04, 1901
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 4, 1901
* The Great Lake Erie Steamboat Race
* The Tashmoo vs. City of Erie - steamers
* Cleveland, Ohio to Erie, Pennsylvania
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CITY OF ERIE WON BIG RACE BY ONLY 45 SECONDS" with subheads and photos of each ship. (see images)
Twelve pages, light toning, a little margin wear, generally good. Shoul... See More
1944 D-Day invasion... Occupying French beaches...
Item #704535
June 08, 1944
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 8, 1944.
* Bayeux, France becomes first French town occupied
* Normandy invasion - France being invaded by Allies
* World War II German defense falling apart
The front page has a nice banner headline: "PARIS HIGHWAY, RAILROAD CUT AS ALLIES SEIZE INLAND TOWN" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 12 p... See More
Paul McCartney Is Dead urban legend lecture ad...
Item #704533
November 06, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 6, 1969
* Roby Yonge lecture ad - American radio DJ
* Paul is dead folktale saga - McCartney
* Urban legend - conspiracy theory - Beatles
Page 28 has a 4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "IS PAUL McCARTNEY DEAD OR ALIVE??" lecture by Roby Yonge. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was real... See More
Edgar Allan Poe Parents Theatre Ad In 1808...
Item #704532
November 10, 1806
BOSTON GAZETTE, Nov. 10, 1806
* Edgar Allan Poe's father theater ad
* David Poe Jr.
The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a notice for the performance of "JANE SHORE", with Mr. Poe as "Bellmour" re. the father of Edgar Allan Poe.
Complete with 4 pages, minor margin wear, generally very nice.
The iconic phrase that defined the hippie movement...
Item #704529
September 29, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 29, 1966
* Great Timothy Leary article w/ photos
* "TURN ON, TUNE IN, DROP OUT" start
* Psychedelic drugs - LSD - magic mushrooms
* Harvard University Psilocybin Project founder
Beginning on the front page is a wonderful and detailed article concerning Dr. Timothy Leary with the heading: "At the Village Theatre: Dr. Leary's For... See More
1963 Barbra Streisand nightclub advertisement....
Item #704496
January 17, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 17, 1963
* Early Barbra Streisand - singer & actress
* When she was only 21 years old
* The Blue Angel nightclub performance
* Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara advertisement
Page 24 under "cafes & coffee house" is a advertisement for a "Barbra Streisand" performance at The Blue Angel nightclub. Interes... See More
1938 Howard Hughes Around World ending...
Item #704494
July 14, 1938
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 14, 1938.
* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Airplane flight around World
* Nearing the end
The front page has a banner headline: "HUGHES AIRPLANE NEARS NEW YORK CITY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine.
... See More
Suffragist Emily Davison freakish death photo...
Item #704489
June 21, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1913
* Emily Wilding Davison death scene photo
* English Suffragette - Women's rights leader
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "SCENE AFTER MILITANT EXCITED DERBY CROWD" with brief text. Photo shows her being carted off. (see images) She died after being hit by King George V's horse Anmer at the 1913 Derby when she w... See More
1913 Women's suffrage...
Item #704488
January 28, 1913
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 28, 1913
* Flora Drummond and Charlotte Despard
* Guerrilla warfare begins in London & Dublin
* British suffragettes - Woman's suffrage leaders
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SUFFRAGETTES IN LONDON AND IN DUBLIN BEGIN MILITANCY" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &q... See More
1964 comic Lenny Bruce ad and conviction...
Item #704485
April 09, 1964
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 9, 1964
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance
* Cafe Au Go Go nightclub - Bleecker Street
The top of page 3 has a heading: "Bruce Tagged on Obscenity, Run Extended at Cafe Here" Article continues on page 6.
Page 6 has another heading: "He Will Run Out... See More
1985 KISS rock band concert Ad...
Item #704476
November 26, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 26, 1985
* KISS rock band concert advertisement
* Madison Square Garden MSG - Manhattan
* "Asylum" album tour w/ Black N' Blued
Page 105 has a 7 x 3 1/4 inch advertisement for a "KISS" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no r... See More
The Velvet Undereground & Nico in 1967...
Item #704472
February 16, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 16, 1967
* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico
* Before their first album was released (March 12)
* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance
Page 29 has a 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a "NICO" gig at the newly opened "Electric Circus" in Greenwich Village. (see image) I s... See More
Uncommon Daniel DeFoe periodical...
Item #704466
November 25, 1708
A REVIEW OF THE STATE OF THE BRITISH NATION, London, Nov. 25, 1708
* Rare Daniel Defoe periodical
* Early 18th century original
From research done by the prestigious London rare book firm of Pickering & Chatto, this is: "...one of Daniel Defoe's greatest, but least known, works. The Review covered his many interests, both literary and historical. It had a tiny original pr... See More
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Civil rights activist Daisy Bates... Little Rock Nine...
Item #704465
February 22, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 22, 1962
* Civil rights activist Daisy Bates
* Little Rock Central High School
* Integration crisis editorial - Negroes
Page 10 has a editorial by Mary Perot Nichols on NAACP leader Daisy Bates regarding the Little Rock Central High School segregation crisis. The heading reads: "P.S. to Little Rock Story Is Written in Villa... See More
Early actress Eileen Fulton in 1962...
Item #704464
February 15, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 15, 1962
* American actress Eileen Fulton
* Off-Broadway "The Fantasticks" play
* "As the World Turns" soap opera fame
Page 10 has a small photo of a young Eileen Fulton with brief text that begins with: "Eileen Fulton has succeeded Liza Stuart in 'the Fantasticks'...", a off-Broadway play. ... See More
1962 Malcolm X vs. Bayard Rustin debate ad...
Item #704463
January 18, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 18, 1962
* Malcolm X - civil right movement leader
* African American Muslim Minister activist
* Bayard Rustin - socialism activist - debate ad
The bottom of the back page has a 3 3/4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "'Separation Or Integration' a debate between Malcolm X and Bayard Rustin" at the Community Church i... See More
Jim Morrison as the new sex symbol in 1967...
Item #704462
December 14, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 14, 1967
* Jim Morrison of THE DOORS
* American rock band frontman
* New American sex symbol - idol
Page 14 has an article under: "scenes" which suggests that Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors" may be becoming the new American sex symbol for Women with photo. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was... See More
1967 Death of the Hippies mock funeral...
Item #704461
November 30, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 30, 1967
* Death of the Hippies - hippy movement
* Haight-Ashbury mock funeral - S.F.
* End of "The Summer of Love"
Page 3 has a heading: "Autumn in the Haight: Where Has Love Gone" and related notice. (see images) Lengthy report continues on multiples inside pages with 3 related photos.
I suspect this... See More
1967 THE WHO & The Doors concert advertisements...
Item #704460
November 16, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 16, 1967
* Very early THE WHO - English rock band
* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon
* Village Theatre concert advertisement
* THE DOORS very early performance ad
* American rock band - Jim Morrison
* Assembly Hall - Hunter Collage (NYC)
Page 22 has two advertisements for 2 iconic rock bands. A 3 x 4 inch ad i... See More
The "Groovy Murders" of 1967... coulterculture era...
Item #704458
October 12, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 12, 1967
* The Groovy Murders in East Village - New York City
* Linda Rae Fitzpatrick & James Leroy Hutchinson
The front page has a heading: "High on Life and Deader than Dead" with 3 related phots. (see images) Report continues on page 3.
source: ephemeralnewyork: In October 1967, rich-girl-turned-runaway Linda Fi... See More
The Beatles & Maharishi in 1967...
Item #704457
November 09, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1967
* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - The Beatles guru
* Post "More popular than Jesus" remark
* John Lennon - Paul McCartney
* Transcendental Mediation Swami
* New religious movement
The front page has a heading: "What's New in America? Maharishi & Mediation" with related photo. (see images) Lengthy t... See More
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), the poet ? in 1963...
Item #704456
March 14, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1963
* Boxer Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali
* The Bitter End poetry contest - poems
* Bill Cosby nightclub advertisement
The front page has a heading: "No Lean and Hungry Look On Coffee-House Cassius" with 2 related photos. (see images) Article continues on a inside page.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item ... See More
Terrific engraving of a trumpeting news boy...
Item #704425
December 18, 1836
DEREIZENDE NIEUWS-BODE ["The Traveling News Messenger"] Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Dec. 18, 1837 A curious little newspaper in Dutch, perhaps most notable for the quite large, nice engraving on the front page of a man on horseback "trumpeting" the news, hence the title.
Four pages, 6 by 8 inches, great condition.
The very first official Memorial Day observance...
Item #704400
May 31, 1868
NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1868
* Very 1st Memorial Day observance
Page 10 begins with: "THE UNION DEAD" "Decorat5ion of the Graves of Soldiers at the Cemeteries" "Muster of the Veterans of the War" "Patriotic Addresses & Affecting Ceremonies" "In Memoriam".
The first national celebration of Memorial Day took place May 30, 1868, at ... See More
1982 "Queen" rock band MSG Advertisement...
Item #704388
June 17, 1982
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1982
* Queen - British rock band
* Madison Square Garden MSG
* "Hot Space" concert advertisement
* Freddie Mercury - Brian May
Page 2 of section has a great full page advertisement for "QUEEN" "With Special Guest Billy Squier" concert at Madison Square Garden. (See images) This was their "Hot Space" album tour. Nice for ... See More
1915 Jess Williard vs. Jack Johnson title fight...
Item #704387
April 05, 1915
EVENING HERALD, Los Angeles, April 5, 1915
* Jess Williard vs. Jack Johnson
* "Great white hope" wins
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (1st report)
* INCOMPLETE but all fight reporting is present
The front page has a terrific banner headline in red lettering: "WILLARD KNOCKS OUT JOHNSON" with subhead and nice photo of Willard. (see images) Also round... See More
1971 Women's abortion movement... James Taylor...
Item #704382
November 18, 1971
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 18, 1971
* Women's National Abortion Action Coalition, 1971
* Woman's abortion rights march on Washington D.C.
* Before the Roe v. Wade landmark decision
* James Taylor Carnegie Hall concert advertisement
* THE DOORS rock band post Jim Morrison concert ad
Page 41 has a notice for "Abortion is a woman's right&q... See More
1st Jimi Hendrix solo album is released in 1970...
Item #704379
April 23, 1970
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 23, 1970
* Jimi Hendrix "Band of Gypsys" album release ad
* American electric guitarist, songwriter and singer
* Live at the Fillmore East - 1st solo album without group
Page 35 has a full page advertisement for the release of Jimi Hnedrix's first solo album "Band of Gypsys" which was recorded at the Fil... See More
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