re. 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...
Item #697830
May 20, 1942
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 20, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan is revealed
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has two column photo of President Roosevelt giving Doolittle the Congressional Medal; of Honor with heading: "Plane Racer Bombed Tokyo" with brief text. (see images) This was when... See More
News from the Caribbean...
Item #697819
May 29, 1759
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 29, 1759 Page 5 has most of a column headed: "America" with reports from the Caribbean with bits including: "...skirmish with the enemy...near Point St. Petre in which we lost four or five negroes..." and: "...Grand Terre, in the island of Guadeloupe, has surrendered to the English..." with a bit more on this.
Eight pages, 8 1... See More
The coming war with France...
Item #697809
May 15, 1798
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 15, 1798 Page 2 has a spot headed: "America" taken up with a "Message from the President of the United States to the House of Representatives" concerning the report of the envoys to France, attempting to prevent a war with France. It is signed in type: John Adams.
Relating to this is a page 4 item noting in part: "... from the con... See More
The first successful magazine in the country...
Item #697762
May 07, 1743
THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, (Boston), May 7, 1743
* Very rare 18th century magazine
* 1st successful magazine in America
This was the first successful magazine in America although formatted unlike typical magazines. It was exclusively a chronicle of the Great Awakening in America, exclusively of secular news reports. It was preceded by just a few magazines which lasted but a couple of iss... See More
"The North Star" becomes "Frederick Douglass' Paper"...
Item #697755
May 20, 1852
FREDERICK DOUGLASS' PAPER, Rochester, New York, May 20, 1852
* Extremely rare publication
We are pleased to offer this exceedingly rare--and highly desirable--newspaper by the famed Frederick Douglass. This weekly title is the continuation of his newspaper "North Star" which began in 1847.
Much of page 2 is taken up with: "The Annual Meeting of the American Anti-Sl... See More
For veterans of the Civil War...
Item #697566
May 01, 1889
VETERAN'S ADVOCATE, Concord, New Hampshire, May 1, 1889
* For veterans of the Civil War
This newspaper is: "Devoted to the interests of the G. A. R. [Grand Army of the Republic] and all veterans of the War of the Rebellion" as the Civil War was then called.
Several of the articles are reflective of Civil War events.
Four pages, nice condition.
AI notes: The Veteran&... See More
A radical publication?
Item #697565
May 26, 1898
CITY AND STATE, Philadelphia, May 26, 1898 Beneath the title is: "Commonwealth Above Party". This is a volume 4 issue of a publication about which we know very little other than the word "radical" was penciled near the masthead.
This newspaper is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers".
Complete in 24 pages, 9 1/4 by 12 inches, various fox... See More
1928 Yukon, West Virginia mining disaster.....
Item #697523
May 24, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1928
* Yukon, Mcdowell County, West Virginia
* Yukon-Pocahontas Coal Company
* No. 1 mine explosion disaster
Page 31 has a one column heading: "YUKON, W. VA., BLAST KILLS 17 MINERS" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the explosion at the Yukon-Pocahontas Coal Company No.1 mine.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with... See More
Counter-culture magazine from San Francisco...
Item #697512
May 01, 1972
SUN DANCE, San Francisco, April & May, 1972
* Rare hippies newspaper from the early 70's
This was one of a multitude of "hippie" or counter-culture magazines which existed at the time, this one was published in famed Fillmore Street. The content is much as would be expected from such a magazine.
Complete in 88 pages, still having the original color wrappers (worn), i... See More
William Cobbett's famous newspaper...
Item #697371
May 31, 1797
PORCUPINE'S GAZETTE, Philadelphia, May 31, 1797 This was William Cobbett's important and controversial--but short-lived--daily newspaper.
Cobbett was a prolific & controversial publisher who often wrote under the pen-name of "Peter Porcupine." He was famous for sniping at his political opponents, usually those of a Jeffersonian-Republican sentiment. The first issue app... See More
A short-lived (?) newspaper on American wine making...
Item #697346
May 01, 1881
DEWEY'S AMERICAN WINE JOURNAL, New York, May, 1881 The masthead notes this is: "A Journal Devoted to the Interest of Pure American Wine." This is the volume 2, number 7 issue.
As the title would suggest, the content is entirely wine-focused. The entire back page is taken up with a list of wines, by state and type, offered by "H. T. Dewey & Son - American Wine, Champag... See More
Uncommon to find with the original wrappers...
Item #697342
May 12, 1885
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE - An Illustrated Weekly, New York, May 12, 1885 Although this is not an uncommon publication, this may be the first we have seen with the original, blue outer wrappers.
Complete in 16 pages plus the outer wrappers, 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, a hint of an inked news agent's stamp on the front wrapper, nice condition.
Jess Sweetser in 1926... Defeats Bobby Jones... British Amateur Final...
Item #697283
May 28, 1926
THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska, May 28, 1926
* Jess Sweetser - British Amateur Tournament
* Defeats Bobby Jones in the semi-final round
This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 13: "Bobby Jones Beaten in British Golf Tournament", with subheads, and tells of Jess Sweetser victory over Bobby Jones in the British Amateur Championship semi-finals. Jess would win the tourn... See More
Washington's anger over the murder of Captain Huddy...
Item #697218
May 21, 1782
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, May 21, 1782
* Captain Joshua Huddy execution - hanging
* General George Washington angry reaction
* American Revolutionary War
Two-thirds of the front page is taken up with "Debates in the House of Commons Upon the American War". An excellent report providing much insight into the discussions on the troubling si... See More
From Scotland...
Item #697197
May 10, 1889
THE ANNANDALE OBSERVER & ADVERTISER, Annan, Scotland, May 10, 1889 A typical newspaper of the day, added to the private collection because it was the first (and last) of this title we discovered.
Four pages, large folio size, good condition.
1946 Airplane crashes into 40 Wall Street building...
Item #697152
May 21, 1946
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 21, 1946
* 40 Wall Street, New York City skyscraper
* United States Army Air Force
* C-45 Beechcraft airplane crash
The front page has a banner headline: "PLANE RAMS 70-STORY BLDG." with lead-in: "N.Y. Skyscraper Crash Kills Five" Two subheads and related photo as well. Nice for display. More related photos on the back page. First report cov... See More
1972 Battle of Springmartin... Belfast, Ireland...
Item #697009
May 14, 1972
THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, May 14, 1972
* Battle of Springmartin
* Belfast, Northern Ireland
* Kelly's Bar car bombing
* Ulster loyalists - Catholics
The front page has a nice banner headline: "IRA, PROTESTANTS CLASH; 5 DIE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in very nice co... See More
"Douglass & Van Scoy"... Daguerreotypes advertisement...
Item #696959
May 02, 1855
THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, (Long Island), New York, May 2, 1855
* Issac Van Scoy & Douglass advertisement
* Early Photographs and Daguerreotypes
Page 3 has a rare ad for "Photographs & Daguerreotypes... [by] Douglass & Van Scoy", noteworthy early American pioneers in photography.
Other news of the day, including a thought-provoking short story which te
... See More
* Issac Van Scoy & Douglass advertisement
* Early Photographs and Daguerreotypes
Page 3 has a rare ad for "Photographs & Daguerreotypes... [by] Douglass & Van Scoy", noteworthy early American pioneers in photography.
Other news of the day, including a thought-provoking short story which te
The short-lived newspaper for "Tiny Town", Missouri...
Item #696927
May 25, 1925
THE TINY TOWN TIMES, Tiny Town, Missouri, May 25, 1925
* Very rare miniature publication
This is a very fascinating little newspaper.
You can read much about "Tiny Town" on Wikipedia, but to be brief, "Tiny Town was the first complete city built in miniature & had over 1000 structures. A smaller village was complete in 1919 while the larger full version was complete... See More
Serial killer Edward H. Rulloff execution...
Item #696910
May 19, 1871
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1871
* Edward H. Rulloff execution (hanging)
* "The Genius Killer" "The Man of Two Lives"
* Had one of the largest brains on record
The top of page 5 has a one column headings that include: "RULLOFF" "The Sentence of the Law Executed Upon the Murderer" and more. (see images) Lengthy text takes up 2 1/2 columns.
Complete ... See More
Very graphic masthead... Great article on the Bear Flag Revolt...
Item #696863
May 31, 1879
THE PIONEER, San Jose, California, May 31, 1879
* Rare Old West publication
* Santa Clara Valley
* Nice masthead for display
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 more graphic we have seen, featuring three vignettes: one of settlers traveling, one of a bear, and another ... See More
Winslow Homer's "Spring Blossoms"... Black man tending his garden...
Item #696789
May 21, 1870
(usually offered at a higher price) HARPER'S WEEKLY, May 21, 1870 (includes the Dicken's Supplement)
* Winslow Homer illustration
The most sought after prints within this issue are Winslow Homer's full-page: "Spring Blossoms" and the front-page: "A Spring Scene Near Richmond, Va.", which shows a black man tending his garden. This issue also has the uncommon Di... See More
Great on the Thomas Sims fugitive slave case in Boston...
Item #696676
May 10, 1851
GLEASON'S PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, Boston, May 10, 1851
* Thomas Sims - Negro
* Fugitive slave case
This was perhaps America's first successful illustrated newspaper, existing from 1851 thru 1859. It set the format for other more successful titles to emulate, most notably Frank Leslie's Illustrated (1855) and Harper's Weekly (1857). All were modeled after the... See More
Premiere weekend of "Rambo", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #696658
May 24, 1985
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1985
* Best "Rambo: First Blood Part II" advertisement
* Grand Opening weekend movie premiere
* Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo
* Opening day for "A View to a Kill"
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from... See More
Steamship Columbia... Novel swimming device...
Item #696619
May 22, 1880
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 22, 1880 The front page has "Babcock & Wilcox Boilers at the Standard Oil Company's Refinery Greenpoint, L.I." with an accompanying article.
Inside has: "Novel Swimming Device" "The Holden Ice Machine" "Pike's Hot-Blast Boiler Furnace" "Pease's Oil-Testing Apparatus" "The New Steamship ... See More
Criticizing plans to acknowledge American independence...
Item #696584
May 14, 1782
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 14, 1782 Over one-third of page 6 is a letter signed: "A British and also A Real American Patriot", which is very critical of plans to offer peace with America and to acknowledge its independence.
It notes in part: "...Shall our hasty peace-makers then sever those Colonies from the British empire by declaring them independent?...the proposit... See More
1953 Marshall, Texas airplane disaster...
Item #696498
May 18, 1953
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 18, 1953
* Delta Air Flight 318 airplane crash
* Marshall, Texas - Douglas DC-3 disaster
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "19 DIE AS DELTA AIRLINER CRASHES DURING BLINDING THUNDERSTORM IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Premier's of "While You Were Sleeping, "Crimson Tide" & "The Englishman" - reviews and ads...
Item #696437
May 12, 1995
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 12, 1995
* "While You Were Sleeping"
* "Crimson Tide" double-page ad w/ review
* "The Englishman" - large ad with review
A terrific issue published on the premiere weekend of the motion picture hits: "Crimson Tide" and "The Englishman", with a double-page ad for the 1st, and a full-pag... See More
Cleve McDowell admmited at Old Miss...
Item #696429
May 29, 1963
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 29, 1963
* Cleve McDowell - civil rights pioneer
* 1st black to attend Ole Miss school of law
The top of page 18 has a six column heading: "Ole Miss Is Ordered to Admit Second Negro Student" (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, library stamp within the masthead, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1945 USS Franklin aircraft carrier disaster...
Item #696424
May 19, 1945
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS. May 19, 1945
* USS Franklin (CV-13) disaster
* Japanese dive bomber attack
* United States Navy aircraft carrier
The front page has a banner heading: "Detroiters Share Carrier's Epic Struggle" with subheads and related photo. (see images) This disaster happened a few months earlier but this is when it was first made public.
Complete with 16 pages, lig... See More
Baseball and chess...
Item #696371
May 28, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 11, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Page 6 has reports headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes various notes and news items on baseball.
Another page has: "Our Chess Department" which includes an illustration.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very n... See More
Baseball and chess...
Item #696370
May 28, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 28, 1870
* 19th century baseball & chess
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Page 4 has half a column headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes various reports on recent baseball games.
Another page has: "Our Chess Department" which includes an illustrat... See More
Baseball and chess in the 1870's...
Item #696369
May 21, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 21, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Page 4 has a full column headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes text and charts for 4 games. Also other baseball-related articles beyond the games.
Another page has: "Our Chess Department" which includes an illustrati... See More
1953 Waco, Texas tornado outbreak...
Item #696231
May 12, 1953
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 12, 1953
* 1953 Waco tornado outbreak
* 1st official F5 in the U.S.
The front page has a banner headline: "Tornadoes Kill 42 and Injure 400 in Texas; 6-Story Waco Building Tossed on Crowded Theater and Cafe" with related photo. (see) More inside.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular with some wear along the spine, otherw... See More
A futuristic look at America vs. England...
Item #696102
May 11, 1769
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 11, 1769 Most of the front page is taken up with a review of a new book: "Private Letters from an American in England to his Friends in America" from an interesting standpoint. It is prefaced with: "...These letters are supposed to be written...towards the close of the 18th century by a young American who is stimulated by curiosity to pay a v... See More
Racecar driver Bill Vukovich killed at Indy 500...
Item #696086
May 31, 1955
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 31, 1955
* Race car driver Bill Vukovich killed
* Bob Sweikert wins Indianapolis 500
The front page has a three column heading: "Sweikert Wins Indianapolis Race As Vukovich Dies in Fiery Wreck" with subhead and two related photos, one showing the fatal wreckage. The top of page 23 has a four column heading: "Sweikert Wins '500'; Vukovi... See More
Assault wins the 1946 Kentucky Derby...
Item #696084
May 05, 1946
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, May 5, 1946
* Assault - thoroughbred horse racing
* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)
* Eventual triple crown winner
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "ASSAULT, 8 TO 1, BEATS SPY SONG IN KENTUCKY DERBY" with subheads, two related photos and result chart. two more related photo son page 4. This was the 1st o... See More
1963 Tiny Lund Ford Galaxie advertisement...
Item #696083
May 15, 1963
Here is a single page out of the May 15, 1963 Detroit News newspaper. This is a full page Ford Galaxie advertisement endorsed by NASCAR driver Tiny Lund, the recent winner of the Daytona 500. (see)
Irregular along the left (spine) margin with some wear here, otherwise good.
1929 Endurance airplane flight record...
Item #696037
May 27, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 27, 1929
* Airplane endurance record flight
* Mahoney-Ryan Monoplane B-1 Brougham
* Reginald Robbins & James Kelly
* Fort Worth, Texas
The front page has a great banner headline: "FLYERS DOWN; 172 HRS. IN AIR" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos and banner heading on the back page.
Complete with 44 pages, rag edit... See More
Golden age of gangsters... Mob...
Item #696027
May 09, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1950
* The golden age of gangsters - mob - crime bosses
* Frank Costello - Meyer Lansky - Ralph Capone
* Joe Adonis - Mickey Cohan - racketeering inquiry
The top of front page has a one column heading: "COSTELLO ON LIST OF 150 RACKETEERS IN U.S. CRIME QUEST" with subheads. (see)
Completer with 60 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More
Mercury-Atlas 9 space flight....
Item #696015
May 17, 1963
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 17, 1963
* Mercury-Atlas 9 manned space mission
* Astronaut Cordon Cooper spaceflight
The front page has a nice banner headline: "COOPER CONQUERS ALL" Also: "Tense Minutes--Then Bull's-Eye!" with subhead and photo of Cooper. More on the back page.
Complete with 50+ pages, some small binding holes along the spine, library stamp within the ... See More
1963 Birmingham campaign... MLK...
Item #695982
May 21, 1963
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 21, 1963
* Birmingham campaign movement - Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr. & Negro students protest
The front page has a one column heading: "Schools Bar 1,000 Negroes" with subhead: "Dr. King Plans Court Appeal in Birmingham" (see)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good cond... See More
Review & premiere of "The Mummy (1999)", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #695977
May 07, 1999
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 7, 1999
* Best "The Mummy (1999)" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American action fantasy film - Brendan Fraser
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Mummy" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area... See More
Very famous anti-slavery newspaper... Fugitive slave case in California...
Item #695939
May 22, 1851
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper which is best known for its link to the best-selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic work first appeared as a 41-week serial in The National Era, starting on June 5, 1851.
The complete serialization appeared almost entirely in the National Era be
... See More
Very famous anti-slavery newspaper... On the Fugitive Slave Law...
Item #695938
May 29, 1851
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 29, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper which is best known for its link to the best selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic work first appeared as a 41-week serial in The National Era, starting on June 5, 1851.
The complete serialization appeared almost entirely in the National Era be
... See More
On the flag of the United States...
Item #695906
May 01, 1818
NEW YORK SPECTATOR, May 1, 1818
* United States Flag revision
The back page has over 2 columns taken up with a very lengthy list of Acts of Congress which were recently passed. Included very inconspicuously within the list is: "To establish the flag of the United States--House, April 4, 1818." (text of the Act not included)
This was the historic Act which formalized how the ... See More
From 1887 Florida, for the fruit industry...
Item #695896
May 16, 1887
THE FLORIDA DISPATCH, Jacksonville, May 16, 1887 Noted in the masthead: "Official Organ Of The Florida Fruit Growers' Assoc. & the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Protective Assoc." with the content, and the ads, focused on such.
Handsome masthead, 20 pages, 10 1/4 by 13 1/4 inches, small binding slits at the spine, nice condition.
Review & premiere of "Star Wars--Return of the Jedi", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #695894
May 25, 1983
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 25, 1983
* Best "Return of the Jedi" advertisement
* Star Wars: Episode VI
* Grand Opening Day premiere
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry. In over 40 years of co... See More
Broadside, General Strike edition from England...
Item #695822
May 11, 1926
DAILY EXPRESS, London, May 11, 1926
* United Kingdom general strike
This is a special, broadside edition that existed for about 11 days during the historic General Strike in England, May 4-12. The strike, led by the Trades Union Congress, was an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to prevent wage reductions and other damages to the livelihoods of coal miners.
Printed on one si... See More
Terrific & rare broadside "Extra" on the capture of Jefferson Davis...
Item #695818
May 14, 1865
STATE JOURNAL - EXTRA, Sunday, May 14, 1865
* Very rare miniature broadside
* Capture of Jefferson Davis
* President of the Confederacy
A terrific little broadside "Extra" with no mention of city or state of origin as was typical, given such releases were for local consumption only. The only hint that it may be from Michigan is in one of the headlines.
The three headlines ... See More
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