1932 Maureen O'Sullivan cigarette advertisement....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1932



* Maureen O'Sullivan - "Jane" in Tarzan

* Hollywood "Golden Age" actress

* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad



Page 16 has a 15 x 9 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by Hollywood actress Maureen O'Sullivan. (see)

News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the rare rag editi... See More  

Mae West and her manger part ways....

LOS ANGELES EVENING POST, May 2, 1934



* Hollywood actress Mae West

* Manager James A. Timony



The front page has a six column heading: "Mae West Separates From Manager" with subheads. (see) Photo of Mae West on page 7. Coverage probably only found in publications near Hollywood such as this.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, minor spine wear, ... See More  

Adolph Hitler expulsion ?... Rocket travel ? in 1931....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1931



* Adolph Hitler close to expulsion ?

* Alexander Klemin

* Fast airplanes in future - rockets



The front page has a one column heading: "PRUSSIA THREATENS HITLER'S EXPULSION" with subheads. (see)

Page 14 has: "SEES PLANES MAKING 1,200 MILES AN HOUR" "Prof. Kemlin Says Future Craft Will Travel 11 Miles Aloft--Doubts Success o... See More  

Nevada joins the Union.... Confederacy arms slaves...

THE CIRCULAR, Mount Tom, New York, November 7, 1864 



* Nevada statehood 

* Confederates arming slaves 



A weekly newspaper published by the Oneida community. Most of the content has religious or literary overtones, however the bkpg. has nearly a column of: "News Items" including a brief yet historic report noting: "The President has issued his proclamation admit... See More  

1932 Jean Harlow cigarette advertisement....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1932



* Jean Harlow "Blonde Bombshell"

* Hollywood "Golden Age" actress

* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad



Page 14 has a 15 x 9 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by Hollywood actress Jean Harlow. (see)

News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on... See More  

1929 Battle of Juarez, Chihuahua....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1929



* Battle of Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

* Escobar Rebellion



The front page has a three column heading: "REBELS TAKE JUAREZ IN 3-HOUR BATTLE; TWO AMERICANS AMONG THE 24 KILLED; HOOVER AGREES TO SELL ARMS TO MEXICO" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Juárez, Chihuahua in Mexico during the Escobar Rebellion.

Other ... See More  

Niceto Alcalá-Zamora becomes Spain's president....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1931



* Niceto Alcalá-Zamora elected president

* Second Spanish Republic - Spain



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ZAMORA IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SPAIN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Niceto Alcalá-Zamora becoming the president of the Second Spanish Republic. Article continues inside with photo of... See More  

Gandhi meets King & Queen... Ole Edvart Rølvaag death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1931



* Ole Edvart Rølvaag death

* Norwegian-American novelist

* Mahatma Gandhi in London



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Gandhi, in Loincloth, Meets King and Queen; Arrives Late at Palace and Leaves Early" (see)

Page 23 has a one column heading: "DR. OLE E. ROLVAAG, NOVELIST, DIES AT 55" with subheads. ... See More  

Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 28, 1931



* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame upset

* Loads of text w/ photos



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "ARMY ELEVEN BEATS NOTRE DAME, 12 TO 0, AS 78,000 LOOK ON" with subheads and three relate photos. (see)

Page 5 of this section has a banner headline: "78,000 See Army Eleven Upset Notre Dame by 1... See More  

Manuel Azaña becomes Spain's president....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1931



* Manuel Azaña Díaz becomes prime minister

* Niceto Alcalá-Zamora resignation

* Second Spanish Republic - Spain



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LIBERAL HEADS SPAIN AS PRESIDENT QUITS ON CHURCH DISPUTE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on resignation of Niceto Alcalá-Zamora as prime min... See More  

Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1931



* Eugène Ysaÿe death (first report)

* Belgian violinist, conductor and composer



Page 25 has a one column heading: "MANY NATIONS JOIN IN MOURNING YSAYE" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Belgian violinist, Eugène Ysaÿe. He is regarded as "The King of the Violin".

Other news, sport... See More  

USS Akron Navy airship very 1st flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1931



* USS Akron (ZRS-4) very 1st test flight

* United States Navy rigid airship



The front page has a one column heading: "AKRON IN FIRST TEST; SHE PERFORMS WELL" with subheads. (see) Report continues inside with photo. (see) First report coverage on the very 1st test flight of the USS Akron, a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy. Always ... See More  

Sir Howard Grubb death... Dublin, Ireland...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 17, 1931



* Sir Howard Grubb death (1st report)

* Optical telescopes - reflector sight

* Dublin Ireland



Page 25 has a one column heading: "SIR HOWARD GRUBB DIES IN DUBLIN AT 87" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, wi... See More  

Novelist Hall Caine death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 1, 1931



* Sir Hall Caine death (1st report)

* Manx author - novelist - playwright

* Isle of Man - Irish Sea - Greeba Castle



Page 23 has a one column heading: "SIR HALL CAINE DIES; FAMOUS NOVELIST" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Manx author, Hall Caine.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete i... See More  

Anti-Catholic newspaper...

THE DOWNFALL OF BABYLON, New York, February 14, 1835  A quite rare & unusual weekly (later semi-monthly) newspaper with strong anti-Catholic leanings published by: "Samuel B. Smith, Late a Popish Priest", as noted in the dateline. This newspaper published from 1834-1839 & features an engraving in the masthead showing various churches in ruin (see) and a subtitle: "Or, t... See More  

Gitanillo, gypsy bullfighter death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 15, 1931



* Gitanillo de Triana death (1st report)

* Gypsy bullfighting matador- bullfighter



Page 13 has a one column heading: "Gitanillo Is Dead; Gypsy Bull-Fighter" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. ... See More  

Mary Patton, the "Daughter of Boston"...

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, February 18, 1857  Page four carries "A Heroine of the Sea" which tells the story of Mary Patton, the wife of Captain Joshua Patton. After her husband became seriously ill on a voyage to San Francisco and finding the first mate being incompetent, Mary took charge and placed herself in the role of Captain as well a doctoring her husband, also while being pregn... See More  

1942 Japanese midget submarines... Sydney Harbor attack...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, June 1, 1942 



* Sydney Harbor, Australia attacked 

* Imperial Japanese Navy - midget submarines 

* Irwin Rommel defeated in Africa



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Japs Try To Raid Sydney; Three Midget Subs Sunk" with subhead. (see) 1st report coverage on the attack of Sydney Harbor in Australia by submarines of th... See More  

Schienenzeppelin railcar speed record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1931



* Schienenzeppelin - rail zeppelin - railcar



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Rail Zeppelin' Speeds 143.75 Miles an Hour; World Record Is Set on Hamburg-Berlin Run" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint... See More  

Alfred Wegener's body found in Greenland...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1931



* Alfred Wegener's body found in the Arctic

* German polar researcher, geophysicist & meteorologist



The top of the front page is a two column heading announcing: "Wegener's Body Found in Greenland Waste; Died Peacefully, Buried in Furs by Native" (see) First report coverage on German polar researcher Alfred Wegener's body found in G... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, May 3, 1931



* Origin of the solar system

* Harold Jeffreys' theory

* Planets - moons



Page 4 of this section has a banner headline: "ORIGIN OF SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLAINED IN A NEW THEORY; An English Scientist Holds That the Earth and the Other Planets, Together With Their Satellites, Were Created Through a Stupendous Cosmic Collision and That the Moo... See More  

1931 rocket sled test w/ photo.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1931



* Rocket sled on ice test w/ photo

* Syracuse University student



Page 16 has one column headings that include: "ROCKET SLED LEAPS AT A DAZZLING PACE" "Syracuse Student Vaults Fifty Feet in 2-5 of a Second on Oneida Lake" and more with photo. (see) First record coverage ob Harry W. Bull traveling on the 1st rocket ice-boat on record. I s... See More  

News from America...

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1787 



* 18th century reader's digest

* Early America reports



Included near the back is nearly a full page of: "American News", beginning with mention that Virginia has created duties on imports, with details. From New York is mention that: "Congress have lately concluded a negociation with the Court of Lisbon in respect of tra... See More  

England, Arkansas food riot....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1931



* England, Lonoke County, Arkansas

* The drought - Great depression era

* Farmers food riot - rebellion



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "50 Farmers Storm Arkansas Town Demanding Food for Their Children" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the England, Arkansas food riot during the drought and great depression. Alw... See More  

Nice print of Dromoland Castle...

SUPPLEMENT FOR THE YEAR 1795 for Gentleman's Magazine, England. Within this supplement issue, which was published at the end of the year, are various articles concerning the United Kingdom & elsewhere. Perhaps the best content would be the two plates called for, one being a nice print of "Dromoland Castle" and the other showing the "Old Church at Paddington" and "T... See More