The Jay Treaty: preventing another war...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 16 & 19, 1796  



* John - Jay's Treaty

* George Washington



A very significant pair of issues as they contain, in its entirety, the full text of the Jay Treaty, one of the more significant 18th century documents in American history.

Taking much of the front page and part of page 2 in the issue of the 16th is part of Jay's Treaty through... See More  

1984 Amadeus film opening & "RUSH" MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 18, 1984



* "Amadeus" opening day movie premiere ad

* American period biographical drama film

* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band

* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson

* "Grace Under Pressure" album tour

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



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The Battle of Sugar Point...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Oct. 6, 1898  



* Battle of Sugar Point - Leech Lake - Minnesota

* Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians - Bugonaygeshig



The front page is dominated by much reporting on the Battle of Sugar Point, with heads: "UNITED STATES FORCES ARE MASSACRED BY ENRAGED INDIANS ON BEAR ISLAND" "General Bacon, with 100 Men.l..Goes to Supress a White E... See More  

1983 "Never Say Never Again" film opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 11, 1983



* "Never Say Never Again" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere - spy film

* Sean Connery's last role as James Bond



Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/4 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day of the film "Never Say Never Again" (see images) This was Sean... See More  

1978 death of Keith Moon... THE WHO drummer...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 18, 1978



* Keith Moon death (1st report) w/ photos

* THE WHO rock band musician drummer



The front page has a heading with photo: "Keith Moon Dies Before He Gets Old" Coverage continues inside with larger photo. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it... See More  

1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 10, 1972



* Alice Cooper - School's Out tour

* American rock singer and songwriter

* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement

* Jefferson Airplane "Long John Silver" concert ad



Page 37 has a full page advertisement for a "ALICE COOPER" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. (see image)

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1962 Washington Square Park map by Jaf...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1962



* Washington Square Park cartoon map by JAF

* Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, New York City



The front page has a cartoonish map by Village Voice cartoonist JAF. (see images) Also a heading: "Practical Man's Guide To Washington Square" which is a guide to the park with the numbers within the map coordinat... See More  

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1976



* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band

* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster

* "Gimme Back My Bullets" album tour

* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan concert advertisement



Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts at the Beacon Theatre in Manhat... See More  

The first successful magazine in the country...

THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, (Boston),  May 12, 1743  This was the very first successful magazine in America, preceded by just a few magazines which lasted but a couple of issues--one of which was by Ben Franklin. Even this title lasted but a few short years.

As the subtitle reads: "Containing Accounts of the Propagation & Revival of Religion in Great Britain & America", th... See More  

1984 Revenge of the Nerds & R.E.M. advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 24 1984



* "Revenge of the Nerds" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American college comedy film

* R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* Beacon Theatre concert ad - Michael Snipe



Page 54 has a 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the ... See More  

1984 Cyndi Lauper & Motley Crue concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 24, 1984



* Cyndi Lauper - American singer & songwriter

* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame

* "Fun Tour" concert at The Ritz in Manhattan

* Motley Crue w/ Ratt - heavy metal hard rock bands

* "Shout At The Devil" tour concert at Beacon Theatre



Page 93 has a nice full page advertise... See More  

Two Acts of Congress signed by George Washington... Will of Ben Franklin...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 29, 1790  



* President George Washington

* Two acts of United States Congress

* Benjamin Franklin's will after death



On page 3 beneath a woodcut of an eagle and shield are: "Laws Of The United States Published By Authority" containing: "An Act to prescribe the mode in which the public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proce... See More  

Lincoln's funeral and the closing events of the Civil War...

UTICA MORNING HERALD, New York, April 25, 1865 



* Abraham Lincoln assassination

* Remains in Philadelphia

* Civil War closing events



Inside pages have reports on Lincoln's funeral as well as the closing events of the Civil War. Column heads include: "The Funeral Cortege" "Official War Bulletin" "The President's Assassination" "President Johns... See More  

Earliest ad for a publication on an American crime?

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 5, 1673  A very interesting issue as the bottom of the back page has an advertisement for the publishing of a pamphlet titled "Mr. Baxter Baptized in Blood..." with further details noting: "...containing a horrible murther [murder] committed by four Anabaptists upon the person of Mr. Josiah Baker near Boston in New England, the whole matter,

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Only known issues are held by us...

SALIDA DAILY SENTINEL, Colorado, July 10, 1882  



* First and only year of publication ?



An exceedingly rare title as Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) notes that only one institution had any issues of this title & they were recently purchased by us. No other issues are recorded in any institution. Actually a very typical newspaper of the period with news items of the day--... See More  

Confederate newspaper from Montgomery, Alabama...

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Montgomery, Alabama, Jan. 1, 1865 



* Very Rare Confederate title from the "traveling" newspaper

* Memphis newspaper printed in Montgomery, Alabama



 If the title and city of publication seem to disagree, they do not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War.

Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memph... See More  

Ted Nugent, Peter Gabriel, Heart, AC/DC, Heart, The Clash...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, July 16-22, 1980  This issue contains many concert ads, which includes pull-page ads for Ted Nugent and The Clash, along with smaller ads for AC/DC, Heart, Alice Cooper, Harry Chapin, and more. Also present is a nice article: "Peter Gabriel Finds His Voice."

The front page has: "Reagan's Gamble", with a large photo of President Ronald Reag... See More  

Washington re-elected... Report from Botany Bay...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1793



* George Washington re-election

* Botany Bay - Australia



There are several items of interest, one of which is several pages on the: "Minutes of the Proceedings of the National Convention of France" with much text on what should be the fate of Louis XVI.

This is followed by: "The Last Will and Testament of His Late Most Ch... See More  

Dramatic issue on the assassination of JFK...

THE NEWS & OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 1963  



* John F. Kennedy JFK assassination

* Lee Harvey Oswald as a suspect (early)



One of the more dramatic issues on the assassination of John F. Kennedy with a wide, black mourning border around the entire front page.

The banner headlines: PRESIDENT SLAIN" "Johnson Takes Office" with 3 related photos. Mu... See More  

The issue reporting this newspaper's infamous destruction...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 11, 1863  Within are wealth of articles concerning the copperhead's position on the war, with obvious bias. Perhaps the best content is the wealth of fine page 4 & 5 reporting on the destruction of this newspaper's offices, the event for which this newspaper is known.

Articles include: "A Dastardly Outrage" and: "A Press Destroyed ... See More  

1979 Led Zepplein & Amityville Horror...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1979



* Led Zeppelin - English hard rock metal band

* Knebworth Festival concert advertisement

* First performance since the death of Plant's son

* "The Amityville Horror" opening day advertisement

* American supernatural horror film - movie



Page 5 has a full page advertisement for the "Led-Zeppelin&quo... See More  

1974 Jayne County gig ad... glam punk rock...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 15, 1974



* Jayne (Wayne) County w/ the Backstreet Boys

* First openly transgender rock music singer

* Glam proto-punk foul mouthed songwriter

* Club 82 nightclub performance advertisement



Page 44 has a 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming "WAYNE COUNTY w/ The Back street Boys" performances at Club 82 in Man... See More  

Great account of the last of the Lincoln-Douglas debates...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 23, 1858  



* Abraham Lincoln & Stephen Douglas

* The Great Debates of 1858 (last one)

* Alton, Madison County, Illinois



Keeping in mind that this was from the period of the Lincoln/Douglas debates, page 4 has a report from Springfield headed: "Illinois Politics" which talks of Stephen Douglas.

Taking over a full column on page 6 is a fine re... See More  

Two front page graphics...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 26, 1864  



* Confederate ironclad ram CSS Albemarle

* Attack on Plymouth, North Carolina 



The front page has two graphics, a two column diagram of: "The Rebel Ram Albemarle...which Compelled the Surrender of Plymouth." being a cross section of it; plus a one column map of the vicinity of Plymouth, North Carolina.

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'Official' report of the gold discovery in California...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 1848  



* Gold discovered in California

* Official government report

* Pre 49ers- Forty-Niners



Beginning on the front page and taking all of page 2 and most of page 3 is  the: "President's Annual Message" to the nation, in which is a rather lengthy & detailed report on the discovery of gold in California.

Al... See More