1977 HEART, Grateful Dead & The Heartbreakers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 22, 1977



* "HEART" Central Park NYC concert ad

* "Grateful Dead" Englishtown NJ concert

* "The Heartbreakers" at the Village Gate



Page 59 has a full page advertisement for a HEART concert in Central Park. This band features Ann and Nancy Wilson.

Page 61 has a full page ad for The Grateful Dead... See More  

Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1924



* Leopold & Loeb trial

* Bobby Franks murder

* Thrill Killing case



The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "LOEB 'MASTER MIND' OF FRANKS SLAYING, ALIENISTS REPORT" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning, a little margin wear with small piece torn away along the rig... See More  

1873 Polaris expedition to North Pole..

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 11, 1873



* Polaris expedition to North Pole (hardships)



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE POLARIS" with many subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 6 with large map headed: "THE NORTH POLAR REGIONS; Map Showing the Explorations for an Open Polar Sea and the Scenes of the Search for the Polaris crew by the Tigress and Juniat... See More  

Landing in 1943 Italy...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, September 3, 1943 



* Operation Avalanche

* Allies invade Italy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES LAND IN SOUTH ITALY" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, a few small pen notations including one on the front ... See More  

1932 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball... John Wooden...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 8, 1932



* Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball

* 1931-32 Big Ten champions

* Nationals champions as well

* Future UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden



The front page of section two (sports) has a terrific banner headline: "PURDUE WINS 53-18; WOODEN SETS RECORD" with subheads that include: "STAR MAKES 21 POINTS AGAINST MAROON FIVE" and more wit... See More  

1928 Battle of Wuhan begins... China...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1938



* Battle Defence Capture of Wuhan begins - China

* Bloodiest battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War

* National Revolutionary vs. Imperial Japanese Army



The top of page 28 has a one column heading: "BIG YANGTZE AREA FACES NEW DRIVE" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 42 pages, rag edition in great cond... See More  

The Formosa Plan/Resolution Passes... Taiwan to be protected from Red China...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1955



* President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Resolution

* Effort to protect Taiwan from Red China

* Hopeful - but did not resolve hostilities



The front page has the 3-line, 5-column heading: "SENATE VOTES FORMOSA PLAN, 85-3; U.N. TO ACT, MAY INVITE RED CHINA; BRITISH BID SOVIET CURB PEIPING", which includes a related photo and considerable details and... See More  

Boston Bruins wins their 1st Stanley cup...

THE QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass., March 30, 1929



* Boston Bruins - NHL Hockey 

* Wins Stanley Cup title (1st)

* vs. New York Rangers



Page 7 has a one column heading: "Boston Gets First Hockey Championship" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the Boston Bruins winning the 1928-29 Stanley Cup by defeating the New York Rangers. This was their very first title.

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Explorer Roald Amundsen died at sea...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 1, 1928



* Roald Amundsen death confirmed

* Norwegian polar - arctic explorer



The front page has a one column heading: "OCEAN GIVES UP AMUNDSEN CLUE" with subhead. (see images)

Eighteen pages, light toning, some margin wear, should be handled with care.

1946 A-Bomb Tests... Operation Crossroads...

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., July 1, 1946



* Bikini Lagoon A-Bomb test

* Drops Gilda Bomb



Headlines on the frontpage read: "A-Bomb Eyewitness: Brilliant as Thousand Suns"., which tells of the tests known as Operation Crossroads, at Bikini Atol in the Marshal Islands. Additional articles include: "Russia, the U.S.A. and One World", "How the Atomic Bomb Builds Up Its... See More  

Joe Dimaggio nears the end of his hitting streak (54)...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 15, 1941



* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak nears the end (54)

* New York Yankees - Major league baseball



The sports section (page 21) has a three column heading: "Indians Whittle Yankee Lead to 4 Games" with subhead: "Di Maggio Stretches Skein to 54 Games" (see images) Page 23 has a four column photo with heading: "Here's Play Th... See More  

Billy Graham to run for U.S. president ?...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 1, 1964



* American evangelist Billy Graham

* Southern Baptist minister - civil rights

* To run for United States president ?



The front page has a one column heading: "Evangelist Graham for President?" with photo. (see images)

Complete with 20+ pages, small binding holes along the spine, minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

Early newspaper from this famous beach community...

REDONDO BREEZE, Redondo Beach, California, Aug. 24, 1917



* West Coast beach community

* Los Angeles County



An early newspaper from one of the more famous beach communities in Los Angeles County. The popular television series "Baywatch" was filmed in Redondo Beach. Only one institution has any notable holdings of this newspaper.

A combination of local & national news, offering... See More  

1905 Teddy Roosevelt's Southern tour..

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 26, 1905



* President Theodore Roosevelt Southern tour

* On a New Orleans, Louisiana steamer



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PRESIDENT'S TRIP REACHES CLIMAX" with subheads. (see images) This steamer would wreck the following day just below New Orleans. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wo... See More  

Two of the best Kennedy assassination issues to be had...

(2) Here is a terrific pair of issues on the assassination of John F. Kennedy from the city where it happened. Both issues are THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS from Texas.

Note: While we do offer each of these issues as stand-alone items, purchasing them as a set will enable you to take advantage of a discounted price.



You get the November 23, 1963 edition which is a quite rare & extremely desirabl... See More  

1912 Emperor Taishō becomes new emperor of Japan...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 3, 1912 (no color cover) 



* Emperor Taishō of Japan cover photo

* Bull Moose Party



The front page of this issue has: "Japan's New Ruler."

In this issue there is an article called "Progress of the Campaign", which is related to the new "Bull Moose" Party. The double page illustration is called "When the Sunday... See More  

Jewish boxer Benny Leonard keeps boxing title......

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1922



* Benny Leonard vs. Lew Tendler

* Both Jewish boxers - title fight

* Lightweight boxing championship



The front page has a great banner headline: "LEONARD RETAINS HIS TITLE" with subhead. (see image) Nice for display. Reporting continues in the sport's section with round per round coverage. First report coverage on the lightweight champions... See More  

1938 German parliamentary election and referendum...

ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION only of the New York Times, April 24, 1938



* German parliamentary election and referendum

* Adolph Hitler in Vienna - military occupation

* Annexation of Austria - Anschluss - photos



The front page of this section has a few photos re. the Annexation of Austria with text. (see images)

Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition... See More  

1936 Tupelo, Mississippi tornado disaster...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 6, 1936



* Tupelo, Mississippi

* Tornado disaster (1st report)

* Tupulo (MS)-Gainesville (GA) outbreak



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "SCORES KILLED IN TORNADO!" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 26 pages, light toning and minor wear along the margins, small library stamp slightly affects the hea... See More  

St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 20, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations

* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone



The front page has a one column heading: "LEADERS OF SLAIN GANGSTERS SLIPS OUT OF CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 28 pages, light toning and minor wear along the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Rare title with a Paul Revere engraving, still with original wrappers...

ROYAL AMERICAN MAGAZINE, Boston, July, 1774



* Exceedingly rare periodical just before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War

* Masthead engraving by Paul Revere with outer wrappers (rare)



The quite famous and extremely rare magazine published by Isaiah Thomas. This is the first of the title we have offered in many years.

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Nice print of Ted Healy, founder of the Three Stooges...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 8 only, February 15, 1931



* Print of Ted Healy of The Three Stooges fame



The front page of this "Screen--Art" section of this Sunday newspaper (Section 8) features an uncommonly large illustration which features both Ted Healy and Basil Rathbone. The caption reads: "Those somewhat different actors, Ted Healy and Basil Rathbone. Mr. Healy will be hea... See More  

1916 hunt for Pancho Villa...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 27, 1916



* Pancho Villa expedition

* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid

* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit



The front page has a banner heading: "REPORT VILLA IS PREPARING TO MAKE RESISTANCE" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to fin... See More  

Report of the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi...

NEW YORK POST, Sat., February 24, 1945 



* Battle of Iwo Jima

* Mount Suribachi summit reached

* Devil Dogs with flamethrowers photo

* United States Flag planted (not mentioned)

* Battle of the Bulge - Dwight D. Eisenhower



The front page has a headline: "3 1/2 MI. BEYOND ROER" with coverage on page 3.

Page 2 has a heading: "Marines Seize Edge Of Iwo's 2d Airfield&... See More  

St. Louis Cardinals win 1942 World Series.....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 6, 1942



* 1942 World Series of baseball

* St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees

* Major league baseball MLB

* Championship game (final)



The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a six column headline: "WORLD CHAMPS: ST. LOUIS CARDS!" with various subheads, related photos and box scores. (see images)

Much on World War ... See More