Mormon content: report on Joe Smith...
Item #705185
September 17, 1842
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 17, 1842
The back page has a brief yet rather rare report with a mini-head: "Joe Smith" stating: "This wonderful fellow is to be bodily absent from his people for ten years; so say the latest accounts."
Just before this is a small article: "Slave Trade", and several pages are taken up with: "Northea... See More
Rare mention of Daniel Boone... James Monroe is re-elected...
Item #705181
December 16, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 16, 1820
* President Monroe is re-elected
* Rare mention of Daniel Boone
* Frigate Constitution is being re-fitted
The back page has a report with a small head: "Presidential Election" which begins: "It is probable that Mr. Monroe has been re-elected president by an almost unanimous vote & Mr.Tompkins re-elected vic... See More
Bob Dylan at 1969 Isle of Wight music festival...
Item #705164
September 11, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 11, 1969
* Bob Dylan performance at Isle of Wight
* American folk singer - songwriter
* Post near-fatal motorcycle accident
Pages 40 & 41 has an article with a small heading: "Bob Zimmerman" and 4 related photo. This was about the recent Isle of Wight music festival with a focus on Bob Dylan. (see images)
wikipe... See More
New York City Fire Department...
Item #705154
September 14, 1867
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 14, 1867 Inside has a 1/3 page illustration of: "The Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine, No. 1., Employed by the New York Fire Department" with an accompanying article "Steam Fire Engines".
Also within are: "Howard's Patent Horse Rake" "Franklin's Suspended Lever Scale" and additional illustrations
... See More
Also within are: "Howard's Patent Horse Rake" "Franklin's Suspended Lever Scale" and additional illustrations
1976 The Allman Brothers Band breakup...
Item #705145
October 11, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 11, 1976
* The Allman Brothers Band breakup
* American Southern blues rock band
* Gregg & Duane Allman - Dickie Betts
The front page has a heading: "WHY THE ALLMAN BROTHERS DIED YOUNG..." with photo of Gregg allman and Dicky Betts.
Page 12 has a heading: "Why the Allman Brothers Died Young" with som... See More
1975 Bad Company Madison Square Garden concert ad...
Item #705144
May 26, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 26, 1975
* Bad Company - Straight Shooter album tour
* English rock supergroup band - Paul Rodgers
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* Leslie West - American guitarist singer songwriter
* Beacon Theater on Broadway performance ad
Page 121 has a nice full page advertisement for a "Bad Company" concert... See More
One of the more fascinating publishers from the Civil War...
Item #705121
January 25, 1865
BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, Jan. 25, 1865
* Very rare Civil War title - final months
* William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow
W. G. Brownlow, or Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating personality to say the least. He regarded anyone who disagreed with him about religion or politics as an enemy. The circuit-riding Methodist parson tur... See More
1977 KISS Concert Ad & "Pumping Iron" premiere...
Item #705110
January 17, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 17, 1977
* KISS rock band concert advertisement
* First performance at Madison Square Garden
* Rock and Roll Over album Tour
* "Pumping Iron" docudrama film - movie
* World of professional bodybuilding - Mr. Olympia
* Opening day - World premiere advertisement
* Arnold Schwarzenegger - Lou Ferrigno & more
Page... See More
Premiere of "Hotel Rwanda"... Premiere of "Fat Albert"...
Item #705109
December 25, 2004
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 25, 2004
* Many full-page ads leading up to the Oscars
* Christmas-season movie releases: Fat Albert, Hotel Rwanda, The Woodsman, & Meet the Fockers
Christmas Season full-page ads premiering: "Hotel Rwanda", "Fat Albert" (which includes a review), "The Woodsman", starring Kevin Bacon, and "Meet the... See More
"The Chronicles of Narnia", "Memoirs of a Geisha", "Brokeback Mountain" - premiere ads & reviews...
Item #705105
December 09, 2005
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 9, 2005
* "The Chronicles of Narnia", 2-page premier ad & review
* "Memoirs of a Geisha", 2-page premier ad & review
* "Brokeback Mountain", premier ad & review
The lead into Oscar Season shows terrific 2-page ads premiering: "The Chronicles of Narnia" & "Memoirs of a Geisha",... See More
An April Fool's report on the abolishment of Nauvoo... Deranged by Millerism...
Item #705091
April 01, 1843
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 1, 1843
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Nauvoo, Illinois hoax ?
* Millerism - Millerites
The back page has what is apparently an "April Fools" report concocted by the normally staid editor, headed: "Nauvoo Abolished". It reports: "In the Illinois legislature...the senate repealed the law creating the Nauvoo legion, mili... See More
World premiere movie ad for 1974 "Chinatown"...
Item #705088
June 20, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, June 20, 1974
* "Chinatown" World premiere movie advertisement
* American neo-noir mystery psychological drama film
* Roman Polanski - Jack Nicholson - Faye Dunaway
Page 83 has a nice advertisement for "Chinatown" for it's World premiere in Manhattan. This ad is for the very first showing of the film. (openin... See More
A rare Philadelphia title from 1796...
Item #705078
November 18, 1796
GALES'S INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER, Philadelphia, Nov. 18, 1796
* Rare 18th century American publication
A quite rare title which lasted just one year from Sept. 16, 1796 till Sept. 12, 1797. Actually the continuation of the "Independent Gazetteer", which was later sold to "The Universal Gazette". Just 7 American institutions have scattered issues of this title... See More
Latest from the California Gold Rush...
Item #705074
September 29, 1849
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 29, 1849 Page 2 has: "California" with the latest news, bits including: "...has been one of the fortunate 'hunters' having accumulated during his short sojourn in California between 11,000 and 12,000 dollars worth of the 'stuff'...".
Much more on the gold rush with subheads: "The Climate and Soil" "... See More
Jewish prophet Sabbatai... Death count from the Great Plague...
Item #705072
July 26, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 26, 1666
* Sabbatai Zevi letter to the Hebrew community of Smyrna
* Ottoman Jewish mystic and rabbi - Izmir, Turkey
* Among earliest of newspapers to be had - great plague era
Of great significance is the front page Judaica item reading: "The Hebrews of this city of Smyrna have lately received a letter from Sabadai their Prophet, from his priso... See More
1968 Mark Rudd at Columbia University w/ photo...
Item #705069
September 19, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 19, 1968
* Mark Rudd - American political organizer
* Counterculture movement anti-war activist
* Columbia University protests - Weather Underground
* Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
The front page has a heading: "Columbia Gets Ready For Who Knows What?" with lead-in: "Registration Days" and ph... See More
Details of a recently published religious book...
Item #705059
July 29, 1675
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 29, 1675 The bottom of the back page has a listing of recent books published, one of which is: "The Pattern of Catechistical Doctrine at large, Or, a Pious & Learned Exposition of the Ten Commandments, with an Introduction, containing the use and benefit of Catechizing the General Grounds of Religion; and the Truth of Christina Religion in particular, pr... See More
By the author of the 'Present State of the Jews'...
Item #705056
July 14, 1679
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 14, 1679
* Clergyman & author Lancelot Addison, D.D.
* "The Present State of the Jews" book advertisement
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
The back page has several "Advertisements" among which is for the publishing of a book: "The Life and Death of Mahumed, the Author of the Turkish Religion. B... See More
1973 New York Dolls advertisement...
Item #705043
October 11, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 11, 1973
* New York Dolls - punk rock music band pioneers
* Waldorf Astoria Halloween concert advertisement
Page 51 has a nice full page advertisement for a "NEW YORK DOLLS" Concert at the Waldorf Astoria on Halloween night. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to... See More
1971 The Bee Gees NYC concert advertisements...
Item #705040
February 04, 1971
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 4, 1971
* The BEE GEES concert advertisements
* Philharmonic Hall - Manhattan & more
* Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb brothers
Page 35 has a full page advertisement for upcoming concerts by "The BEE GEES" (see images) Page 34 has a 4 x 3 1/2 inch ad for a "BEE GEES" concert at Philharmonic Hall in Man... See More
Capitol Pediment artwork of Luigi Persico is completed and unveiled...
Item #705029
November 08, 1828
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 8, 1828 Page 4 has a very detailed article on the completion of the carved artwork of Luigi Persico, the artist who created the "Genius of America" pediment which fronts the Capitol building in Washington. It was work in progress from 1825 - 1828 and this report describes the work, beginning: "The scaffolding and shed whic... See More
1970 Fairport Convention nightclub advertisement...
Item #705026
December 24, 1970
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 24, 1970
* Fairport Convention - English folk rock band
* Bitter End nightclub performances ad
Page 30 has a 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for "Fairport Convention" performances at The Bitter End night club in Greenwich Village"
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save... See More
Jewish artist Marc Chagall death...
Item #705013
March 29, 1985
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 29, 1985
* Marc Chagall death (1st report)
* Belarusian Jewish artist - paintings
Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Chagall, Artist of Joy and Suffering, Dies" with photo of Chagall and one of his works. First report coverage continues on page 3 with another one of his works.
Complete 1st section with all 36 pages, nice condit... See More
1967 Newark riots... Civil Rights movement...
Item #704990
July 27, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 27, 1967
* 1967 Newark, New Jersey race riots
* Civil Rights movement - urban decay
* Long, hot Summer of 1967 - arson
* "Summer of Love" era
The front page has two related articles headed: "Hippies in Newark: Loving a Ghetto" and "Black Power Conclave & The Perfidious Press" and some related ... See More
1971 James Taylor & Bee Gees concert ads....
Item #704988
August 19, 1970
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 19, 1971
* James Taylor - American singer - songwriter - guitarist
* Carnegie Hall concert performance advertisement
* The BEE GEES concert at Philharmonic Hall ad
Page 37 has a nice full page advertisement for "JAMES TAYLOR IN CONCERT" advertisement for performances at Carnegie Hall.
Page 36 has a 5 1/2... See More
Our earliest report on Lincoln's political career...
Item #704987
December 30, 1854
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 30, 1854
* Among the earliest mentions of Abraham Lincoln
* Six years prior to his 1st presidential election win
Political reports on Abraham Lincoln are extremely elusive before 1858, the year he gained national attention with the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Most early mentions of Lincoln are small, classified ads in his hometown newspaper promoting his law firm.... See More
1971 Black Panther 21 acquitted... Elton John...
Item #704982
May 20, 1971
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 20, 1971
* Panther 21 members acquitted
* Black Panther Party trial
* Elton John concert advertisement
* Carnegie Hall in Manhattan
The front page has a heading: "Notes from the Panther jury box" Lengthy coverage continues on multiple inside pages.
wikipedia notes: The Panther 21 is a group of twenty-one Black Panthe... See More
Terrific slave auction illustration from 1856 - one of the most desirable...
Item #704979
November 29, 1856
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 29, 1856 The most notable item within this issue is the very nice full page print captioned: "Slave Sale, Charleston, South Carolina, From A Sketch By Eyre Crowe", which depicts the sale of over a dozen slaves.
This woodcut print of Eyre Crowe's painting remains one of the most desired on the slave trade as only rarely are... See More
Very early engraving showing Salt Lake City...
Item #704978
January 02, 1858
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 2, 1858
* Salt Lake City, Utah Territory
* Mormons - Mormonism
Formatted much like Harper's Weekly with many nice prints.
The prime feature is the very nice, full page engraving captioned: "The Great Salt Lake City of The Mormons, Looking West--The Salt Lake In The Distance". The scene shows not much more than a village with va... See More
Three Washington documents & one by Hamilton...
Item #704965
September 08, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 8, 1790
* President George Washington
* Alexander Hamilton notice
The back page has a nice Act of Congress "...for the relief of disabled soldiers and seamen lately in the service of the United States..." headed by an engraving of a heraldic eagle & is signed in type: George Washington.
There are also two addresses to the Pr... See More
1967 Newark riots... Civil Rights movement...
Item #704959
July 20, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1967
* 1967 Newark, New Jersey race riots
* Civil Rights movement - urban decay
* Long, hot Summer of 1967 - arson
* "Summer of Love" era
The front page has a heading: "The Exploded City: Exercise in Futility" with 3 related photos including one of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). (see images) Coverage conti... See More
1967 Bob Dylan's "Don't Look Back" film opening day ad...
Item #704957
September 07, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 7, 1967
* Bob Dylan - "Dont Look Back" opening premiere
* 1965 concert tour in England movie - film advertisement
* American folk singer - songwriter
Page 31 has a 5 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "DON'T LOOK BACK", a Bob Dylan film of his 1965 concert tour in England. (see image... See More
1965 Yoko Ono 's "Cut Piece" art performance...
Item #704958
June 24, 1965
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 24, 1965
* Yoko Ono - pre John Lennon - Beatles
* "Bag Piece" art performance - Cinematheque
* Fluxus movement - art performances (experimental)
Page 23 has a small advertisement: "YOKO ONO" (see image) Not mentioned in the ad, this was for her famous "Bag Piece" performance. Probably only found in... See More
1961 Norman Mailer's open poem to JFK...
Item #704960
November 23, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 23, 1961
* American Novelist & more Norman Mailer
* Open poem to John F. Kennedy - JFK
Page 4 has a poem headed: "Open Poem To John Fitzgerald Kennedy" which is signed in type: Norman Mailer
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth not... See More
Secretariat wins 1973 triple crown...
Item #704954
June 14, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 14, 1973
* Secretariat wins the triple crown
* Thoroughbred horse racing
* Belmont Stakes (3 of 3)
The front page has a one column heading: "A horse for all seasons" Article continues on page 40 with related photo. (see images) Secretariat won the triple crown just a few days earlier. Being a weekly publication, this i... See More
1964 Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston title fight
Item #704952
March 05, 1964
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 5, 1964
* Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs. Sonny Liston (1st)
* Famous boxing's World Heavyweight Championship
* One of the greatest sports moments of the 20th century
Pages 4 & 5 has a first hand report by Lawrence Shainberg on the recent boxing heavyweight championship fight between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston.... See More
1973 New Riders of the Purple Sage...
Item #704951
February 22, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 22, 1973
* New Riders of the Purple Sage - country rock band
* Felt Forum - inside Madison Square Garden concert
* Connection with some members of The Grateful Dead
Page 41 has a nice full page advertisement for a "New Riders of the Purple Sage" concert at the Felt Forum in Manhattan. (see images)
I suspect this to b... See More
1971 THE WHO concert ad... Evel Kneivel stunt ad...
Item #704950
July 08, 1971
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 8, 1971
* Early The Who - English rock band
* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon
* Forest Hills Music Festival concert advertisement
* Evel Knievel performance at Madison Square Garden
* American stunt performer and entertainer ad
* Ramp-to-ramp Harley Davidson motorcycle jump
Page 41 has a full page advertiseme... See More
1962 Norman Mailer's open letter to JFK...
Item #704948
December 20, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 20, 1962
* American Novelist & more Norman Mailer
* Open letter to John F. Kennedy - JFK
The front page has a heading: "An Open Letter to JFK From Norman Mailer" which continues on a inside page is signed in type: Norman Mailer
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to ... See More
1973 "The Dark Side of the Moon" concert Ad...
Item #704944
June 07, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 7, 1973
* "The Dark Side of the Moon" album tour
* Pink Floyd - Roosevelt Satadium concert advertisement
* British psychedelic rock group - band performance
Page 31 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for a "PINK FLOYD" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey shorty after the release of th... See More
1972 Bette Milder debut album & concert ads...
Item #704942
November 23, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 23, 1972
* Bette Milder - American singer & actress
* "The Driving Miss M" debut album release
* Philharmonic Hall concert advertisement
Page 57 has a nice full page advertisement for the release of Bette Milder's debut album "The Driving Miss M".
Page 63 has a 6 x 3 1/2 inch ad for her concert at... See More
Broadside stock market price list...
Item #704932
May 02, 1904
Supplement To THE WALL STREET DAILY NEWS, New York, May 2, 1904
* Rare stock market sheet from New York City
"A Daily Journal Devoted to Financial Interests" as noted in the masthead, but rather than being the typical newspaper, this is the monthly broadside (printed on one side only)chart noting: '"Highest & Lowest Prices and Total Sales of Stocks at New Y... See More
Weekend premiere of "Monty Python's Life of Brian", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #704928
August 19, 1979
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 19, 1979 (Front & Calendar Sections)
* "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (small ad)
* Apocalypse Now (full-page ad)
* Opening weekend for both
A terrific issue on the premiere weekends of the motion picture hits "Monty Python's Life of Brian" and "Apocalypse Now". Additional large ads are for "Hooper", "Ro... See More
First mention of skiing in an American newspaper? Barnum's paper...
Item #704926
March 19, 1853
ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, March 19, 1853 P.T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly". These latter two ultimately becoming immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last but 48 issues.
Although an illustrated newspaper, perhaps the most nota... See More
Premiere of "Rocky", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #704914
December 01, 1976
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 1, 1976
* Best "Rocky" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American sports drama film
* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rocky" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood are... See More
Early print of Pyramid Lake, Oregon...
Item #704912
March 29, 1851
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 29, 1851 The top of the front page features a nice print of: "Pyramid Lake, Oregon" which would seem to be one of the earlier prints of it to be found in any periodical. Beneath the print is very descriptive text.
Four pages, large folio size, 3 folds, mild wear at the folds & margins, good condition. Folder size noted is for the issu... See More
Latest from the California Gold Rush...
Item #704908
September 22, 1849
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 22, 1849
* California gold rush - 49ers
* Steamship "Empire City"
Page 3 has: "From California" with the latest news, bits including: "...The Empire City brings over $600,000 in species and gold dust...An attack had been made by a party of rowdy Americans in San Francisco...emigrants from Missouri...are now arriving d... See More
John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...
Item #704904
March 17, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 17, 1862
* John Wilkes Booth theater ad
* Civil War original reporting
The front page contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delight collectors, in this case an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical production of Richard III at the Mary Provost Theater in New York--starring John Wilkes Booth. See the photo below for the complete ... See More
Review & premiere of "Purple Rain", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #704896
July 27, 1984
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 27, 1984
* Best "Purple Rain" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Rock musical drama film - Prince
* The Corsicain Brothers opening day as well
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Purple Rain", which includes a full-page ad and review. Other premiers and recent releases with full-page ads includ... See More
Decoration Day... Captain Crook and Apache scouts...
Item #704888
June 02, 1883
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 2, 1883 (see note below)
* Decoration Day (Memorial Day) themed prints
* Apache Indians... General Crook
The front cover and pg. 8 (paginated pg. 236) both have Decoration Day-themed illustrations. An inside page has seated portraits of Gen. Crooks & his Apache scout. Another shows a group portrait of Crook's cavalrymen & Apache scouts. A... See More
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