1978 death of Keith Moon... THE WHO drummer...
Item #705793
September 18, 1978
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
1971 comic Lenny Bruce film advertisement...
Item #705771
June 24, 1971
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24, 1971
* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* "Dirtymouth" - Biographic film - movie
* Opening day premiere advertisement
Page 59 has a 8 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Dirtymouth", a biographic film on the life of comedian Lenny Bruce. (see image)
I suspect this to be ... See More
1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...
Item #705770
August 10, 1972
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)
Page 39 ... See More
1978 "Meat Loaf" Central Park concert ad...
Item #705769
August 28, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1978
* MEAT LOAF American singer musician advertisement
* Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival - Central Park
The back page has a full page advertisement for a "MEAT LOAF" performance at the Dr. Pepper Music Festival in Central Park. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really... See More
1962 Washington Square Park map by Jaf...
Item #705768
August 02, 1962
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
1978 Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead & Bruce Springsteen ads...
Item #705767
August 21, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 21, 1978
* Dolly Parton - country music singer songwriter
* Palladium nightclub concert hall ad (sold out)
* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium
* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance
* Americ... See More
1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...
Item #705765
April 12, 1976
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
1983 Twisted Sister, Stevie Nicks & The Police ads...
Item #705762
August 23, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983
* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band
* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter
* The Police - English rock band - musician "Sting"
Page 83 has two 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisements for performances by Twisted Sister at the Beacon Theatre and Stevie Nicks at Radio City Music Hall. (... See More
Daredevil jumps off Oakland Bay Bridge in 1937... Amazing!
Item #705760
March 23, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 23, 1937
* San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge dive
* Daredevil Ray Woods jumps off w/ photos
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Daredevil Breaks Back in 186-Foot Leap Off Bridge" with subheads and large photo. (see) More on the following pages including a great full page pictorial. Probably only reported in a San Francisco area ... See More
1984 "RUSH" MSG concert ad...
Item #705738
August 28, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1984
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "Grace Under Pressure" album tour
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
Page 58 has a full page advertisement for upcoming "RUSH" concerts at three separate venues including Madison Square Garden. (see ima... See More
1984 Revenge of the Nerds & R.E.M. advertisements...
Item #705737
July 24, 1984
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 Ghostbusters & Gremlins opening day movie ads...
Item #705736
June 12, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 12, 1984
* "Ghostbusters" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review
* Supernatural comedy - Bill Murray
* Gremlins opening day as well
Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the movie "GHOSTBUSTERS"
Page 44 has a 9... See More
1984 Cyndi Lauper & Motley Crue concert ads...
Item #705734
April 24, 1984
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
1979 Led Zepplein & Amityville Horror...
Item #705624
July 30, 1979
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 Aerosmith concert & Alice Cooper album ads...
Item #705623
September 05, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1974
* Early Aerosmith - American hard rock band ad
* Steven Tyler - Joe Perry - Tom Hamilton
* Schaefer Music Festival - Central Park NYC
* Alice Cooper - rock singer and songwriter
* "Greatest Hits" album release advertisement
Page 59 has a 9 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the upcoming performance of Aer... See More
1974 Jayne County gig ad... glam punk rock...
Item #705622
August 15, 1974
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
Very early from New Orleans...
Item #705565
August 07, 1840
THE DAILY PICAYUNE, Aug. 7, 1840 A very early issue from this Southern port city. The entire front page is taken up with ads & notices, several of which are illustrated, including 2 reward ads for runaway slaves. News reports are found on page 2 & 3 with more ads as well, including three illustrated runaway slave reward ads.
Inside has 5 more illustrated. runaway slave ads, as... See More
From the Monterey Bay...
Item #705564
March 13, 1875
SANTA CRUZ ENTERPRISE, California, March 13, 1875 A volume 2 issue of this now-popular seaside community in the Monterey Bay vicinity. Various news of the day with a great wealth of advertisements.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, minor margin wear, nice condition.
The day before Robert E. Lee would surrender... A Mormon canal...
Item #705562
April 08, 1865
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT SUPPLEMENT, April 8, 1865 This first column has some interesting articles including: "Jeff. Davis On The Value of Money" "Gen. Sherman on Peace & the End of the War" "A Mormon Enterprise", the latter concerning the Mormons digging a canal for irrigation and navigation.
Complete as a single sheet "Supplement" issue, an archival me... See More
Captured letter of Jeff. Davis to Robert E. Lee...
Item #705561
July 10, 1863
THE EVENING BULLETIN, Providence, Rhode Island, July 10, 1863 The first column heads on the front page include: "The Captured Letter of Jeff. Davis to Lee" "He Says Lee Has Made a Mistake' "He Has Neither Horses nor Men to Send" "He Was Anxious About Vicksburg" "A Battle Expected at Once Near Williamsport" "Movements of the Opposing Armie... See More
Wonderfully detailed reports on the Hamilton - Burr duel...
Item #705560
August 17, 1804
THE TIMES, London, England, Aug. 17, 1804 This is a wonderful issue on the infamous Hamilton-Burr duel, with page 2 beginning: "We yesterday received sets of the N.Y. papers...They are almost entirely filled with particulars relating to that melancholy event, the death of General Hamilton, which has diffused a general; gloom over every part of the American continent...That unfortunate c... See More
On the lives of Jefferson and Adams, recently deceased...
Item #705559
August 15, 1826
THE TIMES, London, England, Aug. 15, 1826 Page 2 has an entire column taken up with a fine report concerning the lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, appropriately headed: "Jefferson And Adams". These two founding fathers died on the same day, July 4, 1826, ironically the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
There are two portions to the detailed article, the ... See More
Washington D.C. is captured by the British, in a British newspaper...
Item #705558
September 27, 1814
THE TIMES, London, England, Sept. 27, 1814 Page 3 has an entire column taken up with a notable report headed: "CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON" which begins: "We stop the press to announce the receipt of the following most important intelligence from America:---BULLETIN" "Capt. Wainwright...arrived early this morning at this office with dispatches from Vince A... See More
John F. Kennedy is assassinated...
Item #705557
November 23, 1963
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1963 A two line banner head: "Kennedy Assassinated - Johnson Sworn As President" with the two front page photos showing the Kennedys just moments before the fatal shot, and L.B. Johnson being sworn in as President.
Photos of his life appear on pages 3 & 5.
The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-20, never bound nor trimmed, i... See More
V-E Day is proclaimed...
Item #705556
May 08, 1945
DAILY NEWS, New York City, May 8, 1945 The entire front page is taken up with a huge photo of a large, gleeful crowd in New York City with the words: " IT'S OVER IN EUROPE ! " dropped out of the photo.
Also on the front page is: "Proclamation Due At 9.A.M." There are related articles on pages 2 & 3, and the doublepage centerfold, plus the back page has a banner ... See More
Opening review for the 1976 movie "The Bad News Bears"...
Item #705555
May 03, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 3, 1976
* "The Bad News Bears" - American sports comedy
* Opening premiere movie film review w/ photo
* Actor Walter Matthau & actress Tatum O'Neal
Page 123 has the opening review of the film "The Bad News Bears" with heading: "I'd Rather 'Lose' by Winning Than 'Win' by Losing&... See More
1976 "All the President's Men" World premiere ad...
Item #705554
April 05, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 5, 1976
* "All the President's Men" film opening
* World premiere movie advertisement
* American biographical political thriller
* re. Watergate scandal - Richard Nixon
* Actors Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman
Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for for the World premiere of "All the Presid... See More
World War II officially comes to an end... First Jewish Miss America...
Item #705552
September 03, 1945
THE STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, Sept. 3, 1945 Although the fighting with Japan ended August 14, the war was not officially over until the surrender documents were signed aboard the U.S.S. Missouri on September 2. This newspaper--a military newspaper no less--has a banner headline: "Japs Sign, 6-Yr. War Ends" with various related subheads.
Also of interest is a back page ph... See More
The D-Day invasion...
Item #705549
June 06, 1944
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, EXTRA, June 6, 1944 A displayable issue given this dramatic front page headline: "ALLIES SMASH ON" above which is dropped out of a black box: "EXTRA". Various war-related subheads and map showing the invasion area of Northern France.
Complete in 12 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.
America enters World War II...
Item #705547
December 08, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA--Dec. 8, 1941 This issue has one of the best and most displayable headlines on America's entry into World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor, with a huge, banner "EXTRA" above the masthead, and the large headline: "U.S. - JAP WAR!" with "HAWAII, MANILA BOMBED; TWO U.S. WARSHIPS SUNK".
There are various subheads including: &q... See More
Mehmend Kemal Bey executed for Armenian Massacres...
Item #705543
April 14, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1919
* Mehmed Kemal Bey execution - hanging
* Armenians genocide architect - participant
* Young Turks Party - Istanbul, Turkey
The top of the front page has a 1-column, 2-line heading: "Turks Hang Kemal Bey for Armenian Massacres", followed by a brief article which includes in part: "Govenor of Diarbekr, has been publicly hanged in Bayaz... See More
Hamilton's historic plan for a National Bank...
Item #705541
December 25, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Dec. 25, 1790 The front page has the" "Plan Of A National Bank, As laid before the House of Representatives of the United States by the Secretary of the Treasury, the 13th instant."
This was the very historic--and significant plan of Alexander Hamilton. On December 15 Hamilton submitted a report to Congress making the case. He ... See More
George Washington & John Adams...
Item #705540
May 22, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 22, 1790 Most of the front page is a letter headed "Discourses on Davilia" (# VI) which was a series of papers on political history written by John Adams.
Inside has various news of the day with page 3 having reports from "Congress" taking about half of the page. A brief item at the bottom of page 3 notes: "The President o... See More
Captured by Indians... Treasury Dept. document on the historic Funding Act of 1790...
Item #705539
September 25, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 25, 1790 The back page has a "Proclamation" signed by the King of France: Louis.
The front page has a notable item headed: "Treasury Department" concerning the historic Funding Act of 1790, whereby the new federal government assumed the debts of the individual states incurred during the Revolutionary War.
Page 3 has an inter... See More
Female intrepidity...
Item #705537
December 20, 1800
WEEKLY MUSEUM, New York, Dec. 20, 1800 Among the articles: "Instance of Female Intrepidity" "Cruel Russian Punishment" "Tobacco" "Fire" and more.
Four pages, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, nice condition.
The "downfall of Babylon" and "fake news"...
Item #705536
November 07, 1835
THE DOWNFALL OF BABYLON, New York, Nov. 7, 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 and a subtitle: "Or, the Triumph ... See More
German language newspaper from 1833 Harrisburg...
Item #705534
January 02, 1834
HARRISBURGER MORGENROTHE, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Jan. 2, 1834 A quite scarce newspaper for the German-speaking community in the Harrisburg area, printed entirely in the German language. Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" notes that only the Pennsylvania State Library has a reasonable run of this title, two other institutions having but a single issue.
Four pages,... See More
By the Shaker Community...
Item #705533
THE SHAKER, Shakers, New York, and Shaker Village, New Hampshire, February, 1876 A monthly publication "Published By The United Societies" for those in the Shaker community, quite famous today for the style of furniture they produced.Much religious content as might be expected.
Eight pages, 9 1/4 by 12 1/2 inches, glued at the spine, very nice condition.... See More
Boer War newspaper, "Special Siege Edition" on necessity paper...
Item #705532
April 30, 1900
THE MAFEKING MAIL--SPECIAL SIEGE EDITION, South Africa, May 14, 1900 A fascinating newspaper published during the Boer War under "siege" conditions. Note above the dateline: "Issued Daily, Shells Permitting".
Items include: "Events of the Day" "Eloff Takes the Fort" "The Baralongs Rose to the Occasion" "Boer Treachery" and more.
S... See More
Jefferson Davis' family...
Item #705531
October 11, 1866
LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, 1866 Page 2 includes: "Jefferson Davis' Family" "How the President Feels" "A Wonderful Dream--Narrow Escape of a Railroad Train" and more.
Four pages, very nice condition.
By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...
Item #705530
January 06, 1905
THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 6, 1905 As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925. Five days after winning the ca... See More
Woodrow Wilson is re-elected President...
Item #705528
November 10, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 10, 1916
* Woodrow Wilson election
* Charles Evans Hughes
The front page has a banner headline: "REPUBLICANS DEMAND RECOUNT" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
... See More
Rare, short-lived Texas newspaper from its first capital... The virtues of Brazoria County...
Item #705527
January 28, 1888
THE OLD CAPITOL, Columbia, Texas, Jan. 28, 1888 Yes, Columbia--now known as West Columbia--was the first formal capital of Texas, established in 1836. A quite rare title which existed for less than 2 years. Only one institution has a substantial holding of this title and its file is not complete.
Page 2 has: "BRAZORIA COUNTY" "Richest Dirt On Earth!" "Most De
Scarce French-English newspaper from Louisiana...
Item #705526
July 30, 1870
LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, July 30, 1870 A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French while the reverse is in English save for the advertisements, most being in French.
Folio size, wide margins, nice condition.
1976 Bruce Springsteen nightclub advertisement...
Item #705525
October 04, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1976
* Early Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" performance
* "Born to Run" album with E Street Band tour
* American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 84 has a full page, though plain looking advertisement for a "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN" performanc... See More
Battle of Fort Donelson.... Lincoln on Emancipation... Constitution for Deseret...
Item #705524
March 12, 1862
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 12, 1862 The front page begins with: "Are the Abolition, Free Negroites to Force this War into One of Emancipation?" which is a prophetic article. Also: "Sec. Chase Working Slaves on Southern Plantations". Inside has over half a page on the continued: "Reflections On The Present Crisis".
Another page is mostly taken up with: &q... See More
A Southern-leaning newspaper in the North...
Item #705523
March 04, 1863
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 4, 1863 Among the various articles in this issue are: "A Timely Warning" "Are We a Military Despotism?" "Free Negroes in St. Louis--Abolition Philanthropy!" "Virginia Before the Abolition Raid" "Letter From the Army" and much more.
Eight pages, a vertical crease near the middle, good condition.
Described ... See More
THE BAND (Rock Band) Palladium Nightclub '76 Concert...
Item #705522
September 13, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sep. 13, 1976
* THE BAND Canadian-American rock band
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 83 has a nice advertisement for a upcoming "THE BAND" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to sa... See More
Best San Francisco earthquake issue to be had...
Item #705521
April 19, 1906
THE CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER, San Francisco, California, April 19, 1906 This newspaper is destined to be--if not already--one of the premiere issues of the early 20th century.
See the photos for the great headlines and reports found not only on the front page but on all four pages.
Due to the destruction of the presses in San Francisco, these three separate & competing newspapers combin... See More
1978 Bob Marley editorial w/ photos...
Item #705520
April 17, 1978
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 17, 1978
* Bob Marley and the Wailers editorial w/ photos
* Jamaican reggae music singer songwriter - guitarist
The front page has a heading within a photo of Bob Marley: "Bob Marley Satisfies His Soul" (see image)
Page 75 has a editorial with same heading and another photo of Marley. (see images)
I suspect this to b... See More
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