Siamese Twins Chang-Eng...
Item #206686
February 27, 1837
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Feb. 27, 1837 Ftpg. ad: "Last Day The Siamese Twin Brothers---CHANG-ENG...have fixed, Wednesday, March 1, as...their last day of...stay in this city...At The Globe Hotel...". Subscribers name written above the masthead.
Andrew Jackson's State of the Union Address...
Item #206680
December 12, 1831
NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Dec. 12, 1831 The " Message" from the President to Congress takes much of pg. 2, signed in type: Andrew Jackson. Bit of lite rubbing in the message, stray writing above the masthead "bleeds" through to pg. 2, occasional foxing.
"Great Expectations" Collection VI
Item #206678
June 21, 1861
HARPER'S WEEKLY, June 22, 1861 through August 3, 1861. This is a seven-issue set (part 6) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.
This set would look great displayed in one of our 17 inch by 14 inch display cases which can be viewed at www... See More
"Great Expectations" Collection V...
Item #206675
May 11, 1861
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1861 through June 15, 1861. This is a six-issue set (part 5) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.
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"Great Expectations" Collection IV
Item #206671
March 30, 1861
Harper's Weekly, March 30, 1861 through May 4, 1861. This is a six-issue set (part 4) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.
This set would look great displayed in one of our 17 inch by 14 inch display cases which can be viewed at www.rar... See More
"Great Expectations" Collection III - 6 issues...
Item #206668
February 16, 1861
HARPER'S WEEKLY, February 16, 1861 through March 23, 1861. This is a six-issue set (part 3) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.
The individual issues are described as:
HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 16, 1861 Full ftpg. is an extremely d... See More
"Great Expectations" Collection II...
Item #206665
January 05, 1861
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 5, 1861 through February 9, 1861. This is a six-issue set (part 2) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.
This set would look great displayed in one of our 17 inch by 14 inch display cases which can be v... See More
"Great Expectations" Collection I
Item #206663
November 24, 1860
Harper's Weekly, November 24, 1860 through December 29, 1860. This is a six-issue set (part 1) of Harper's Weekly containing the Charles Dickens "Great Expectations" in serialization format. The set provides more than a 10% discount over purchasing the issues individually.
This set would look great displayed in one of our 17 inch by 14 inch display cases which can be viewed a... See More
Post Civil War South...
Item #206641
February 25, 1868
UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., Feb. 25, 1868 Front page has: "Condition Of The South" "Letter From Gov. Perry of South Carolina" "Terrible Paralyzation Of The People" "How The South Costs the Country a Hundred Millions, instead of Adding a Hundred Millions to its Resources". Archival mend to a tear in unrelated content affecting each leaf, bit of lite fold foxing.
Andrew Jackson Treaty...
Item #206603
June 13, 1831
NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord NH June 13, 1831 On the front page under an engraving of an eagle and shield is "A Proclamation" concerning a "Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and His Majesty the Emperor of Austria". Includes the articles of the treaty, signed in type: Andrew Jackson. Occasional foxing.
Various 1847 treaties...
Item #206602
May 14, 1841
NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord NH May 14, 1841 On pg. 3 under an engraving of an eagle is "A Proclamation" concerning a "Treaty Of Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Hanover". Includes the articles of the treaty, signed in type: M. Van Buren. Lite fold foxing, mostly on the front page, otherwise in ni... See More
Various 1847 treaties...
Item #206601
January 28, 1847
NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Jan. 28, 1847 On the ftpg. under an engraving of an eagle and shield are a "Convention With The Grand Duchy Of Hesse Cassel For The Abolition Of The Droit DAuabaine And Of Taxes On Emigration", a "Treaty With Belgium, Of Commerce And Navigation", a "Treaty With The Two Sicilies Of Commerce And Navigation", a &quo... See More
Farming Newspaper...
Item #206595
July 01, 1865
BOSTON CULTIVATOR, July 1, 1865 Ftpg. has an illus. and report: Bullards Improved Hay Tender". Mostly agricultural-related content. Lite staining in the left margin and in some text, ftpg. has a small inked stamp in the upper right corner, some fold foxing. Tabloid-size, uncut.
Russell Russell Lowell Poem ...
Item #206593
February 07, 1850
THE DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., Feb. 7, 1850 The ftpg. has a poem: "The First Snow Fall. By James Russell Lowell". Vertical dampstaining in unrelated content affecting each leaf. 4 pages.
A Civil War Winslow Homer print...
Item #172474
June 08, 1861
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1861 The front page shows: "Uniforms of the Fifth Regiment New York Volunteers, Colonel Duryee, Now at Fortress Monroe". Also in this issue is a Winslow Homer print titled: "The Advance Guard of the Grand Army of U.S. Crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac at 2 a.m. on May 24, 1861", prints of: "The Late Colonel Ellsworth&quo... See More
Franklin Pierce resigns from the Senate...
Item #206563
March 10, 1842
NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, March 10, 1842 On pg. 2 under "Mr. Pierces Resignation" is a letter from Franklin Pierce to Gov. Page resigning his seat in the U.S. Senate, signed in type: Franklin Pierce.
Henry Longfellow poem...
Item #206557
January 31, 1850
THE DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., Jan. 31, 1850 Ftpg. has the words of a poem: "The Day is Gone By Longfellow". Vertical dampstaining through the middle does not affect this content.
Improvement in Three-Wheeled Velocipedes...
Item #206545
May 08, 1869
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, May 8, 1869, from New York. This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Van Guysling's Patent Rail Chair and Support; Pallissard's Walking Support for Infants; Improvement in Three-Wheeled Velocipedes; Centenary of the Steam Engine - James Watt; and other articles. See photos for details.... See More
The Mannlicher Gun...
Item #206544
January 05, 1889
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, January 5, 1889, from New York. This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: New Railroad Over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado; The Mannlicher Gun; The Lowth Telephone; A Gas-Propelled Carriage; and other articles. See photos for details.
Professor Gray's Telephone in New York and Philadelphia...
Item #206543
April 28, 1877
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, April 28, 1877, from New York. This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Watson's Gap Lathe; The Ironclad Man-of-War Alexandra; Professor Gray's Telephone; and other articles. See photos for details.
Item #206540
July 20, 1907
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, July 20, 1907, from New York. This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Osborn College - An English Naval School; A New Automobile Boat; the Moon's Phases and Eclipse in July, 1907; The Fourth Annual Automobile Touring Contest for the Glidden Trophy; A New Identification System in the United States Army; and other articles. See photos for details... See More
Velocipedes in the English Army...
Early typewriter attachment...
Item #206512
November 30, 1889
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 30, 1889 Articles with images include: "The Military Bicycle", "Use of Velocipedes In The English Army", "The New Simpson Timber Dry dock at the Brooklyn, NY Navy Yard", "The Proposed Railway Bridge Between England and France", and the "Gledhill's Attachment For Type Writers", which is accompa... See More
Edison patent... Croton Aqueduct Tunnel...
Item #206511
September 14, 1889
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NY September 14, 1889. This paper has an article and print concerning: THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF PATENTS OF THOMAS EDISON. This article lists all the patents he attained plus how many he made application for. The frontpage of the issue also contains "The New Croton Aqueduct Tunnel Under the Harlem River". Other articles are "The New U. S. Cruiser Philadelphia... See More
General William Henry Harrison...
Item #206506
February 19, 1841
MANCHESTER REPRESENTATIVE, Manchester, N.H., Feb. 19, 1841 On pg. 2 under "Arrival of General Harrison" is a commentary stating in part: "Gen. Harrison has...already falsified the profession of log cabin plainness, simplicity and modesty...".
Lite rubbing on the ftpg. some lite foxing.
Pirate capture & circus advertisement...
Item #206471
July 03, 1820
NATIONAL ADVOCATE, New York, July 3, 1820 "Daring Outrage" on pg. 2 describes the capture of a ship off Cape Henry by a "piratical brig". Pg. 3 has an ad for a "Circus" on Broadway with details about "Monsieur Godreau", a tight- rope walker.
First leaf has a small hole in unrelated content.
Patent for window envelope...
Item #206470
June 21, 1902
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 21, 1902 This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: The listing for the patent #701,839 for the window envelop; The Ruins of St. Pierre; The Development of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal; Silkworm Culture in America; Extraordinary Trench Digging; The Elliott book-Typewriter; and other articles and advertisements. This is a full issue and i... See More
Wyoming Pennsylvania Deer Hunting...
Item #206469
November 25, 1839
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Nov. 25, 1839 Pg. 2 has an article " Deer Hunting In Wyoming (Pa.)" which describes Luzerne County as "picturesque and beautiful" & more, with much about the deer hunting there, plus mention of Harveys Lake and Bald Mountain. A nice article!
Annual Automobile Show...
Item #206451
January 21, 1923
THE SUNDAY CLEVELAND NEWS-LEADER, January 21, 1923, from Cleveland, Ohio. This is the "22nd Automobile Show Public Auditorium" issue and the front cover is printed in color. The front page has a mend, the lower right corner and upper left corner is missing, otherwise is in good condition. See photos for full details.
Item #206437
January 20, 1826
THE STATESMAN, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1826 A somewhat uncommon title containing general news and content, and ads. Lite fold rubbing on the ftpg., has a bit of stray writing in the right margin of the ftpg., some lite foxing.
Seneca Indians...
Item #206436
November 28, 1831
NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Nov. 28, 1831 Pg. 3 report: "Seneca Indians--Between two and three hundred Seneca Indians arrived in Cincinnati on the 10th inst., under charge of Col. McElvaine, on their way to lands beyond the Mississippi, provide for them by the government. Their lands relinquished, consist of about 40,000 acres, of excellent quality." A few traces of... See More
Steamboat Lexington Destroyed...
Item #206434
January 18, 1840
THE MADISONIAN, Washington, Jan. 18, 1840 Pg. 3 report: "Appalling Calamity" "Steambot [sic] Lexington Destroyed By Fire, And Nearly Two Hundred Lives Lost!", plus "Further Particulars". Says the boat left New York and that the fire occurred near Eltons Neck. Traces of foxing.
San Francisco California...
Item #206419
DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, CA, 1871. This 4 page newspaper, which has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Very early for California. Nice co... See More
Nun defection...
Item #206395
August 21, 1839
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Aug. 21, 1839 A pg. 3 report under "Tumultuous At Baltimore" provides details about an unusual incident involving the defection of a nun from the Carmelite Convent on Aisquith Street , and caused "considerable excitement". Also has a "Proclamation" from the mayor of Baltimore warning the public to stay away from the convent.
Treaty Of Alliance...
Item #206368
June 03, 1815
EVENING GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, June 3, 1815 Pg. 3 has: "Treaty of Alliance, Offensive and Defensive, Between, Russia, Austria, Prussia And Great Britain". Some foxing.
Tigers Lead Cubs...
Item #206347
October 04, 1935
THE NORWICH SUN, October 4, 1935, from Norwich, New York. Front page double-wide column headline "Tigers Put Four Runs Across In Eighth To Lead Cubs 5-3" with subhead "Detroit Rallies to Drive Lee to Showers - Barrage of Hits Changes Lead, 5 to 3, for American League Champs - Warneke on Mound". This also features a photo of Elden Auker and William C. Lee, the line-ups, the score by innings, a... See More
Tigers Beat Cubs...
Item #206342
October 03, 1935
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, October 3, 1935, from Omaha, Nebraska. The banner headline reads "Tigers Beat Cubs, 8 to 3" and features a two-column wide box score report on the front page along with a play-by-play inning report which begins on the front page and continues on page 2. This also contains news of the war and other news of the day. This is the full issue and is in good condition. See photos... See More
Reds and Tigers Tied in Championship Race...
Item #206339
October 07, 1940
THE NORWICH SUN, October 7, 1940, from Norwich, New York. Double-column wide headline "Reds Win 4-0 to Even Series and Force 7th and Final Game" with subhead "Bucky Walters Pitches Three-Hit Ball And Poles Out Homer to Keep Mates in Championship Race". This includes the lineup, box scores and play-by-play inning report. Also reports contains reports of the news of the day including "Working o... See More
Greenland Whales...
Item #206320
July 15, 1815
EVENING GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, July 15, 1815 A pg. 2 item says that 3 large " Greenland whales" appeared off Long Branch, N.Y., with mention that one "ran ashore" but then recovered and joined the other two who "kept near him". Also word about a "beached" whale on the Jersey shore that was killed by people wielding scythes. Occasional foxing.
New Year's Poems...
Item #206312
January 02, 1829
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE & JOURNAL, & ZIONS HERALD, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1829
* New Year's Poems
* New Year's Poems
* Carrier's Address
Back page has a poem: "New Years Address Of the Carriers of the Christian Advocate & Journal". Two minor printing creases in the poem, piece missing in the upper margin causing loss in the masthead, some foxing.
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Walla Walla Washington...
Item #206289
April 15, 1871
WALLA WALLA STATESMAN, Walla Walla WA, April 15 1871. This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Very early for Washington. Nice con... See More
Mark Twain on Christian Science...
Item #177180
December 27, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Robert H. McCurdy; The Fate of Trust Legislation; fullpage illustration The Keystone of the Venezuelan Situation; First American Cable Across the Pacific; fullpage illustration "Dr. Lorenze in the New York Hopitals" by Ranson; New York's Museum of Art with photos; fullpage illustration "... See More
Death of famed artist Thomas Nast...
Item #177179
December 20, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 20, 1902 The entire front page is a photo of Thomas Nast, the great American cartoonist. A related article is inside which includes a rare illustration of himself. Several additional pages have samples of his work. The tribute to Nast within this issue is in response to his death due to the Spanish Flu.
Great to have this report in Harper's Week... See More
Honoring Mark Twain...
Item #177178
December 13, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 13, 1902
Christmas Issue...
Item #177177
December 06, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 6, 1902 Frontpage color illustration "Here We Are Again" by Rogers; "The Belated Russian Passport" by Mark Twain; color fullpage "The Christmas Mail In The Far North" by Post; color fullpage "The Toy-Shop Window" by McLane; color fullpage "Christmas-Eve" by Green; fullpage "A Contrast"; fullpa... See More
Letters to Editor on Mark Twain's self obituary...
Item #177176
November 29, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 29, 1902
Item #177175
November 22, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 22, 1902
New York Number... Mark Twain's self obituary and portrait...
Item #177174
November 15, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 15, 1902 Colored front cover. Frontpage photo: "Americans of To-Morrow, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.", "The Beginnings of the St. Louis World;s Fair", "The West's Painter-Laureate", fullpage illustration "Dead Sure - A Bad Man to Stop", "St. Pierre, Miquelon, Destroyed by Fire" with photos, "Newfoun... See More
President Wilson's Inauguration...
Item #177173
November 08, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 8, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Michael I. Pupin; President Wilson's Inauguration; William M. Chase's Recent Work; The New Yale Square with photos; fullpage illustration "The Development of the Upper New York" by Pettit; fullpage illustration "The Men Who Long for the Fray, But Must Always Wait" by Giles... See More
Item #177172
November 01, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 1, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Clarence H. Mackay; The Presidential Hunt with photos; United States Rubber Industry in South America with photos; "Mad Mullah" and the English in Somaliland with photos; The Return of the Miners with photos; fullpage illustration "The Cathedral of Nova Sancta Sophia" by Pettit; The Mod... See More
Mark Twain Content....
Item #177171
October 25, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Edmund Janes James; The President's Coal-Strike Arbitrators; fullpage illustration "The Break in the Coal Strike. - A Historic Moment" by Ranson; fullpage illustration "The Largest Electrical Power-House in the World" by Meeker; Princeton's New President and the Men of ... See More
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