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Item #211361
February 22, 1878
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, February 22, 1878. A great issue for framing and displaying! "The New York Press Pays Its Respects to the American Senate" "Mixed Pickles" "Views In The Vatican at Rome" "The Assembly Ball at the Philadelphia Academy of Music"
Item #211359
February 23, 1878
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, February 23, 1878. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Waltz Notes" Marie Litta, The New Prima Donna" "Stanley's Explorations in Central Aftrica - Hauling Canoes Up Inkisi Falls" "Illustrated Magazines for March (multiple illustrations on one page)" "The Snow"
Item #210964
April 30, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 30, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown" "Sketches in Madeira" "At the Parsonage" "Some Prominent Members of the California Constitutional Convention" "From the Emerald isle"
Item #210959
April 14, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 14, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "The great Brooklyn Pow-Wow" "Sketches of Cadet Life at the Woolwich Military Academy, Woolwich, England" "Chopin" "The Mer de Glace, Upper Savoy" "The Great Flood at Szegedin, Hungary" "The New Flags of the French Army"
Item #210957
April 16, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 16, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Safely Over" "The Szegedlin Disater - The Theiss Overflowing the Embankment of the Alfoldbahn Railroad at 2:15 a.m. March 13" "The Voyage of the United States Man-Of-War Ticonderoga" "View of Free Town"
Item #210955
April 17, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 17, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Preparing for the Tournament" "The Song of Spring" "The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race" "Hot Pies!" "Descending From the General to the Particular"
Item #210945
April 01, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 1, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "April Fool!" "A Venentian Flower Seller" "A London Flower Seller" "The Serpent Charmers" "Character Sketches in Munich" "The Forester's Grace" "A Disenchantment" "A Hindoo Theatrical Announcement"
Item #210920
April 10, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, April 10, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Have Americans Any Rights That Bismarck Must Respect?" "The Zulu War" "Mary Ascending the Hill of Calvary" "Bear Shooting in Russia"
Item #210918
March 19, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, March 19, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Time to Wake Up." "A Happy Omen" "The Hudson River Tunnel at New York"
Item #210913
March 26, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, March 26, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "The Whirligig of Time" "Dona Juana L Loca, Queen of Castle and Leon, Conveying the Body of her Husband, Philip of Burgundy, from Burgos to Grendad" "Sketches in France" "Sketches in Canada" "Fancy Dress Ball of the Philharmonic Society in Vienna"
Item #210906
September 06, 1893
THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, September 6, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "Maine State Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color print "Iowa State Building at the World's Fair". Three tiny binding holes at the blank spine margi... See More
Item #210905
August 23, 1893
THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 23, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "The Missouri State Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color print "The Massachusetts State Building at the World's Fair". Three tiny binding holes at the ... See More
Item #210903
August 09, 1893
THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 9, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "The Indiana State Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color print "At the World's Fair". Three tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, some minor chippi... See More
Item #210902
July 12, 1893
THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, July 12, 1893
A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "On the Veranda of the Wisconsin Building". The back page features a full page color print "Government Exhibit at the World's Fair". Three tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, some m... See More
Item #210795
February 23, 1871
THE SAG HARBOR EXPRESS, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Feb. 23, 1871 An uncommon title from this once-famous whaling town near the eastern end of Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who frequent the neighboring Hamptons. The ftpg. has a small, comical bit: "A gentleman having a pony that started & broke his wife's neck, a neighbor told him that he wi... See More
Trouble in Hayti...
Item #210742
March 11, 1889
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, March 11, 1889 This newspaper is a "territorial" issue, printed six years before Utah would become a state. The front page has a wide variouety of news reports, many from the "Old West", but it also has an article headed: "The Bloody Haytiens" "A Town Captured and the Prisoners Butchered" with the report shown in full in the photos b... See More
Branch's diamond stone-sawing machine...
Item #210712
September 23, 1876
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 23, 1876 This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Branch's Diamond Stone-Sawing Machine; Thermo-Diffusion - a New Physical Phenomenon; Crystallized Glycerin; Apparatus for Lining Insoles of Boots; Improved Construction of Stables; The United States Patent Association; Honey Buzzards and their Prey; Gold in America -- Its First D... See More
Item #210710
November 05, 1877
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 5, 1877. A great issue for framing and displaying! "How 'Our Side' May Lose The Election" "The Famine in the British India" "The Election Excitement in France" "Burning of the Duke of Argyll's Castle at Inverary". This issue has some paper folds in the lower right-hand corner.
Item #210709
November 06, 1877
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 6, 1877. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Before and After Election" "An Arab Romance" "A Bazar In Constantinoble" "The Turco-Russian War - with the Turks in Bulgaria" "Joh Welsh, the New Minister to Great Britain" "Meade's Wonderful Midgets"
Item #210701
November 13, 1877
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 13, 1877. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Our Hot-Corn Plenipotentiary at the Paris Exhibition" "The Voyage of Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandra to England" "The French Exploring Expedition in the Desert of Sahara, Algeria" "Works of the Southern White Lead Co., St. Louis., Mo."
Item #210690
March 07, 1879
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, March 7, 1879. A great issue for framing and displaying! "Potter Calling the Kettle Black" "The War in South Africa" "Portrait of a German Lady" "Conditional Neutrality" "Moose Hunting in Canada - A Night in a Shanty"
Item #210684
August 30, 1893
THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, August 30, 1893. A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration of "The Entrance to Machinery Hall, World's Columbian Exposition". The back page features a full page color print "Idaho State Building, World's Columbian Exposition". Three tiny binding holes at the... See More
Item #210683
July 26, 1893
THE INTER OCEAN, Illustrated Supplement, Chicago, July 26, 1893. A great issue for framing and displaying! The full front page is a color illustration "Fish Exhibit - Illinois Building at the World's Fair". The back page features a full page color illustration "Sketches on Midway Plaisance". Three tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, some... See More
Porcelain manufacturing in 1875...
Item #210671
March 27, 1875
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 27, 1875 This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: PORCELAIN MANUFACTURING - STEAM ICE ELEVATOR - HYDRAULIC MOTOR & Much More. Included are images and related text of each. Period ads are present as well.
The issue is in good conditio... See More
Gleason's Monthly Companion magazines with wrappers...
Item #210473
January 01, 1874
Here is a collection of seven issues of GLEASON'S MONTHLY COMPANION magazine, Boston, all dated from 1874-1875, six of which still have the original pink or yellow outer wrappers (rarely found as such) with the remaining issue having the outer wrappers lacking. All issues have some edge wear as is typical, and all issues contain about 50 pages. A nice group of never-bound magazines. Each measu... See More
Annual "Cane Rush" at Columbia College...
Item #210376
October 21, 1882
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 21, 1882 This issue has a full front page illustration captioned: " New York City.---'Cane Rush' Of The Students Of Columbia College, October 9th." (see photos below). Inside has a related report that describes this event: "The 'Cane Rush' Of Columbia College Students". Is this still an annual tradition at Columbia? Great item for a current stu... See More
Uncommon from Topsfield in 1898...
Item #209933
October 08, 1898
THE TOPSFIELD TOWNSMAN, Massachusetts, October 8, 1898. Interesting local paper from this town, with various news of the day and many illustrated ads. Some of the headlines in this issue include: "War News of Local Interest" "Fall Field Day Of Knights Templar" "Seeding Grass Land" and much more. Complete in 4 pages, full size, has many folds but not fragile. little wear at the folds.
Topsfield newspaper with a huge Hires Root Beer ad...
Item #209657
June 11, 1898
THE TOPSFIELD TOWNSMAN, Massachusetts, June 11, 1898. An interesting and uncommon four page newspaper from this small Mass. town with various news of the day & other oddball tidbits throughout. The prime feature is the huge page 2 advertisement for Hires' Root Beer which takes fully half of the page (see photo). There is also much coverage of the Spanish-American War. Four pages, never bo... See More
1894 newspaper & Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...
Item #209645
May 08, 1894
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1894 Within this complete, 14 page newspaper is a nice, illustrated one column advertisement for "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show, with a small likeness of Buffalo Bill (see the photo below). The rest of the issue is filled with various news of the day & a wealth of ads. Several illustrations scattered throughout. Lightly browned, some margin tears, generally... See More
Front Page Illustration of the Democratic Donkey...
Item #209632
November 15, 1877
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, Nov. 15, 1877 This is the popular folio-size illustrated newspaper of 8 pages which contains a full front page political cartoon captioned: "The Democratic Donkey Stripping The Clothes Off The Back of the Army." An inside page has a map of the cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. A few other prints throughout, some minor margin tears, some dirti... See More
Rare judicial reform newspaper...
Item #209521
November 02, 1882
THE INDEPENDENT, Baltimore, Nov., 2, 1882. This is a quite rare title, I believe the first we have ever seen, and is the volume 1 number 2 issue. There is a political cartoon on the front page and another on page 3 (see photos). Complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed. Some browning & edge wear, generally rather good.
Early baseball...
Item #208832
September 07, 1865
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1865 On the front page under The Field & Base Ball is a brief summary and box score of a match between the Gotham and Eckford clubs. There is also a very brief dispatch about the contest between the Maryland club of Baltimore and the National club of Washington, won by Washington. Nice to have on the front page.
Children Newspaper...
Item #208811
January 01, 1872
THE CHILDS TREASURY, Phila., Jan. 1, 1872.Has religious-themed content for young people, plus a few illustrations. Measures 14 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches, has fold wear on the ftpg., small hole at the fold juncture, archival mend to a tear in the lower margin of each leaf, some margin dirtiness.
German content...
Item #208747
October 20, 1877
ANZEIGER, Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1877. All content is in German. Quarto-size, 4 pgs., archival mends to a few margins tears, edge wear, otherwise in good condition.
Item #208615
September 15, 1892
AMERICAN MACHINIST, New York, Sept. 15, 1892 Described in the masthead as: A Journal For Machinists, Engineers, Founders, Boiler Makers, Pattern Makers And Blacksmiths. About the size of Scientific American. Some wear along the spine, piece missing in the upper right corner affects each leaf, occasional foxing.
Children's Newspaper...
Item #208569
December 03, 1899
LESSONS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 3, 1899 Has Sunday-school related content with a few illustrations, obviously for youngsters. Quarto-size, with four pages. Minor fold creases.
War map of Austria versus Prussia...
Item #208518
August 10, 1866
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES, New York, Aug. 10, 1866 The front page id dominated by a very large map headed: "THE WAR BETWEEN AUSTRIA & PRUSSIA--Scene of the Late Battles & Present Position of the Prussian Army." which shows from Prague to Presburg and Neisse to Linz (see photos). Complete in 8 pages with tears at the top margin, otherwise never bound nor trimmed.
Item #208388
March 06, 1886
SUPPLEMENT TO THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, March 6, 1886 This is a single sheet with two related color illustrations, captioned: "Ladies First and Gentlemen After" and the and: "In Charge (Trespassers Beware)".
A a nice item for display.
The Barnum and Bailey Circus...
Item #208276
June 19, 1894
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 19, 1894
The issue has an ad on page 5 for "The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth". The add takes up 2 full columns and include over 15 small illustrations. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is complete in 8 pages. A little irregular at spine, bu... See More
Item #208128
January 28, 1874
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, January 28, 1874
This issue has a full page illustration on the front page titled: "Grand Centennial Military Ball" and several other full page illustrations on the inside. A great issue for framing and displaying!
This issue is complete in 8 pages. The edges are a little irregular but otherwise in good condition.
Double page print...
Item #208041
October 09, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1886
The doublepage centerfold taken from this issue, very nice for display. The print is captioned: "The New York Riding Club" and drawn by J. V. Chelminski. Nice condition.
Print from Heywood Hardy drawing...
Item #208031
May 03, 1873
THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, May 3, 1873
On page 4 there is a very nice print titled: "A Match--From the Water-Color Drawing by Heywood Hardy". This issue is complete in 8 pages and is in good condition.A great issue for framing and displaying!
Great double page print...
Item #208028
January 01, 1898
LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, 1898
This item is a double page centerfold illustration only. The print is of "The Three Great Naval Heroes of the War with Spain" by D. H. Anderson. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Great double page print...
Item #208026
February 14, 1891
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1891
This item is a double page centerfold print only. The print is titled: "Overland Route to the Pacific--A Stop for Dinner in New Mexico" drawn by W. H. Crane. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Great double page print...
Item #208025
July 04, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1885
This item is a double page centerfold print only. The print is of: "The Panama Canal--The Great Culebra Cut" drawn by Charles Graham. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Ulysses S. Grant...
Item #207956
June 06, 1868
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, Madison, June 6, 1868 The front page has a nice endorsement for the Grant-Colfax ticket (see inset). Features a famous quote from Grant ("Fight It Out On The Line") as well as a list of the electors. Uncommon to have a presidential endorsement on the front page. Very good condition.
Pelham Park New York Print...
Item #207151
August 09, 1884
Here is an original 19th century print from the famed HARPER'S WEEKLY for the date of August 9, 1884. This singlesheet print is titled: "PELHAM PARK, NEW YORK" drawn by Charles Graham. Nice for framing and in good condition.
Josh Billings....
Item #207083
September 03, 1867
UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, N.H., Sept. 3, 1867 Humorous front page item headed: "Josh Billings and the Gong", containing the usual oddly-spelled words typical of Billings works. Bit of lite fold foxing, but none in this content.
Andrew Johnson Reconstruction...
Item #206970
December 06, 1865
SUPPLEMENT TO THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN, Dec. 6, 1865 Ftpg. top of the first col: "Presidents Message" "The Perpetuity Of The Union!" "Supremacy Of The Constitution" "Secession Null and Void" "Treason A Crime!" "View On Negro Suffrage" & more. Message to the Congress, which takes 3 1/2 columns is signed in type: Andrew Johnson. Folio-siz... See More
Drag Saw...
Item #206963
July 12, 1879
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN July 12, 1879. This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions: GAS EXHAUSTER GOVERNOR - CUFF HOLDER - SEWER TRAP - DRAG SAW & Much More. These illustrations also have text that goes along with them. Very interesting advertisements as well, back in the day when many of t... See More
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