Billiards, and the Great Eastern...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 1, 1859  Inside has a print of: "Michael Phelan's Billiard Saloons..." and a: "Diagram of Shot" in billiards. The centerfold has a nice print of: "The Great Eastern Steamship As She Will Appear At Sea" with another small print of it. Lengthy article as well.

Inside also has a full page print of the: "State Inebri... See More  

1976 Entebbe raid... Hostages freed...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 2, 1976



* Operation Thunderbolt - Entebbe raid

* Israeli counter terrorist mission in Uganda

* Air France hijacking - hostages released



The front page has a banner headline: "Freed Hostages Tell Ordeal" with subheads and related photo.  (see images) Nice for display.

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1982 "Divine" drag queen performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 4, 1982



* "DIVINE" - Harris Glenn Milstead

* Character actor, singer and drag queen

* The Fun House nightclub advertisement



Page 118 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for a performance by "DIVINE" at the Fun House in New York City. (see image)

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World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 24, 1918  Nice front page headlines on World War I include: "HUGE BATTLE REOPENS" "Incendiaries Wreck Great Austrian Factories" "Mighty Infantry Attacks Are Launched By Germans" "Huge Damage Done By Raiders" with related subheads on the war.

Complete in 14 pages, library stamp at the top, nic... See More  

The Spanish-American War: map of what America is gaining... Death of Bismarck...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Aug 1, 1898  The front page features a nice map headed: "UNCLE SAM'S NEW TERRITORY AS A RESULT OF THE WAR" noting Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines.

The front page has various reports on the Spanish-American War with reports headed: "MILES' ARMY WILL REST NEAR PONCE" "To Move Troops To The North" "... See More  

The Battle of Sugar Point...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Oct. 6, 1898  



* Battle of Sugar Point - Leech Lake - Minnesota

* Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians - Bugonaygeshig



The front page is dominated by much reporting on the Battle of Sugar Point, with heads: "UNITED STATES FORCES ARE MASSACRED BY ENRAGED INDIANS ON BEAR ISLAND" "General Bacon, with 100 Men.l..Goes to Supress a White E... See More  

1983 "Never Say Never Again" film opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 11, 1983



* "Never Say Never Again" advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere - spy film

* Sean Connery's last role as James Bond



Page 46 has a 9 x 6 1/4 inch advertisement (not counting the locations underneath) for the opening day of the film "Never Say Never Again" (see images) This was Sean... See More  

Thomas Edison & electricity in 1893...

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Nazi newspaper from the island of Guernsey...

THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, May 30, 1944 This island was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda, yet in English, as residents were British. Among the front page reports: "Anglo-Americans Confronted with Hardest Task in Italy" "Preparing Public for Still More Bitter Sacrifices" "Murder Does Not Play" "Torquay &... See More  

1978 death of Keith Moon... THE WHO drummer...

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  

1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...

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)

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1962 Washington Square Park map by Jaf...

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  

1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...

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  

Daredevil jumps off Oakland Bay Bridge in 1937... Amazing!

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  

A Democratic Party organ...

KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., May 19, 1841 

Being from the nation's capital it is not surprising that there are various political reports. 

This was a biweekly published from 1841 to 1844. Founded by Amos Kendall, a prominent political figure and former Postmaster General under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, it served as a Democratic Party organ, refle... See More  

The first successful magazine in the country...

THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY, (Boston),  May 12, 1743  This was the very first successful magazine in America, preceded by just a few magazines which lasted but a couple of issues--one of which was by Ben Franklin. Even this title lasted but a few short years.

As the subtitle reads: "Containing Accounts of the Propagation & Revival of Religion in Great Britain & America", th... See More  

1984 "RUSH" MSG concert ad...

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 Ghostbusters & Gremlins opening day movie ads...

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  

During Washington's administration...

GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 19, 1794  



* 18th century America publication



The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction. The front page features 5 illustrated ship advertisements. Half of page 2 is taken up with reports from the "Federal Legislature". Among the back page ads is one for a... See More  

On the historic Funding Act... Building the Cape Henry lighthouse... Much more...

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The issue reporting this newspaper's infamous destruction...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 18, 1863  



* Rare pro-Confederate title



Within are wealth of articles concerning the copperhead's position on the war, with obvious bias. Perhaps the best content is the wealth of reporting on the destruction of this newspaper's offices, the event for which this newspaper is known.

Articles include: "The Mob & the Military" &... See More  

"The Swedish Intelligencer" by Butter and Bourne...

THE SWEDISH INTELLIGENCER, "The Third Part" as well as: "The Fourth Part", London, 1633  

* Very rare 17th century periodical
* Publisher Nathaniel Butter

A very rare newsbook by the famed publishing team of Nathaniel Butter and Nicholas Bourne who are credited with being the founders of the English language periodical format, having published: "The Continuation of Our Weekly News" in 1624,




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Earliest ad for a publication on an American crime?

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 5, 1673  A very interesting issue as the bottom of the back page has an advertisement for the publishing of a pamphlet titled "Mr. Baxter Baptized in Blood..." with further details noting: "...containing a horrible murther [murder] committed by four Anabaptists upon the person of Mr. Josiah Baker near Boston in New England, the whole matter,

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Battles and more battles...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 25, 1673  Most of the front page is taken up with accounts of various military battles in Europe. Page 2 has a report of a naval battle off the coast of Scotland between the British and the Dutch, with various details.

Complete as a single sheet issue, 6 1/4 by 10 3/4 inches, nice condition.

The Mormon rebellion...

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, May 16, 1877  Among the front page articles: "UTAH" "The Mormon Rebellion--Alarm Among the Gentiles" and more.

Four pages, small binding holes at the blank spine, generally good condition. A bit fragile so should be handled carefully.



AI notes: In 1877, tensions in the Utah Territory between the Mormon community and the federal governme... See More