A "newspaper" for commoners...
Item #705752
January 01, 1756
THE CONNOISSEUR "By Mr. Town [pseud.], Critic, and Censor-General", London, Jan. 1, 1756
* Rare 18th century British publication
A weekly paper which lasted about 2 1/2 years as a "commoner's" counterpart to "The World" (which we sell as well), a periodical of about the same time which dealt more with the interests of aristocrats.
James Boswell ... See More
The first successful magazine in the country...
Item #705746
May 12, 1743
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
From the Panama Canal Zone...
Item #705743
February 27, 1928
THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Feb. 27, 1928 A little magazine noted as the: "Official Publication of the Panama Canal" with a wealth of data concerning the canal and its use including several charts on what is passing through the canal.
Complete in 16 pages, 6 by 9 inches, library stamp at the top, very nice condition.
AI notes: The Panama Canal Record wa... 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
During Washington's administration...
Item #705731
March 19, 1794
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
Two Acts of Congress signed by George Washington... Will of Ben Franklin...
Item #705730
May 29, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 29, 1790
* President George Washington
* Two acts of United States Congress
* Benjamin Franklin's will after death
On page 3 beneath a woodcut of an eagle and shield are: "Laws Of The United States Published By Authority" containing: "An Act to prescribe the mode in which the public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proce... See More
On the historic Funding Act... Building the Cape Henry lighthouse... Much more...
Item #705729
October 06, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Oct. 6, 1790
* United States Funding Act of 1790
* Cape Henry Lighthouse construction
* re. Benjamin Franklin's death
The back page has not one, but two documents from the "Treasury Department" concerning carrying into effect the historic Funding Act of 1790, whereby the new federal government would assume the debts
... See More
* United States Funding Act of 1790
* Cape Henry Lighthouse construction
* re. Benjamin Franklin's death
The back page has not one, but two documents from the "Treasury Department" concerning carrying into effect the historic Funding Act of 1790, whereby the new federal government would assume the debts
Battle of Pea Ridge...
Item #705728
March 26, 1862
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 26, 1862
* Rare pro-Confederate title
* Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
* Fort Donelson - Tennessee
Among the items in this issue are: ""The Free Negro Question in Ohio" "Jeff. Davis' Message Accompanying the Report of Floyd of the Battle of Fort Donelson" which is signed in type: Jefferson Davis; "Reflections on... See More
The issue reporting this newspaper's infamous destruction...
Item #705727
March 18, 1863
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
Lincoln's funeral and the closing events of the Civil War...
Item #705726
April 25, 1865
UTICA MORNING HERALD, New York, April 25, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination
* Remains in Philadelphia
* Civil War closing events
Inside pages have reports on Lincoln's funeral as well as the closing events of the Civil War. Column heads include: "The Funeral Cortege" "Official War Bulletin" "The President's Assassination" "President Johns... See More
"The Swedish Intelligencer" by Butter and Bourne...
Item #705721
January 01, 1633
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,... See More
Earliest ad for a publication on an American crime?
Item #705720
June 02, 1673
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 2, 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 whoe matter, hav... See More
Earliest ad for a publication on an American crime?
Item #705714
June 05, 1673
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,
... See More
Funeral of Prince Charles, Duke of Richmond...
Item #705712
September 22, 1673
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 22, 1673
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
Over half of the back page has details on the funeral of Prince Charles, Duke of Richmond and Lenox, who died by drowning in Elsinore, Denmark.
The front page has... See More
Battles and more battles...
Item #705711
September 25, 1673
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.
Battles and more battles...
Item #705710
September 25, 1673
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 25, 1673
* The Third Anglo-Dutch War
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 1/2 by 11 inches, various foxing spots, good condition.... See More
The Mormon rebellion...
Item #705697
May 16, 1877
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
The first full-fledged Broadway musical...
Item #705696
September 12, 1866
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 12, 1866
* "The Black Crook" opening premiere
* Very first musical theatre performance
* The first ever modern day musical
* Niblo's Garden - Broadway - New York City
A terrific and historic issue relating to the first theatrical musical, "The Black Crook".
As Wikipedia notes: "Its significance is being considered the fi... See More
Civil War map of Richmond, Petersburg & vicinity...
Item #705694
May 15, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862
* General George B. McClellan
* Peninsula Campaign Civil War map
* Richmond & Petersburg, Virginia
The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." (see). Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied... See More
Monitor versus the Merrimac...
Item #705692
March 11, 1862
NEW-YORK TIMES, March 11, 1862
* Battle of Hampton Roads
* Monitor vs. Merrimack
* Historic Civil War naval battle
* Union and Confederate ironclads
Back page heads report the famous naval battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia, between the Monitor and Merrimac: "The Battle In Hampton Roads" "Interesting Details of the Two Days' Fighting" "How The Cumbe... See More
Only known issues are held by us...
Item #705691
July 10, 1882
SALIDA DAILY SENTINEL, Colorado, July 10, 1882
* First and only year of publication ?
An exceedingly rare title as Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) notes that only one institution had any issues of this title & they were recently purchased by us. No other issues are recorded in any institution. Actually a very typical newspaper of the period with news items of the day--... See More
Woodhull & Claflin... The Ku Klux Klan...
Item #705690
November 05, 1872
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 5, 1872
* Victoria Woodhull & Teenie Claflin indicted
The front page has: "The Ku Klux" "Greeley's Friends at Work in Kentucky--They Hang a Man, His Wife, and Daughter to the Same Tree".
Page 2 has: "Woodhull & Claflin" "An Indictment Found Against Them--A Writ of Habeas Corpus for Col. Blood--Arrest of Stephen Pearl ... See More
A Proclamation by John Hunt Morgan...
Item #705688
August 01, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 1, 1862
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* John Hunt Morgan proclamation
Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Affairs on the Rappahannock--Depredations of the Enemy--The Approaching Conflict" "Affairs in North Carolina" "Vandalism in Memphis" "Dashing Cavalry Exploit in Mississi... See More
Jefferson Davis is captured...
Item #705686
May 14, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1865
* Jefferson Davis captured (1st report)
* Irwinville, Irwin County, Georgia
A very historic issue with larger column heads than typical: "GLORIOUS ! " "JEFF. DAVIS CAPTURED" "Official Announcement by Secretary Stanton" "Davis and His Family Surprised at Irwinsville" "The Fourth Michigan Cavalry are the Fo... See More
Olympics begin... Jesse Owens favored...
Item #705685
August 02, 1936
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Aug. 2, 1936 The top of the front page of the sport's section has a four column headline: "AMERICANS TUNED TO CONCERT PITCH FOR OLYMPIC GAMES, OPENING" with subheads and the somewhat famous photo showing Hitler and some of his officials overseeing the opening ceremonies. The top of page 2 of this section has a banner headline: "CROWD OF 100,000 GIV... See More
News on the John Brown invasion... Capture of a slave ship...
Item #705682
November 15, 1859
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial ending
The front page has an article: "Arrival Of A Captured Slaver" concerns the barque Emily, captured on the coast of Africa: "...This is the fourth slaver taken within six months by the African squadron...".
Also on ... See More
Woodhull & Claflin open the first women's brokerage firm on Wall Street...
Item #705681
February 05, 1870
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 5, 1870
* Historic 1st female Wall Street brokerage opens
* Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin sisters
* "The Bewitching Brokers" shatters tradition
The top of the back page has an intriguing report of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
Under the column heads: "THE QUEENS OF FINANCE" "The Palac... See More
Babe Ruth sets new home run record...
Item #705680
September 25, 1919
THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 1919
* Babe Ruth w/ Boston Red Sox
* Early home run HR record
* 1st MLB Baseball power hitter ?
Near the top of the 2nd section (page 9) is a report headed: "Ruth's New Record" noting in part: "Babe Ruth made back numbers of all official and unofficial records yesterday afternoon when he knocked his 28th home run... See More
How the Fords conspired to kill Jesse James...
Item #705677
August 07, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 7, 1883
* Ford Brothers - Charlie
* Jesse James assassination
* John L. Sullivan boxing
The front page has over a full column taken up with considerable round-by-round details of the boxing match between John L. Sullivan and Herbert "Maori" Slade for the heavyweight championship.
But the great article is on page 4, headed: "Charlie... See More
Confederate newspaper from Montgomery, Alabama...
Item #705676
January 01, 1865
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Montgomery, Alabama, Jan. 1, 1865
* Very Rare Confederate title from the "traveling" newspaper
* Memphis newspaper printed in Montgomery, Alabama
If the title and city of publication seem to disagree, they do not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War.
Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memph... See More
"...the cause of the Confederacy will triumph..."
Item #705673
January 24, 1865
DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 24, 1865
* From the capital of the Confederacy
Not only a newspaper from the Confederacy but from its capital as well.
The front page has: "The War News" which includes several subheads, including: "Gold & Currency" "The War Office" "Military Exemptions in Congress" "The Richmond Line... See More
Confederate opinion of Northern newspapers...
Item #705671
May 28, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 28, 1863
* Confederate capital
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes a brief item headed: "Military Appointments" noting those for Generals A.P. Hill and Ewell. The front page also has quite a few Acts of the Confederate Congress. The back page has a nice editorial which begins: "The Nor... See More
Ted Nugent, Peter Gabriel, Heart, AC/DC, Heart, The Clash...
Item #705669
July 16, 1980
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, July 16-22, 1980 This issue contains many concert ads, which includes pull-page ads for Ted Nugent and The Clash, along with smaller ads for AC/DC, Heart, Alice Cooper, Harry Chapin, and more. Also present is a nice article: "Peter Gabriel Finds His Voice."
The front page has: "Reagan's Gamble", with a large photo of President Ronald Reag... See More
Portrait of an early baseball player...
Item #705668
September 29, 1866
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 29, 1866 Page 4 has a 3 by 2 inch portrait of: "Edward Beadle, Gotham B. B. Club Of New York." Included is a report headed: "Our Base Ball Illustrations" that compares the "new school" of ball players to the "old boys" and then describes the talent and skills of Beadle, a first baseman for the Gothams.
There is also... See More
Portrait of baseball player James Maxwell...
Item #705667
September 01, 1866
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 1, 1866 Inside has a one column portrait of: "Mr. James Maxwell, of the Susquehanna B. B. Club, Wilkes Barre, Pa." The same page has an article on him: "Our Base-Ball Illustrations" which begins: "Number six of our portraits of prominent baseball players is that of Mr. James Maxwell, the noted catcher of the Susquehanna... See More
View of Chattanooga...
Item #705665
September 08, 1866
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 8, 1866 Inside has a full page print: "Chattanooga, Tennessee, From Lookout Mountain". Other prints include: "Bacon's Castle, Surry, Virginia" "The Steamer Wyoming on the Banks" & other scenes near Long Branch, New Jersey; "Great Conflagration at Jersey City...Destruction of the Petroleum Docks Adjoining the... See More
Preparing for the Statue of Liberty... Oklahoma Boomers... Tenement House fire…
Item #705664
May 16, 1885
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 16, 1885 The front page is a montage of prints concerning the trial of Richard Short for the assault on Capt. Phelan.
Inside has a very dramatic print of: "The Tenement House Fire...A Father's Desperate Resort--Four Children Thrown from a 3rd Story Window". Another full page shows a reunion of Union & Confederates soldiers ... See More
Celebrating news of peace... Loyalists not happy...
Item #705663
April 05, 1783
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 5, 1783
* American Revolutionary War
* Peace w/ unhappy loyalists
Page 5 has a notable report: "...Capt. Humphries, from New York to London...sailed from New York...and the Captain says that on the morning of the said day, peace was proclaimed at New York and Valley Forge, in consequence of advices from Europe; that the preliminaries had been ... See More
Washington re-elected... Report from Botany Bay...
Item #705659
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1793* George Washington re-election
* Botany Bay - Australia
There are several items of interest, one of which is several pages on the: "Minutes of the Proceedings of the National Convention of France" with much text on what should be the fate of Louis XVI.
This is followed by: "The Last Will and Testament of His Late Most Ch... See More
From a silver mining ghost town in Colorado...
Item #705657
December 15, 1881
THE ELK MOUNTAIN PILOT, Irwin, Gunnison County, Colorado, June 15, 1882
* Rare ghost town publication
A quite rare mining town camp newspaper which lasted about 5 years. At the turn of the 19th century this title was resurrected in nearby Crested Butte. The only holdings of this title from Irwin noted in Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) by any institution have since be... See More
From the Old West...
Item #705656
August 17, 1893
THE PEOPLE'S HERALD & Aug. 17, 1893 As noted in Wikipedia: " Glenwood Springs was originally known as Defiance, Colorado. Defiance was established in 1883, a camp of tents, saloons and brothels with an increasing amount of cabins and lodging establishments. It was populated with the expected crowd of gamblers, gunslingers, and prostitutes. Town Founder Isaac Cooper's wife Sa... See More
From Crested Butte, Colorado... Lasted less than 2 years...
Item #705655
March 08, 1882
CRESTED BUTTE REPUBLICAN, Colorado, March 8, 1882
* During Colorado's "silver boom"
* Rare short-lived "Ghost" newspaper
A rare newspaper which lasted for less than two years. The only institutional holding of this title noted in Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) was the Kansas Historical Society but that collection was purchased in its entirety... See More
A pair of issues: the inauguration & death of President W. H. Harrison...
Item #705650
April 13, 1841
THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, North Carolina, March 26 and April 13, 1841
* William Henry Harrison
* Presidential inauguration
* Illness and then death
A nice pair of issues of the same title with the inauguration of President William Henry Harrison, and his death report one month later.
March 16: the entire front page and over half of page 2 is taken up with the: "Inaugural... See More
Dramatic issue on the assassination of JFK...
Item #705645
November 23, 1963
THE NEWS & OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 1963
* John F. Kennedy JFK assassination
* Lee Harvey Oswald as a suspect (early)
One of the more dramatic issues on the assassination of John F. Kennedy with a wide, black mourning border around the entire front page.
The banner headlines: PRESIDENT SLAIN" "Johnson Takes Office" with 3 related photos. Mu... See More
Something for California tax payers to think about...
Item #705642
June 03, 1867
DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, June 3, 1867 The very first title in the Golden State was the "Californian" begun in 1846, followed the next year by the "California Star". These two titles merged and in 1849 the combined enterprise was called the "Alta California", becoming a daily in July. It became the first successful newspaper in California, lasting un... See More
On the death of Benjamin Franklin... John Adams' Discourses on Davila…
Item #705641
May 26, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 26, 1790 Given the death of Ben Franklin just the month prior, it is not surprising that page 3 includes a poem titled: "Dr. Franklin".
Pages 2 & 3 contain various discussions from "Congress". Also included is part of one of John Adams' Discourses on Davila (#VII), which was concluded in the following issue.
Four... See More
George Washington... Alexander Hamilton...
Item #705640
September 01, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 1, 1790 The top of the front page contains an Act of Congress, headed with a heraldic eagle & signed in type by the President: GEORGE WASHINGTON as well as by John Adams & Thomas Jefferson, making this a nice issue for display.
Page 3 has a nice article on: "The President's Departure", on his way to Mount Vernon. He may not... See More
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