Patriotic masthead after a Revere engraving... Much on the Revolutionary War...
Item #701404
May 14, 1778
THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, May 14, 1778
* Paul Revere masthead engraving (copied)
* Rare American Revolutionary War title
A nice issue for display, as the masthead features an engraving taken from one done by Paul Revere for colonial currency at the time. It is a very patriotic device showing a soldier with a sword in one hand and a scroll ... See More
Battle of Lexington & Concord...
Item #701395
May 11, 1775
PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 11, 1775
* The Battles of Lexington and Concord
* Start of American Revolutionary War
This is a gem of an issue, as it is what all serious collectors seek for their Revolutionary War collection: an American newspaper with a terrific report on the famous battles at Lexington and Concord.
This page 3 report, datelined from Salem, April 25, begins:... See More
1931 Battle of Evarts... Harlan, Kentucly...
Item #701364
May 07, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1931
* Battle of Evarts - Coal miners - mining
* Harland County Wars - Kentucky
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BLASTS IN MINE ZONE ALARM KENTUCKIANS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Dr. Deane's Election Sermon, 1794...
Item #701332
May 28, 1794
"A Sermon Preached Before His Honor Samuel Adams, Esq. Lieutenant Governor; the Honorable the Council, Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 28tyh, 1794. Being the Day of General Election". By Samuel Deane, a pastor of the First Church in Portland.
This pamphlet was printed in Boston by Adams and Larkin, 1794.
Original string binding with untrimm... See More
Reporting the big event--the East and West have been joined...
Item #701296
May 11, 1869
NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1869 The front page begins with over three columns taken up with this historic reporting of the completion of the transcontinental railroad which officially happened the day before, with the top of the first column heads: "EAST AND WEST" "Completion of the Great Line Spanning the Continent" "The Closing Work and Ceremonies at Promontory Summit... See More
The (1775) Restraining bill, and reaction to it...
Item #701076
May 17, 1775
CONNECTICUT JOURNAL & NEW HAVEN POST-BOY, May 17, 1775
* Retraining Acts of 1775
* Colonial trade restrictions
* American Revolutionary War
The entire front page and part of page 2 are taken up with: "Lord Camden's Speech on the New England Fishery Bill".
Page 2 has a report headed: "Provisions in the Restraining Bill for the Provinces of New Jersey, Pennsylva... See More
Lucky Seven - Bill "Willie" Shoemaker's 1st Kentucky Derby win...
Item #701074
May 08, 1955
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 8, 1955
* Bill "Willie" Shoemaker
* Kentucky Derby horse racing
* Thoroughbred racehorse "Swaps"
This 50+ page Sunday issue has a two column photo on the front page with caption: "Lucky Seven for Shoemaker" (see photos).
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline that reads: "... See More
1st airmail airplane service... 1918...
Item #701073
May 16, 1918
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1918
* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service (historic)
* 1st airmail stamp delivery - Woodrow Wilson
* James C. Edgerton
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIRST AIR MAIL IN WASHINGTON IN 200 MINUTES", "Flight from New York to Capital with Letters and Parcels Made Without Mishap", "Time... See More
1942 Ensign Peak United Flight 4 disaster...
Item #701069
May 01, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1942
* Ensign Peak, Wasatch Mountains Range
* United Flight 4 airplane crash disaster
* Salt Lake City, Utah
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "18 DIE AS AIRLINER HITS PEAK IN UTAH AND CATCHES FIRE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
Beginning of the Impressionist movement in France...
Item #701064
May 13, 1876
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 13, 1876 (at a special price)
* Impressionism - art movement begins (historic)
This is an exceedingly significant newspaper on the founding of the Impressionist movement in art.
Page 2 has an inconspicuous yet quite historic report which essentially reports on the beginning of the Impressionist movement in the art world in France. Those artists now known as the &... See More
Latest reports from the Civil War battlefields...
Item #701031
May 18, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 18, 1864
* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
* Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Latest Official Reports" "Lee Probably Re-Enforced" "Our Troops In Excellent Spirits" "Butler Repulses the Enemy" "Sherman Progressing Finely&qu... See More
Five Acts of Congress, one for punishing piracy...
Item #701005
May 27, 1820
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & BOSTON PATRIOT, May 27, 1820
* President James Madison
* United States Congress
* Five acts w/ piracy - pirates
The back page has a full column taken up with 4 Acts of Congress, one for: "...punishing the crime of piracy" and another for: "...continuing the work upon the center building of the Capitol...", plus one on page 2 as well. E... See More
Uncommon women's suffrage paper from Syracuse...
Item #700889
May 01, 1879
THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, May, 1879 A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper that lasted less than 3 1/2 years under this title.
Mott notes in his "History Of American Magazines" that this publication was financed in part by Susan B. Anthony, and that having failed with The Woman's Campaign she: "...had better luck with the Ballot Box, ... See More
American premiere ad for "Dr. No"... James Bond...
Item #700784
May 30, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 30, 1963
* "Dr. No" - 1st James Bond movie- film
* Opening day (America) premiere
* Actor Sean Connery - Ian Fleming
The bottom of page 11 has a 3 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for the American premiere of: "Dr. No" This ad is for that very first showing of this iconic film in New York City. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item becau... See More
Proclamation signed by Jefferson Davis...
Item #700752
May 05, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 5, 1862
* Jefferson Davis proclamation
* From the capital of the Confederacy
A nice issue from the capital of Confederacy. front page items include: "Spirit of the Southern People" "An Agreeable Rebellion" "A Flag of Truce--Interesting Particulars".
Page 2 has: "Proclamation by the President: signed in type: J... See More
Court decision concerning the infamous slave ship 'Wanderer'...
Item #700743
May 15, 1860
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1860
* Slave ship - slaver "Wanderer"
* Last documented shipment of slaves
* South Carolina court decision
Page 2 has over half a column taken up with: "Decision On The Slave Trade" which deals with the rather infamous case of the slave ship 'Wanderer', about which much can be found online.
Four pag... See More
Sir Barton, Triple Crown winner...
Item #700739
May 10, 1919
THE WORLD, New York City, May 10, 1919
* 1st winner of the American Triple Crown
* Kentucky Derby (1st of 3 wins)
This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 18: "Eternal Slight Favorite for the Kentucky Derby" with subhead: "Billy Kelly and Sir Barton, the Ross Entry..." and list of horses entered into the great race. This would be the 1st of 3 historic wi... See More
Can Congress institute slavery?
Item #700714
May 15, 1856
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1856 Page 2 has an interesting and rather lengthy report from nearly 10 years earlier headed: "Has Congress Power to Institute Slavery?" taking over a full column.
Four pages, large folio size, irregular at the spine with binding indents, otherwise good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
... See More
'Bleeding Kansas' in Congress...
Item #700713
May 14, 1856
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 14, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Page 2 & 3 have reports from Congress during which the situation in Kansas achieved some attention. One report notes: "The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the bill to authorize the people of Kansas to form a c... See More
'Bleeding Kansas': assassination attempt upon the sheriff...
Item #700711
May 07, 1856
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 7, 1856
* Sacking of Lawrence
* Pro-slavery settlers
* Bleeding Kansas
* Sheriff Samuel J. Jones
Page 3 has a report headed: "Attempted Assassination In Kansas" which reports on the attack upon Sheriff Samuel Jones.
Wikipedia has a nice piece on this, including: "On April 23 Sheriff Jones entered Lawrence and attem... See More
The historic Boston Non-Importation Agreement...
Item #700584
May 15, 1769
THE PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, May 15, 1769
* The Boston Non-Importation Agreement
* Boycott of British goods b merchants & traders
* Rare Colonial Pennsylvania publication
The entire front page is taken up with: "The Speech of Th-m-s P--wn--ll, Esq. in the House of "Commons, in Favour of America" which is an interesting defen... See More
Much reporting on the Civil War...
Item #700478
May 29, 1862
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts May 29, 1862 The Civil War-related reports are on pages 2 & 4 and include column heads: "Affairs Near Richmond" "News From Corinth" "Naval Appointments" "The Call For Troops" "Disastrous Cavalry Charge" "The Retreat" "The Retreat of Gen. Banks" "The Fight at Winc
... See More
Land purchase document from New England, 1752...
Item #700403
May 01, 1752
A part-printed, part-handwritten document by "...Elisha West of Kingston in the County of Plymouth in New England...sum of sixty six pounds thirteen shillings & four pence...absolutely convey...a certain farm or parcel of land..." with the various details. Dated near the bottom at Plymouth "May the first AD 1752" with several signatures, including some remnants of two red w... See More
1918 Oakdale, Pennsylvania... Chemical plant TNT dynamite explosion...
Item #700365
May 18, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 18, 1918
* Oakdale PA Pennsylvania explosion
* Aetna Chemical Company disaster
* World War I - WWI reporting
The front page has a banner headline: "SCORES KILLED IN EXPLOSION" 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 to... See More
Correspondence of Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau...
Item #700312
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, New York, May, 1892
* Ralph Waldo Emerson
* Henry David Thoreau
* Their correspondence from the early 1840's
By far the most notable content is the 10 pages dedicated to the correspondence between Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau from the early 1840's.
Other interesting content includes: "Requirements for Admi
... See More
* Ralph Waldo Emerson
* Henry David Thoreau
* Their correspondence from the early 1840's
By far the most notable content is the 10 pages dedicated to the correspondence between Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau from the early 1840's.
Other interesting content includes: "Requirements for Admi
Oklahoma land rush... Cowboys in the Northwest...
Item #700297
May 18, 1889
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 18, 1889 The ftpg. has prints of General Benjamin Butler and Admiral David Porter.
Prints inside include: "The Occupation of Oklahoma--Would-be Setters in Line at the Land Office in Guthrie" "Ascent of Mount Ararat...". A full pg. shows a scene inside a circus, and a nice fullpg: "Ranch Life In The North-West--Bron... See More
Much on 'Bleeding Kansas'...
Item #700060
May 19, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 19, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Inside has a wealth of reports relating to the slavery vs. anti-slavery factions as Kansas worked toward achieving statehood.
Page 4 has a lengthy editorial on the situation, and page 5 has a column headed: "Important From Kansas" "Indictments For High Treason" "Buf... See More
'Bleeding Kansas'...
Item #700058
May 14, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 14, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Page 5 contains several items concerning the slavery vs. anti-slavery factions as Kansas worked toward achieving statehood.
Articles include: "Arrest of Gov. Robinson of Kansas" "The Mass. Legislature on the Admission of Kansas" and "Hostilities Again Commenced In K... See More
Much on 'Bleeding Kansas'... Letter from P. T. Barnum...
Item #700057
May 13, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 13, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
* P.T. Barnum
Pages 4 & 5 contain a wealth of reporting concerning the slavery vs. anti-slavery factions as Kansas worked toward achieving statehood.
Page 4 has a nearly half-column article relating to this, and page 5 has column heads: "IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS" "Gov. Robi... See More
'Bleeding Kansas' and the shooting of Sheriff Jones...
Item #700056
May 12, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Pages 4 & 5 contain an article: "Incoherence Of The Slavery-Extension Party". Part of this article includes a report from Washington beginning: "It is suggested at a distance in quarters that out to know better, that if the admission of Kansas under the Topeka Constit... See More
Relating to 'Bleeding Kansas'...
Item #700055
May 07, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 7, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Page 5 begins with a report headed: "Kansas Delays" concerns work in Congress for introducing a bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union.
Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces follow... See More
Latest on the Civil War, with prints...
Item #700043
May 04, 1861
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 4, 1861 All of the front page text is headed: "The State of Affairs In America" which reports on the beginning events of the Civil War, which carries over to page 2.
Also on page twill are reports headed: "America" with even further derail on the early events of the war, including the bombing of Fort Sumter, etc.
Another p... See More
1st airmail airplane service (1918)...
Item #700022
May 21, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 21, 1918
* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service
* 1st airmail stamp delivery
Page 2 has a one column heading: "GETS LETTER BY AEROPLANE POST" (see image) 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.
Complete wi... See More
Karl Guthe Jansky & Milky Way radio waves...
Item #699933
May 05, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1933
* Karl Guthe Jansky
* Physicist & radio engineer
* Father of radio astronomy
* Milky Way radio waves
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW RADIO WAVES TRACED TO CENTRE OF THE MILKY WAY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way by Karl Guthe Jansky.
Complete with... See More
Alma, New Mexico massacre.... Apaches...
Item #699915
May 05, 1880
KANSAS CITY DAILY JOURNA, May 5, 1880
* Alma, Catron County, New Mexico massacre
* Chiricahua Apaches - Indians - Victorio
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Indian Depredations" "Ranchmen Killed and a Large Flock of Sheep Driven Off" See image for text here.
Complete with 8 pages, light to... See More
1918 Jim Thorpe & Chief Meyers baseball photo...
Item #699730
May 22, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1918
* American athlete Jim Thorpe
* Chief Myers and Zach Wheat
* Native Americans in baseball
Page 11 has a two column pictorial with heading: "Redskins are Folding Their Tents And Stealing Away From The Majors" with text. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find is... See More
Second Ostend Raid... 1918 Royal Navy...
Item #699688
May 10, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918
* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium
* Royal Navy blockade attempt
* North Sea Operations - WWI
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" with subhead. (see images) 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... See More
"American News"...
Item #699650
May 17, 1781
THE MIDDLESEX JOURNAL & EVENING POST, London, May 17, 1781
* Revolutionary War Era
* From The Enemy
Page 2 begins with a report headed: "American News" mostly taken up with a Proclamation signed in type by: Anthony Johnson, commander-in-chief of British forces in the Caribbean, concerning the taking of Dutch ships.
Irregular at the left margin affects a few letter... See More
William Joyce captured... Lord Haw Haw...
Item #699573
May 30, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1945
* William Joyce captured (1st report)
* American-born fascist
* Lord Haw-Haw - World War II
* Nazis propaganda broadcaster
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Lord Haw Haw Seized in Germany; Traitor Wounded by British Officer" (see)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
Actor John Barrymore death in 1942...
Item #699556
May 30, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 30, 1942
* John Barrymore death (1st report)
* Stage & Hollywood movie actor
The front page has a five column heading: "John Barrymore, Veteran Actor, Dies" with subhead. Related photos are on page 14. light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.
Complete with all 26 ... See More
Evel Knievel.... Nixon pardoned...
Item #699533
May 27, 1975
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1975
* Evel Knievel jump attempt
* Wembley Stadium - London
* 13 buses - Harley Davidson
The top of page 18 has a two column photo with small heading:: "Evel Knievel Crashes In London" with text. (see)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning and minor wear along the central fold of the front page, generally very nice condition.... See More
Cadiz, Ohio in 1836....
Item #699507
May 15, 1836
THE HISTORICAL FAMILY LIBRARY, Cadiz, Ohio, May 15, 1836 A magazine of history, delving very extensively into just a few topics with each issue. Unusual in that this periodical's format was to use "flowing text", meaning sentences ran over from issue to issue, so any given publication would begin in the middle of a sentence from the previous issue.
This is the volume 1, number... See More
First of this title we have offered?
Item #699465
May 11, 1818
THE CHAMPION & SUNDAY REVIEW, London, May 11, 1818 The masthead also notes: "Of Weekly News, Literature, and the Arts" which defines what is within the pages. This might be the first of this title we have offered, this issue coming from the private collection.
Sixteen pages, 7 1/4 by 10 inches, some light dirtiness, good condition.
On the U.S. Navy's considering San Diego as a naval base...
Item #699413
May 25, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 25, 1918
* Naval Base San Diego to be created
* United States Navy considers S.D.
* Best title to be had ? - very rare
A nice issue on the founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one which has grown tremendously ever since 1918 to become the home port of the Pacific Fleet, a base composed of 13 piers, with... See More
On Napoleon at Waterloo...
Item #699383
May 03, 1817
THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, May 3, 1817 An uncommon title that existed from March 2, 1816 thru Dec. 7, 1820. As the photos show the format was very much like the more popular 'Niles Weekly Register' which began in 1811, but not remotely as successful.
Inside has much on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one portion headed: "Blunder of Waterloo".
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 ... See More
Nice front page reports on World War I...
Item #699359
May 31, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 31, 1918 Banner headline on World War I: "AMERICANS REPULSE ATTACKS" and subheads including: "Huns Bomb Hospitals Of Americans & British" "German Pressure Continues" "Barbarians Wipe Out Communities By Floods of Gas" "Four Big Assaults Bye Huns Are Beaten After Hot Fighting" and more.
Complete ... See More
Nice front page reports on World War I...
Item #699358
May 30, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 30, 1918 Banner headline on World War I: "GERMANS CHECKED AT SOISSONS" and subheads including: "Americans Hurl Back Heavy Assault By Huns" "Reserves At Front" "Germans; Fail To Regain Town" "Huns Fail In Effort To Raid Paris" and more.
Complete in 10 pages, address label in the headline, library st... See More
Nice front page reports on World War I...
Item #699357
May 29, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 29, 1918 Banner headline on World War I: "RESERVES HALTING HUN DRIVE" and subheads including: "Americans Repulse German Counter Attacks" "Cantigny Captured In Brilliant Attack; Penetrate Deeply "Attack of American Troops May be Start of Allied Offensive" "Foch Has Situation Well In Hand; Losses Of Germans Hug... See More
Nice front page reports on World War I...
Item #699355
May 27, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 27, 1918 Banner headline on World War I: "GERMANS RESUME GREAT DRIVE" and subheads including: "War Profits, Incomes & Luxuries Must Bear Added Burden" "Launch Tremendous Attacks At Two Points On West Front" "German Blow Struck At Surprising Point" with more.
Complete in 14 pages, address label in th... See More
Nice front page reports on World War I...
Item #699354
May 17, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 17, 1918 Banner headline on World War I: "AMERICAN TROOPS JOIN BRITISH" and subheads including: "Famous Italian Aviator Is Killed" "Captain Resonate Dies In Fall" "Newly Arrived Men Sent To Area Where Huns Are Blocked" with more.
Complete in 16 pages, address label in the headline, library stamp in the masth... See More
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