Feature on Brian Eno... Pat Benatar's music career begins at a NYC nightclub...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 3, 1978



* Pat Benatar - American singer and songwriter

* Woman musician's career begins at a NYC nightclub

* Noticed for the first time by a record representative

* Feature article on Brian Eno - music pioneer



Page 81 has a amazing ad for "PAT BENATAR" performances at the Tramps nightclub in New York City. T... See More  

1974 Attica film American premiere advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 11, 1974



* ATTICA - American documentary film

* 1971 Attica prison riot - uprising - rebellion

* American premiere movie advertisement



Page 78 has a 14 x 6 inch advertisement for for the American premiere of "ATTICA" film in Manhattan. This film was directed by Cinda Firestone. (see images)

I suspect this to b... See More  

1978 "Meat Loaf" NYC nightclub concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 6, 1978



* MEAT LOAF - American singer musician

"Bat Out of Hell" debut album tour concert

* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement



Page 55 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 advertisement for upcoming "MEAT LOAF LIVE" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extr... See More  

1974 James Taylor concerts advertisement....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 18, 1974



* James Taylor - American singer - songwriter - guitarist

* Concert performances at 2 venues advertisement



Page 55 has a full page advertisement for upcoming "JAMES TAYLOR IN CONCERT" performances at Carnegie Hall and Nassau Coliseum. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because the... See More  

1974 Gregg Allman & Deep Purple concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 7, 1974



* Gregg Allman - Musician - singer - songwriter

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement - Manhattan

* Deep Purple - English hard rock band

* Heavy metal & modern hard rock music pioneers

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Page 47 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "The GREGG ALLMAN ... See More  

1972 Festival of Hope for crippled children...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 3 1972



* Festival of Hope - for crippled children

* Two-day rock concerts at Roosevelt Raceway

* Jefferson Airplane - The James Gang

* Elephant's Memory - Bo Diddley & much more



Page 29 has a full page advertisement for the "FESTIVAL OF HOPE", a benefit music festival for crippled children. Many of the kn... See More  

1976 The Allman Brothers Band breakup...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 11, 1976



* The Allman Brothers Band breakup

* American Southern blues rock band

* Gregg & Duane Allman - Dickie Betts



The front page has a heading: "WHY THE ALLMAN BROTHERS DIED YOUNG..." with photo of Gregg allman and Dicky Betts.

Page 12 has a heading: "Why the Allman Brothers Died Young" with som... See More  

1974 Billy Joel nightclub performances ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 14, 1974



* Very early Billy Joel performances

* American singer - songwriter - pianist

* "Piano Man" studio album tour

* Max's Kansas City nightclub advertisement



Page 43 has a nice full page advertisement for "BILLY JOEL" gigs at Max's Kansas City nightclub in Manhattan. (see images) He would p... See More  

1972 Grand Funk Railroad MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 16, 1972



* Grand Funk (Railroad) concert advertisement

* American rock band - Madison Square Garden



Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a "GRAND FUNK" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

Th... See More  

Getting ready for Christmas...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1882  The front page is taken up with a nice print: "Getting Ready for Christmas".

Prints inside include a fullpg: "Character Sketches in Germany"; a double page centerfold: "'Merry Christmas To You, Old Barebones!'" a halfpg. print by A.B. Frost: "Dis Ain't Nuthin' Short of Murder, It Ain't.&q... See More  

1964 Ben Shahn drawing of Barry Goldwater...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 29, 1964



* Ben Shahn - American Jewish artist

* Social realism - left wing political views

* Barry Goldwater as a baby etching - cartoon

* Republican presidential candidate

* "Vote for Lyndon Johnson" campaign



The front page has a pro-Lyndon Johnson and anti-Barry Goldwater drawing by artist Ben Shahn which is... See More  

Very significant & rare "pillar cartoon" issue... Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution, in a Boston newspaper...

THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, March 1, 1788



* United States Constitution

* State of New Hampshire

* Pillar illustration - cartoon



  This is one of the most desired & elusive issues of this  title to be had, as it contains one of the cherished "pillar cartoons". The only other newspaper we have discovered that used the pillar cartoons is the Independent Chronic... See More  

Campaign newspaper supporting Zachary Taylor for President... Great political cartoon for a masthead...

THE BATTERY, Washington, July 13, 1848  



* President Zachary Taylor

* Rare campaign publication

* Nice masthead for display



This was a campaign newspaper supporting Zachary Taylor for President and Millard Fillmore for Vice President. And it is the volume 1, number 2 issue.

In the era before radio, television, and the internet it was not uncommon for political parties to create short... See More  

Rare political cartoon on America... Continental Association...

THE TOWN & COUNTRY MAGAZINE, London, Dec., 1774



* Rare pre Revolutionary War political cartoon on America 



 A focus of this issue is a full page political cartoon concerning America, such items rarely found in periodicals of the say.

The heading of the cartoon is: "American In Flames" and the facing page has descriptive text on it. It reads in part: "...it will... See More  

Early print of the New York Stock Exchange...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 10, 1881  The full front page is a print by W. A. Rogers: "An Anxious Night in the Cabinet Room".

Inside includes a full page print: "Excursion of Five Points Children and Their Mothers". A nice full page print of the inside of "The New York Stock Exchange".

Doublepage centerfold has ten prints of: "The Exportation of C... See More  

Terrific political cartoon from the Revolutionary War...

THE WESTMINSTER MAGAZINE, London, England, February, 1778  



* American Revolutionary War era

* Very rare political cartoon illustration



The prime feature of this issue is a great full page plate which is a political cartoon concerning England as it relates to the American colonies (click here to see a high-resolution photo of the cartoon).

A page has an: "Explanation of the... See More  

Anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 20, 1969 



* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

* March on Washington D.C.

* Massive demonstration - teach-in



The front page has a heading: "A Half Million March For an Audience of One" with 3 related photos. (see images) First report coverage on the March on Washington D.C. to End the War in Vietnam. I suspect this to b... See More  

Rare advertisements for the antiwar march on Washington D.C...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 13, 1969 



* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

* March on Washington D.C. advertisements

* Massive demonstration - teach-in



Page 29 has a full page advertisement for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Page 31 has a similar advertisement for this massive demonstration.

The Village Voice was an American counterculture newsp... See More  

Simon Frith's early review of Elvis Costello... Mel Brooks going crazy?

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, December 26, 1977  The front page has: "Elvis Costello: Pleased to Aim", which shows the introduction to a review by the world renowned music critic Simon Frith, and includes a small image of Costello. The text of the review is found on page 55 and includes an additional photo.

The front page also includes: "Mel Brooks: Aim to Please", which d... See More  

Very desirable Frederic Remington print showing Geronimo... W.A. Rogers print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 18, 1888 



* Geronimo - Bedonkohe Apache Indians

* Frederick Remington print



Perhaps the most desired print in this issue is the very nice full page by Frederic Remington, captioned: "Geronimo and His Band Returning From a Raid Into Mexico", which is one of the more sought-after of the Remington prints in this title.

Other prints include th... See More  

Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, March 14, 1894 



* Color political prints



Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politi... See More  

Three color political prints...

JUDGE magazine, New York, Aug. 23, 1890  Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.

After a strong start, the magazine found itself struggling to compete with its very si... See More  

Edison's phonograph... Oil regions of Pennsylvania... Morgan Silver Dollar...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 30, 1878 



* Historic Phonograph invention

* Thomas Edison - inventor



The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Fulfill Your Promises" and a fullpg. inside has another Nast political cartoon: "Our Uncle's 'Honor' Touched" showing Uncle Sam.

The great, tipped-in (no binding holes), doublepage centerfold:... See More  

Nast political cartoons...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 9, 1878  The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon captioned: "Crescit Sub Pondere Virtus." 

Inside has a full page Nast illus. entitled: "That Dollar"; a quarter-page portrait of: "Pope Leo XIII."; a half page: "Ice Boating at Madison, Wisconsin"; most of a tipped-in (no binding holes), doublepage... See More  

Three color political prints... St. Patrick's Day...

JUDGE magazine, New York, March 8, 1890



* Color political prints 



Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.

After a strong start, the magazine found itself strugg... See More