With an outer wrapper...
Item #701981
December 01, 1846
THE GENESEE FARMER, Rochester, New York, Dec., 1846 A small-size paper focused on the farming industry. A nice engraving in the masthead, and this issue has an outer wrapper.
Complete in 20 pages plus the wrappers, 7 by 10 3/4 inches, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.
Printed on aqua-tinted paper...
Item #701980
September 10, 1814
AMERICAN WEEKLY MESSENGER, Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 1814 The content is mostly concerning military events in Europe. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this issue is the color of the paper, having a decidedly blue-green tint, which is unusual.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 10 inches, very nice condition.
Misspelled title, and much on the War of 1812...
Item #701979
March 26, 1814
AMERICAN WEEKLY MSESENGER, Philadelphia, March 26, 1814 No, we did not misspell the title. The typesetter misspelled what was to have been "Messenger", a rather rare find in the rare newspaper hobby & a curious addition to any collection as such.
Among the articles are: "Character of Tecumseh" which takes 1 1/2 pages; "The Great Coastwise Inland Navigation from ... See More
Lincoln's 2nd inauguration, with his inaugural address on the front page...
Item #701971
March 06, 1865
CLEVELAND MORNING LEADER, Ohio, March 6, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln's inauguration
* Inaugural address on the ftpg.
* Closing weeks of the Civil War
The front page has a stack of column heads on both Lincoln's second inauguration as President, as well as the latest reports on the Civil War's final weeks.
They include: "Inauguration Day" "President Lincol... See More
America's second Presidential election: Massachusetts casts its vote...
Item #701968
December 08, 1792
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 8, 1792 Page 3 has under "Federal Register" a report stating: "The Electors...of this Commonwealth, met at the Senate-Chamber...and gave their suffrages as follows: For President, George Washington--16 votes. For Vice President, John Adams, 16 votes. which is the whole number of votes this Commonwealth has a right to give...".
Four ... See More
The "Battle of Los Angeles" during World War II...
Item #701956
February 25, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Feb. 25, 1942
* Battle of Los Angeles - Air Raid
* Japanese airplane attack ? UFO's ?
The front page has a two column headline: "War in California: Intern Japs, Congressmen Demand; Sub Raider Is Still Loose" with subheads. (see images)
This is a report on what is known as the "Battle of Los Angeles". This event was a curious inci... See More
Five issue lot from before the Revolutionary War...
Item #701947
August 16, 1766
(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated Aug. 12, 1758, June 24, 1760, May 5, 1761, Feb. 2, 1768, and May 21, 1772. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in England from the period when tensions were growing with its American colonies.
Each issue is complete in 8 pages, 8 by 11 inches, perhaps minor rubbing & foxing to some, generally in nice conditio... See More
With the word "Confederate" in the title...
Item #701936
June 01, 1864
THE DAILY CONFEDERATE, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 1, 1864
* Very rare rebel publication
It is always desirable to find a newspaper having the word "Confederate" in the title. Here is one.
There is a wealth of war reporting, some articles including: "An Appeal to the People of the Confederate States" "Treason" "From the Enemy's Lines--Grant... See More
1929 Parnassus, Pennsylvania mine disaster....
Item #701931
March 22, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1929
* Parnassus PA Pennsylvania
* Kinloch coal mine explosion
The front page has a one column heading: "21 KILLED, 10 MISSING IN MINE GAS BLAST" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Valley Camp Coal Company disaster at the Kinloch mine in Parnassus, Pennsylvania. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... See More
First report on the assassination of Lincoln...
Item #701929
April 20, 1865
CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, April 20, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination (historic 1st report)
* From the origin of the American Civil War (rare)
Keep in mind that Charleston fell to Union forces on February 18 and after that date was in Union control. So this is the volume 1, number 47 issue in the "new series" as noted.
Availability of paper must still have been... See More
Texas Guinan police raid... queen of the night clubs...
Item #701925
November 12, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1929
* Texas Guinan police raid
* 'Club Royale' & more night clubs
* "Queen of the night clubs" - actress
* Prohibition era speakeasy fame
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Tex Guinan Gives Drys Big Hand In Night Club Raid" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this to be a ... See More
Very unusual newspaper: printed on transparent newsprint...
Item #701924
February 10, 1863
THE 'TEXAS ALMANAC'--EXTRA, Austin, Feb. 10, 1863
* Extremely rare Southwest publication
* American Civil War era
This newspaper appears to have existed from October, 1862 thru June, 1863. This is the volume 1, number 53 issue.
This is one of the more unusual we have encountered. It is a single sheet issue printed on "onion-skin" newsprint. The paper is extremely t... See More
Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination in Nazareth...
Item #701921
September 27, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1937
* Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination
* Killed by Arab at Nazareth, Israel
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "British Chief in Galilee Killed By Arabs Near Nazareth Church" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Lewis Yelland Andrews, British District Commissioner for the Gaillee during the British Ma... See More
Night of the Long Knives in 1934...
Item #701916
July 07, 1934
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 7, 1934
* Night of the Long Knives
* Adolf Hitler cleans house
* Rebellion in Pre WWII Germany
The front page has a banner headline: "500 NAZI KILLINGS REPORTED" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More on page 2 and two related photos on the back page.
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small b... See More
Jesse Owens beats horse in 1936...
Item #701915
December 27, 1936
SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, December 27, 1936
* Jesse Owens vs. Julio McCaw
* Track speedster beats Cuban horse
* Olympic star sprinter
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Jesse Owens Wins Again--This Time He Outruns Horse" (see image) Page 3 has a pictorial of the 1936 sport's stars for the year including Owens and the New Yo... See More
Willie Mays drafted by U.S. Army...
Item #701909
January 17, 1952
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1952
* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"
* New York Giants baseball player
* Drafted by the United States Army (Korean War)
The top of page 33 has a seven column heading: "Mays of Giants Is Found Acceptable for Draft After Second Test" with subheads and photo of Mays taking the aptitude test. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning a... See More
1961 Barbra Streisand's 1st acting performance...
Item #701905
October 19, 1961
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 19, 1961
* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance
* Another Evening with Harry Stoones - Off-Broadway
* Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)
Page 11 has a list of current Off-Broadway theatre performances including a musical titled: "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" which was Barbra ... See More
From Richmond, with a Proclamation signed by Jeff Davis...
Item #701898
February 02, 1865
CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 2, 1865
* Confederate president Jefferson Davis proclamation
* Rare publication from the capital of the Confederacy
As the title would suggest, this is primarily a religious newspaper, however there is secular reporting as well, including war-related news.
Among the articles: "Lincoln Burned In Effigy" "The American War&quo... See More
Union occupation newspaper from Wilmington, North Carolina...
Item #701895
March 04, 1865
THE HERALD OF THE UNION, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 4, 1865
* Rare Union occupation publication
* Final weeks of the American Civil War
* Last Atlantic port of the Confederacy
This is a Union occupation newspaper, as Wilmington fell to the Yankee forces in February, 1865, being the last Atlantic port to fall to the Northern forces. This is the volume 1, number 5 issue. ... See More
Latest-dated Charleston Civil War issue we have offered?
Item #701892
January 21, 1865
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Jan. 21, 1865
* From the origin of the Civil War
* Close to Confederates evacuating
A newspaper from this famous Confederate stronghold quite late in the Civil War, in fact, our records seem to indicate this is the latest-dated issue of the Mercury we have offered from the Civil War. Just 3 weeks later General Beauregard would order the evacuati... See More
1940 Battle of Britain begins...
Item #701889
July 11, 1940
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 11, 1940
* Battle of Britain begins (1st report)
* German bombers over United Kingdom
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS BOMB ENGLAND FROM COAST TO COAST; TOWNS MACHINE GUNNED" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the beginning of the "Battle of Britain" with the attack by the German Air Force (Luf... See More
Uncommon "Special Number" focused solely on Henry Stanley in Africa...
Item #701888
February 06, 1878
STANLEY IN AFRICA, "Special Number of the Illustrated London News", Feb. 6, 1878
* David Livingstone & Henry Morton Stanley
This is a special issue with its own, exploration-themed masthead, containing a wealth of text on Henry Stanley exploring Africa, as well as 24 related prints, 3 of which are doublepage prints.
The text is set in wide, two-column format rather... See More
Scenes in British Columbia...
Item #701885
March 10, 1883
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 10, 1883 The front page shows: "Confirmation of the New Archbishop of Canterbury...".
Perhaps the best print is a full page of four: "Sketches in British Columbia" which includes scenes at Port Moody and along the Fraser River. There is a related full column article on British Columbia as well.
Among other prints: "O... See More
1941 Strand Theatre fire disaster... Brockton, Mass....
Item #701876
March 13, 1941
THE BOSTON POST, March 13, 1941
* Strand Theatre fire disaster
* Firemen - firefighters
* Brockton, Massachusetts
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEATH TOLL IN BROCKTON REACHES 13" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the Strand Theatre fire in Brockton, Massachusetts.
Complete with 20 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On March 10, 1941, t... See More
The Beatles arrive in America for 1st time...
Item #701873
February 08, 1964
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 8, 1964
* The Beatles arrive in America
* Beatlemania begins in the U.S.
* Pan American Flight 101 lands
* British invasion (historic)
The bottom of page 4 announces the arrival of the Beatles in America for the first time with a clever heading: "England Finally Revenged for 1776: The Beatles Land in New York", noting them as: "... See More
1938 Sholomo Ben-Yosef execution... Jewish... Jews...
Item #701872
June 30, 1938
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 30, 1938
* Shlomo Ben-Yosef hanging
* Revisionist Zionist - Irgun
* 1st Jew executed by British
* Mandatory Palestine
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
The front page has one column headings: "Holy Land Is Put Under Army Rule" "Jews Protest British Execution of Youth" (see image) First report coverage on the execution of Shlomo Ben-Yosef.
Complet... See More
Nazis attack the Athenia... World War II begins...
Item #701868
September 05, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 5, 1939
* SS Athenia, 1st British ship sunk by Germany
* World War II at the beginning - WWII
* Britain and France entering the war
The front page has a banner heading: "ATHENIA REPORTED SHELLED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, gene... See More
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave... Trading with Indians...
Item #701864
October 07, 1876
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 7, 1876 Inside contains a full page print: "American Sketches: Indians At A Hide-Trader's Hut" as well as: "American Sketches: The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky - The Mammoth Dome" and another half page: "The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky - The Gothic Gallery" which has a related article.
Twenty-four pages, great condition.... See More
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky... Hell Gate, New York...
Item #701863
October 21, 1876
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 21, 1876 Inside has a full page print of: "The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky - The River Cliffs" as well as: "Blowing Up of the Hell Gate Rocks in East River, New York" which has 8 prints. Both prints have a related article as well.
Complete in 24 pages, great condition.
Two prints of the Yosemite Valley...
Item #701861
December 16, 1876
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 16, 1876
Inside has a full page with two prints: "The Yosemite Valley, California: The Cathedral Rocks" and: "The Bridal Veil Fall" with a related article as well.
Twenty-four pages, great condition.
Christmas in Florida, and in the far north...
Item #701860
December 30, 1876
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Dec. 30, 1876
Inside has a full page print: "Christmas In Florida" and a full page: "Christmas in the Hudson's Bay Territory" with a related article that contrasts the difference due to climate.
Twenty-four pages, great condition.
The Civil War in America...
Item #701854
October 22, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 22, 1864
There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
Inside has two full pages taken up with 3 prints: "Illustrations of The War In America", specifically: "Passage of the Shenandoah River at Front Royal..." "March of Kershaw&#... See More
Campaigning to support McClellan for President...
Item #701853
September 17, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 17, 1864 Inside has a full page taken up with two prints on: "Presidential Electioneering In New York--Torchlight Procession of the McClellan Party" with a related article.
Twenty-four pages, great condition.
Enlisting emigrants into the Civil War...
Item #701852
September 17, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 17, 1864 There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
Inside has a full page print: "Enlisting Irish & German Emigrants On the Battery at New York" with a related article. Also a half page: "Review of the Pupils of the Canadian Militar... See More
Panoramic view of Petersburg, Virginia...
Item #701851
September 03, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 3, 1864 There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
The tipped-in, doublepage centerfold has two, large, panoramic prints: "The War In America - View of Petersburg & Its Suburbs From General Lee's Headquarters".
Twenty-four pages, gre... See More
The Civil War in Petersburg, Virginia...
Item #701850
August 20, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 20, 1864 There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
Inside has a half page print: "The War In America--View of Petersburg, Virginia" with a related article.
Twenty-four pages, great condition.
The Civil War... Japan... New Zealand...
Item #701849
August 06, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 6, 1864 There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
The front page features a print: "The War In America - A Corps of the Confederate Army Marching by Night Through Burning Woods" plus an article: "Emigration To America".
Inside also... See More
Civil War: blockade running in North Carolina...
Item #701848
July 30, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 30, 1864 There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
Inside has two half page prints on: "The War In New Zealand". Also a dramatic half page print: "The War In America - The Texans of Longstreet's Corps Retaking the Outer Line of Entre... See More
The war in New Zealand... Petroleum fields in Pennsylvania....
Item #701847
July 23, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 23, 1864 The front page has a print: "The War in New Zealand: Interior of Puke Wharangi Pah After the Conflict" with other prints from New Zealand inside including: "Government House, Auckland, New Zealand".
Near the back is a half page print: "The Petroleum Oil Works at Franklin, Pennsylvania" and another half page: &... See More
Civil War: blockade running in North Caroline...
Item #701846
July 16, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 16, 1864 There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
Inside has a half-page print: "On Board the Lilian, Running the Blockade Into Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina" which has a related nearly full-column article on the blockade running.
Compl... See More
Nice cricket print...
Item #701845
July 09, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 9, 1864 Inside has a nice half page print: "Cricket Match at Winchester Between Eton and Winchester Colleges" with a related article.
Also a print of: "The Late David Herbert Llewellyn, Surgeon of the Alabama", the Confederate steamship, with an article on him as well. Also a: "View of Lima, the Capital of Peru".
Comp... See More
Civil War naval prints... Curbstone brokers in New York...
Item #701844
July 02, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 2, 1864 There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
Prints include: "The Deerhound Rescuing a Portion of the Crew of the Alabama..." with a page 2 article on the famous naval battle: "The Fight Between the Alabama & the Kearsarge"... See More
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated, hostages are released... In a Washington newspaper...
Item #701836
January 21, 1981
THE WASHINGTON POST, January 21, 1981
* Ronald Reagan inauguration
* Iran hostage crisis ends
* Best publication to have ?
Two historic banner headlines on the front page read: "Freed Americans Land in W. Germany" "Reagan Sworn In as the 40th President" with related subheads.
The front page photo shows Ronald Reagan in his motorcade, and another shows former... See More
Kennedy's assassination, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...
Item #701835
November 22, 1963
THE EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 1963
* John F. Kennedy assassination
* From our nation's capital
The banner headline announces: "PRESIDENT IS KILLED BY SNIPER IN TEXAS" with two large photos, one: "President Kennedy lies slumped in the back seat of a limousine...".
Great to have this report in a newspaper from the nation's capital.
This is t... See More
1929 Blackburn Cult... religouis movement...
Item #701834
October 07, 1929
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 7, 1929
* The Blackburn Cult
* The Great Eleven Club
* May Otis Blackburn
* Queen & High Priestiss
* Willa Rhoads corpse
The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "'Princess' Buried With 7 Dead Dogs" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
wikipedia no... See More
1967 League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opens...
Item #701830
February 23, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 23, 1967
* League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD) opening
* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist
* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide
* Alan Ginsberg as guest speaker w/ photo
* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico ad
* Before their first album was released (March 12)
* Electric Circus underground nightclu... See More
House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...
Item #701827
January 29, 1924
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 29, 1924
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SHILOH 'QUEEN' JUST A MOTHER" with subheads. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the ti... See More
A newspaper from the General Strike in England...
Item #701825
May 11, 1926
THE BRITISH GAZETTE, May 11, 1926 This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.
As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. This is issue number 6.
It was called by the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British governmen... See More
A newspaper from the General Strike in England...
Item #701824
May 11, 1926
THE BRITISH WORKER--Official Strike News Bulletin, Published by The General Council of the Trades Union Congress, London, May 11, 1926 This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.
As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. This is issue number 7.
... See More
Where Kennedy was to be next...
Item #701823
November 22, 1963
THE AUSTIN STATESMAN, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963
* The visit that never happened
* John F. Kennedy - JFK
This is the city where President Kennedy was to be later on November 22 following his talk at the Dallas Trade Mart.
This is the 2nd section of the newspaper as it begins with page 27, yet has its own masthead. The news reads as if all is well, with 3 photos of John F. Kennedy
... See More
* The visit that never happened
* John F. Kennedy - JFK
This is the city where President Kennedy was to be later on November 22 following his talk at the Dallas Trade Mart.
This is the 2nd section of the newspaper as it begins with page 27, yet has its own masthead. The news reads as if all is well, with 3 photos of John F. Kennedy
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