A "red, white & blue" Fourth of July issue... an interesting curiosity...
Item #717565
July 04, 1890
WILLIAMSPORT REPUBLICAN, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1890 Printed at the top above the masthead: "FOURTH OF JULY EDITION"
This is the complete issue which in celebration of the 4th of July opted to replace the typical black ink with alternating pages of red and blue, meaning pages 1, 4, 5 & 8 are printed entirely in blue ink, while pages 2, 3, 6 & 7 are entirely in red ink, which alon... See More
1906 San Francisco earthquake...
Item #717190
April 23, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 23, 1906
* San Francisco earthquake reports continue
The front page has several reports from stricken San Francisco with various headings that include: "DRENCHING RAIN ADDS TO MISERY" "THE PRESIDENT TO THE PUBLIC" and much more. (see images) More inside. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... See More
1905 Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny......
Item #717066
July 07, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 7, 1905
* Russian battleship Potemkin
* Mutiny by the crew ends
* Prelude to the Russian Revolution
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "POTEMKINE FLEES FROM THE FLEET" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragil... See More
1904 Battle of Liaoyang... Japanese...
Item #716988
September 01, 1904
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 1, 1904
* Battle of Liaoyang, China
* Russo-Japanese War
* First major land battle
The front page has a nice headline: "RUSSIANS ARE RETREATING WITH JAPANESE IN PURSUIT" with subheads. 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 pape... See More
One of the most intricately engraved mastheads to be had...
Item #716835
January 04, 1729
THE NORWICH GAZETTE, England, Jan. 4, 1729
* Rare 18th century publication
* Great masthead engraving
See the photos for the tremendous detail in the masthead of this early newspaper, showing the skyline of Norwich. Individual buildings and even the windows can be seen in this woodblock engraving. There are insets in the upper corners as well, one showing the patron Saint Georg... See More
1916 hunt for Pancho Villa...
Item #716646
July 20, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 20, 1916
* Pancho Villa expedition
* Post Columbus, New Mexico raid
* United States soldiers pursue Mexican bandit
The front page has a nice banner headline: "VILLA LOCATED; CAPTURE NEAR" 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... See More
1907 racecar driver Barney Oldfield...
Item #716614
April 22, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 22, 1907
* Barney Oldfield - pioneer automobile racer
* Lakeside, California speedway - racetrack
* Probably only found in a S.D. publication
The front page of section two has a four column headline: "OLDFIELD BEATS WORLD'S RECORD 1 1-5 SECONDS AT LAKESIDE TRACK" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good conditi... See More
United States to entrer World War I...
Item #716534
March 27, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 27, 1917
* World War I - WWI
* Prelude to America entering
* Nice headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR PLANS PROGRESS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. This was a about a week and a half before the United States entered the war.
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pul... See More
A displayable 18th century newspaper...
Item #716426
October 18, 1716
THE POST BOY, London, Oct. 18, 1716
* Rare title w/ nice masthead
One of the nicer mastheads of the 18th century as it features two handsome engravings (see). Various news reports from Europe. The back page is mostly filled with advertisements and notices.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper, measures 8 1/4 by 14 inches, very nice condition.
AI notes: The Post Boy was a London new... See More
1961 death of actor Jeff Chandler...
Item #716398
June 18, 1961
THE DETROIT NEWS, June 18, 1961
* Actor Jeff Chandler death
* 1950's Hollywood star
* "Broken Arrow" film fame
The front page has a one column heading: "Movie Star Chandler Dies at 42" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 60+ pages, light toning at them argins, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, general... See More
1957 Operation Sun Run... transcontinental flight...
Item #716366
November 28, 1957
THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 28, 1957
* Operation Sun Run - record breaking mission
* Three new transcontinental speed records broken
* USAF airplane pilot Captain Ray W. Schrecengost
* McDonnell F-101 Voodoo supersonic jet fighter
Page 3 has a two column heading: "Jet Flashes Across U.S. Twice in 7 Hours" (see images)
Complete with 96 pages, light toning at the margins, Small ... See More
HMS Ark Royal sinks...
Item #716352
November 14, 1941
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 14, 1941
* HMS Ark Royal sunk by torpedo
* Royal Navy aircraft carrier
* German U-81 boat submarine attack
The front page has a single-column headline: "AIRCRAFT CARRIER ARK ROYAL SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN MEDITERRANEAN", with multiple subheads and a large photo. Nice for display. The article continues on page 4 and includes another related photo. This is... See More
Great title - Horace Greeley supports William H. Harrison...
Item #716344
October 24, 1840
THE LOG CABIN, New York, Oct. 24, 1840 The famous campaign newspaper published by Horace Greeley in support of William Henry Harrison in the 1840 election, its success carrying over to many issues beyond the inauguration.
Most of the front page is taken up with: "The Army Bill" which includes the drafting of 200,000 men.
Pages 2 and 3 are mostly taken up with articles concerning ... See More
The South distrusts their own money...
Item #716343
May 26, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 26, 1863 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "Major Mosby's Command" "Col. F.W.M. Holliday" and other items. The back page has a lengthy editorial beginning: "There is no doubt that a large proportion of the present demand for gold is for the purpose of hoarding, and proceeds from a... See More
1909 Crazy Snake Rebellion... Creek People...
Item #716287
March 29, 1909
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 29, 1909
* Crazy Snake Rebellion - Smoked Meat War
* Muskogee Oklahoma Creek People Indians
The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDIANS IN RETREAT; MILITIA PURSUES" with subhead: "CRAZY SNAKE DESERTERS FOLLOWERS AND FLEES" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to f... See More
1903 Evansville, Indiana race riot...
Item #716219
July 08, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1903
* Evansville race riot - Indiana
* African Americans - Negroes
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROOPS CONTROL ION EVANSVILLE" with subheads. (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 in pap... See More
1910 Léon Delagrange killed in airplane crash...
Item #716167
January 04, 1910
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 4, 1910
* Aviator Léon Delagrange killed
* French sculpture and aviation pionner
* Early airplane flight in France
The top of the front page has a three column pictorial with heading: "AVIATOR KILLED; Meets Death Making Flight" Also a one column heading: "MONOPLANE FALLS TO EARTH" with subheads. (see images)
Surprisingly th... See More
The first (and last?) issue published... Very rare Thomas Nast cartoon...
Item #715862
November 03, 1877
THE PEOPLE, New York, Nov. 3, 1877 A quite rare title as we can find nothing concerning it. It is not in Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" and it is too late for the American Antiquarian Society. Nothing can be found online. This is the volume 1, number 1 issue, and perhaps the last? Their motto in the masthead has: "Government of the people, by the people... See More
Item #715833
June 02, 1955
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 2, 1955
* Eight year old Jennie Singleton
* Kalamazoo Michigan murder victim
* Unsolved case mystery till this day
The front page has a banner headline: "FIND JEANNIE MURDERED" with subheads and related photo and map. (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, small binding holes and a little wear along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, ... See More
1979 premiere of "HAIR" film advertisement...
Item #715799
March 19, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1979
* "HAIR" opening day film advertisement
* Musical anti-war comedy drama movie
* Hippie counterculture - Vietnam War era
* Jamaican reggae gaining popularity
* Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and the Wailers
The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIR" (see images)... See More
1907 construction of the Panama Canal......
Item #715756
February 26, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 26, 1907
* Panama Canal construction underway
* Contract bids for waterway scratched
The top of the front page has three column headline: "PANAMA CANAL NOT TO BE BUILT BY CONTRACT" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fra... See More
"The Order" white supremacist kills Alan Berg...
Item #715746
June 23, 1984
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1984
* Jewish radio talk show host assassination
* Murdered by gunman Bruce Pierce
* Racist leader Robert Jay Mathews
* The Order - white supremacist group
* Neo-Nazi terrorist organization
The top of page 13 has a two column heading: "Talk-Show Hosts View Role in Light of Slaying" with photo of Larry King. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, ... See More
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
Item #715704
September 23, 1871
SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Sept. 23, 1871
* Rare & early from Southern California
Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead. All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of ... See More
By the famed Isaiah Thomas...
Item #715679
September 16, 1795
THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Sept. 16, 1795
* 18th century American publication
Published by Isaiah Thomas, perhaps the most famous printer of the 18th century, and whose collection became the foundation of the American Antiquarian Society. Handsome masthead makes this a displayable newspaper.
Four pages, a little light damp staining, generally nice.... See More
Among the smallest of newspapers you will find...
Item #715668
September 01, 1890
THE PENNY WHISTLE, Oakland, California, Sept. 1, 1890 A neat, tiny newspaper with a motto in the masthead: "There is Little Pay But Lots of Fun." This paper is complete in 8 pages and measures just 4 by 5 1/2 inches and is in excellent condition.
Of special note is that it still has the original outer wrappers.
1910 Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries...
Item #715588
July 06, 1910
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 6, 1910
* Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries
* Heavyweight boxing championship bout
* Boxing's first "Fight of the Century"
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "JEFFRIES DISQUALIFIED, SAYS RICKARD, BEFORE KNOCKOUT BLOW GIVEN" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the &quo... See More
Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1671...
Item #715522
August 10, 1671
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 10, 1671
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something from the 17th century in your hands
* Great gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was... See More
United States about to enter WWI...
Item #715389
March 28, 1917
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 28, 1917
* World War I - WWI
* America close to entering
* Great headline for display
The front page has a nice banner headline: "INSISTS GERMANY MAKING WAR" 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 totally fragile fro... See More
1850 Magazine by the famed Charles Dicken...
Item #715379
June 29, 1850
HOUSEHOLD WORDS, London, England, June 29, 1850
* Charles Dickens publication
This 24 page issue is in nice condition and measures 6 x 9 inches. This was a weekly journal which was conducted by Charles Dickens as noted in the masthead. This magazine has mainly literary reading (stories, poems etc.), some by Charles Dickens himself.
wikipedia notes: "On 21st January 1846 Charles Dick... See More
1912 Floyd Allen gang... Hillsville, Virginia...
Item #715179
March 26, 1912
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 26, 1912
* Floyd Allen clan - gang hunted
* Hillsville VA Virginia
* Courthouse shootout
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF THE ALLEN GANG" 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 fro... See More
1935 Adolph Hitler starts to build Nazi army...
Item #715159
March 20, 1935
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 20, 1935
* re. Treaty of Versaillies broken by Germany
* Adolph Hitler starts military buildup (draft)
* Prelude to World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'STEEL RING' TO HEM GERMANY" with subheads. (see images) Much more on the following pages. Related photo and heading on the back page.
Complete ... See More
1916 German zeppelins air raid on England....
Item #715093
September 09, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 9, 1916
* German zeppelins - airships
* Aerial raid on London - England
* World War I - WWI bombing
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "LONDON IS BOMBARDED" with subhead. (see) 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
Much debate on the value of the Revolutionary War...
Item #715063
March 02, 1778
EXTRA SUPPLEMENT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, March 2, 1778 This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the British cause) newspaper which began in 1775 and closed shop in May of 1778 when the British evacuated Philadelphia.
An unusual "Extra" edition, with the entire front page taken up with a report from the "House of Lords" concerning the American Revolutionary War, bits i... See More
Naomi Uemura's last adventure... Denali...
Item #715060
February 15, 1984
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 15, 1984
* Japanese solo adventurer Naomi Uemura
* Reaches peak on Denali - Mount McKinley
Page 8 has a two column heading: "Japanese in First Solo Climb Of McKinley in Wintertime" with photo of Uemura. (see images) See below for more information on this particular feat. He death was recorded as being on the 13th. His body was never found.
Complete with a... See More
Jehovah's Witnesses pioneer Joseph Franklin Rutherford elected president...
Item #714994
January 07, 1917
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1917
* Joseph Franklin Rutherford election (1st report)
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society leader
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement pioneer
* Charles Taze Russell successor - Bible Student
Page 9 has a small and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Succeeds Pastor Russell" with subhead. (see image)
I suspect this to be a very rare ... See More
Displayable front page from the 18th century...
Item #714959
November 25, 1721
THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 25, 1721
* Nice masthead engravings
One of my favorite 18th century newspapers with the two nice engravings in the masthead, plus the very decorative first letter in the text (see). Various European reports.
Single sheet, 8 1/2 by 14 1/8 inches, very nice, displayable condition.
1915 Sinking the RMS Lusitania tensions...
Item #714725
May 15, 1915
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 15, 1915
* Post-sinking of the RMS Lusitania tensions
* German U-boats terror - British ocean liner
The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "GERMANY WOULD ARBITRATE WITH UNITED STATES" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Nice for display. The Lusitania was attacked just a week earlier. Surprisingly this issue is in good cond... See More
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak...
Item #714722
April 13, 1965
DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 13, 1965
* Palm Sunday tornado outbreaks - disaster
* 55 confirmed tornadoes - Midwest - Southeast
The front page has a nice banner headline: "State Twister Toll Mounts: 44 Dead, Loss in Millions" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, nice co... See More
Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI...
Item #714686
January 27, 1992
PARSONS SUN, Kansas, Jan. 27, 1992
* Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI
* Quarterback Mark Rypien voyted MVP
* National Football League vs. Buffalo Bills
Page 8 has a banner heading: "Washington keeps string of NFC domination intact" with lead-in: "Skinned again!" and play diagram. (see images) First report coverage on the Washington Redskins winning Super Bo... See More
Rosenbergs are executed...
Item #714659
June 20, 1953
THE DENVER POST, EXTRA, June 20, 1953
* Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed
* Russian spies - Atomic bomb
* Electric chair - Sing Sing prison in New York
The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a very nice banner headline announcing: "ROSENBERGS DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR" with subheads and 3 related photos. (see images) More inside.
Incomplete issue containing 14 of... See More
1905 Chicago teamsters' strike...
Item #714540
May 03, 1905
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 3, 1905
* 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike
* Solidarity action & lockout
* Brotherhood of Teamsters
The top of the front has a three column headline: "WAR RAGES IN CHICAGO STREETS" with subhead. (see image) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fra... See More
Panama Canal near completion in 1912...
Item #714537
September 14, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 14, 1912
* Panama Canal under construction
* Nearing completion w/ nice headline
* Atlantic Ocean to connect w/ Pacific
The front page has nice banner headline: "PANAMA CANAL IS TO BE READY IN ONE YEAR" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... See More
Italy enters World War II in 1940....
Item #714531
June 10, 1940
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 10, 1940
* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)
* Benito Mussolini's announcement
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "DUCE DECLARES WAR" with lead-in: "Italians Invade South Europe". (see images) Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, good... See More
1965 China atomic bomb test...
Item #714520
May 14, 1965
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 14, 1965
* Red China atomic bomb test (2nd)
* First aerial explosion - Tu-16 bomber
* Nuclear weapons program - Xinjiang Province
The front page has a nice headline: "RED CHINA EXPLODES 2ND ATOM BOMB" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 50+ pages, small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, nice ... See More
1983 King Sunny Ade editorial w/ photos...
Item #714519
March 15, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 15, 1983
* King Sunny Adé editorial w/ photos
* Nigerian Jùjú singer - Yoruba popular music
* African pop musician pioneer - Multi-instrumentalist
Beginning on the front page is a editorial by Greg Tate with heading: "King Sunny Ade': 'Him Cool, Him Wicked'; Are You Ready for Juju?&qu... See More
1906 Reed Smoot hearings... Mormons...
Item #714473
April 13, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 13, 1906
* Reed Smoot hearings
* Mormons - polygamy
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "THE SMOOT CASE IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE" 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 in paper.
Co... See More
Pre-Civil War baseball, in a sporting newspaper...
Item #714451
July 25, 1857
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 25, 1857 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
The bottom of page 7 has a report headed: "Base Ball" noting in part: "...that a match will be played between the Nassau' and 'Charter Oak' Base Ball Clubs...The 'Charter Oak' is a new... See More
Short-lived campaign newspaper to elect Andrew Jackson...
Item #714448
August 02, 1828
UNITED STATES' TELEGRAPH--EXTRA, Washington, Aug. 2, 1828
* Rare campaign periodical
* General Andrew Jackson
This was a campaign journal "...devoted exclusively to the Presidential election..." as stated in the masthead.
It was published by Duff Green, who had come to Washington to establish a newspaper to promote the candidacy of Andrew Jackson. Mott says: "Gree... See More
Yankees sore over Stuart's incursion into Pennsylvania...
Item #714287
October 21, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "From Northern Virginia" "The Situation In Mississippi" "Additional From the North" which is very lengthy & includes many subheads; "Latest from the North" "Stuart's Incursion Into Pennsylvania--Official Investiga... See More
Handsome, early, displayable newspaper from 1716...
Item #714264
November 29, 1716
THE POST BOY, London, Nov. 29, 1716
* Rare & early 18th century publication
* Nice masthead engravings for display
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is one of our favorite early newspapers as it is single sheet, small folio size, and has two great engravings in the masthead making it very nice for display (see images). The front page has various reports from throughout Euro... See More
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