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Carleton becomes commander-in-chief of British forces in America... Very descriptive of St. Lucia...Item #725713THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, April, 1782 Inside has over a full page article: "An Account of the Island of St. Lucia" which is very descriptive. The accompanying map called for is lacking. The other plate called for is lacking as well.
A report notes that: "...his Excellency... Read full description -
Item #725593BOSTON GAZETTE, April 10, 1809
* Edgar Allan Poe's mother theater ad (Eliza Arnold Hopkins Poe)
A curious literary item here as the top of page 3 has an advertisement for the "Boston Theatre" for the performance of: "BARBAROSSA", a theatrical performance, with one of the actors being Edgar Allan Poe's mother ("Mrs. Poe) playing... Read full description -
Item #725592THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 5, 1935
* Secaucus, New Jersey Jehovah's Witnesses
* 11 year old Alma Hering expelled from school
* For refusing to salute the American flag in classroom
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
* Charles Taze Russell followers - Bible Students
Page 10 has a one column heading: "Girls... Read full description -
Item #725591(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated July 29, 1758; Nov. 20, 1760; Dec. 30, 1762; July 9, 1768; and April 21, 1770. 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... Read full description -
Item #725590THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1935
* German ocean liner SS Bremen incident
* Anti-fascist protesters storm ship
* Nazi flag is torn down and disposed of
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "REDS RIP FLAG OFF BREMEN, THROW IT INTO HUDSON; 2,000 BATTLE THE POLICE" with subheads. Lengthy coverage continues inside... Read full description -
Item #725589LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 5, 1096
* Actress Audrey Meadows death w/ photos
* The Honeymooners - Alice Kramden
* "One of these days..POW! Straight to the Moon" fame
The bottom of the front page has a one column photo with caption: "Audrey Meadows Dies" with photo.
The front page of section B has a one column heading:... Read full description -
Item #725588LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 12, 2003
* Actor Art Carney death w/ photos
* The Honeymooners - Ed Norton
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "'Honeymooners' Sidekick Also Oscar Winner" with photo.
The top of page 24 has a banner heading: "'Honeymooner' Captured Commoner in All of Us" with two more related photos. (see... Read full description -
Item #725587NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 3, 1865
* Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin
* F4 tornado - Green Schoolhouse disaster
Near the bottom of the front page is a somewhat brief report with small heading: "Terrible Tornado In Wisconsin" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 8 pages, uncut and untrimmed, nice condition.
background: The 1865 Viroqua... Read full description -
Item #725586THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 28, 1963
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* The Town Hall - New York City
* First major solo concert appearance
Page 15 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at The Town Hall in New York City. (see image) This was considered Dylan's 1st major solo... Read full description -
Item #725585THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 28, 1961
* Very early Bob Dylan's performance advertisement
* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village
* Considered his breakthrough performance (20 yrs. old)
* Before his very first concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall
Page 8 has a small but historic advertisement for what... Read full description -
Item #725539THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. March 8, 1966
* Voting Rights Act of 1965
* Civil Rights movement in the South
* United States Supreme Court
* South Carolina v. Katzenbach
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "Supreme Court Backs Negro Voting Rights" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #725518THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 29, 1931
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* The Mahatma Journey to Bombay
* Second Round Table Conference
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Crowds Strew Flowers in Rain for Gandhi As He Leaves Simla to Sail Today for London" (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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Item #725516ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 23, 1939
* USS Squalus (Sailfish) sinking disaster
* Submarine test dive off New Hampshire
* Early, same day first report
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U. S. SUBMARINE DOWN IN ATLANTIC 62 MEN ABOARD" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small... Read full description -
Item #725514THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1937
* Florence Dugdale death (1st report)
* Children's stories writer - Thomas Hardy wife
The top of page 17 has a one column photo of Florence Dugdale with heading: "MRS. THOMAS HARDY WIDOW OF NOVELIST" with subheads that include: "Dies at 56 in England, Where She Spent Years Writing Husband's Biography" and... Read full description -
Item #725513THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945
* How Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun died ?
* Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images)
Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence.
And page 3 also... Read full description -
Item #725501THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., December 30, 1940
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt speech
* "The Arsenal of Democracy" by radio
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROME, BERLIN CONSULT ON ANSWER TO ROOSEVELT'S DEFEAT AXIS TALK; NAZIS SAY HITLER WILL STRIKE BACK'" with subheads. The complete text of his speech... Read full description -
Item #725499LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1980
* American hostage Richard Queen going home
* Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders release
* Iranian hostage crisis after failed rescue attempt
The front page has a banner headline that reads: "Iran Frees Hostage; Khomeini Orders Ailing American Released to Parents" with subhead. (see images)
Complete 1st... Read full description -
Item #725498THE DETROIT NEWS, April 17, 1936
* Nutley, New Jersey train robbery
* Erie Railroad train No. 120 holdup
The front page has a banner headline: "7 Robbers Plunder Train of $58,000" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: The April 17, 1936, train robbery in Nutley, New Jersey,... Read full description -
Item #725497THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 15, 1973
* Elmer Wayne Henley & David Brooks arrested
* Houston Mass "Candy Man" Murders - Dean Corll
* Escape of 20 yr. old victim Billy Ridinger testifies
* Dead teenage boys found increases in toll
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Texas Toll of Boys Rises to 27 In Nation's... Read full description -
Item #725496THE DETROIT NEWS, April 3, 1926
* Captain Hubert Wilkins & Carl Ben Eielson
* 1st flight from Alaska to the Arctic Coast
* Airplane flight from Fairbanks to Point Barrow
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WILKINS SETS A NEW RECORD" with subheads and two photos. (see images)
Complete with 18... Read full description -
Item #725495THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1950
* 1950 "Treaty of Detroit" contract signed
* Modern American middle class workers
* Long-term economic stability achieved
* Walter Reuther and General Motors - GM
* "Golden Age" of Capitalism
The top of the front page has a one column... Read full description -
Item #725494USA TODAY, April 21, 1985
* Kaypro 16-bit computer launched
* "Luggable" legacy - software bundle
* IBM PC compatibility - The hard drive
Within section C is a nice full page advertisement for the "KAYPRO 16" A very early and rare ad as there was no reason to keep this issue as there was no historic event that happened on this date.... Read full description -
Item #725493CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 22, 1933
* USS Macon (ZRS-5) maiden flight
* United States Navy Airship
The front page has a one column heading: "Macon's 13 Hour Test Flight Is Called Success" Three related photos are on the back page. (see images)
Complete in 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
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Item #725491THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1943
* Battle of Stalingrad ending
* Nazis 1st major loss in WWII
* One of the bloodiest battles in history
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "NAZIS' STALINGRAD CHIEF CAPTURED, ONE OF LAST 2 POCKETS WIPED OUT" with subheads. Related map on page 2. (see) Coverage on the closing events of... Read full description -
Item #725463THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 20, 1931
* "Dracula" the movie - opening day
* Vampires - pre-code Bela Lugosi film
* Detroit premiere advertisement
Page 21 has the opening day advertisement for the premiere of the pre-code vampire film "DRACULA" in Detroit, Michigan. (see images) This ad measures 5 x 4 inches and has a image of Bela... Read full description -
Item #725460THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. March 7, 1966
* Battle of Lo Ke - Operation Cocoa Beach
* Lai Khê, Bình Dương Province, South Vietnam
The top of the front page, above the masthead has a banner heading: "5000 Allied Troops Battle No. Viet Force" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margin, nice... Read full description -
Item #725457SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, April 4, 1926
* Fitchburg High School Boys' basketball
* Wins national championship in Chicago
The top of the front page of this section has a nice banner headline for display: "FITCHBURG WINS NATIONAL BASKET TITLE" with subheads. (see images) Probably... Read full description -
Item #725456LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 20, 1995
* Oklahoma City bombing
* Domestic terrorist attack
* Timothy McVeigh
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "Car Bomb Shreds Federal Building in Oklahoma City; 31 Dead, 300 Missing" with two related photos. Much more inside.
Complete with all sections (120+ pages), great condition.
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Item #725455THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C., April 28, 1978
* Willow Island disaster
* Cooling tower - power plant
* Scaffolding collapse
The top of the front page has a headline: "Scaffold drops; 51 killed in fall" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with 50 pages, light toning at the margins, a few binding holes along the spine/1st column,... Read full description -
Item #725454THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 24, 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
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day.... Read full description -
Item #725453THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1939
* Heqakheperre Shoshenq II discovered
* 22nd Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh
* Tanis, Egypt - Pierre Montet
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Gold Sarcophagus Found in Egyptian Tomb; Mummy Believed a Father-in-Law of Solomon" (see) History shows this was in fact Shoshenq II despite... Read full description -
Item #725452THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1942
* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
The first three column of the front page are taken up with four related photos with heading: "U.S. NAVY FLIERS FIND QUARRY IN CORAL SEA"
The top of page 2 has a five column heading: "LAST HOUR... Read full description -
Item #725451THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C., Feb. 16, 1978
* Leon Spinks pulls off big upset
* Muhammad Ali - Cassius Clay
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
The front page has a large photo of Leon Spinks celebrating his victory which is captioned: "The Winnnnnah" Much more in the sport's section with headings and a few more photos. (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages,... Read full description -
Item #725450THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1973
* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers & more
* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival photos
* Grateful Dead - Elton John - Jethro Tull - Grand Funk
The front page has six related photos of the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in New York. (see images) Page 5 has a heading: "The Mellowing of... Read full description -
Item #725449THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 23, 1979
* Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer"
* Environmental activist & murderer
* Holly Maddux killing case w/ photos
The front page has a banner heading: "Blinded by the Light; The Einhorn-Maddux Murder Case" with photo of Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux. Very... Read full description -
Item #725447THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1940
* Muhammad Ali Jinnah speech
* Separate Muslim homeland
* Partition of British India prelude
* India and Pakistan independence
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "DIVISION OF INDIA URGED BY MOSLEM" with subheads. (see images) Prelude to the partition of the British Indian Empire... Read full description -
Item #725446THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Feb. 5, 1881
* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage
Rare women's suffrage paper founded in 1870, produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and Mary Livermore. Published: "...to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal & political Equality, & especially... Read full description -
Item #725445THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 6, 1926
* French painter Claude Monet death
* Founding father of Impressionism
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "CLAUDE MONET DIES; FAMOUS PAINTER" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally good.
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Item #725444CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1938
* Lawrin wins Kentucky Derby
* American Thoroughbred racehorse
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a nice banner headline: "LAWRIN WINS KENTUCKY DERBY; DAUBER 2D" within a nice photo of the home stretch. Page 3 of this section has a great full page pictorial. (see images) Nice for display.
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Item #725425THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1956
* Israeli ocean liner SS Zion
* Maiden voyage from Haifa
* Arrival in New York Harbor
Near the bottom of the front page is a four column photo with heading: "Port Hails Glistening White Israeli Liner Zion on Maiden Voyage" (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, archival mend along the the... Read full description -
Item #725422THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. April 6, 1966
* Alcorn A&M University race riots
* Lorman, Mississippi black college
* "Freedom March" protest vs. police
* Charles Evers - civil rights activist
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Demonstrators Taunt Mississippi Police"
The top of page 4 has a two column... Read full description -
Item #725421THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 8, 1671
* 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
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... Read full description -
Item #725417THE RALEIGH TIMES, Feb. 21, 1978
* Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope
* George Lucas - epic space opera film
* Wins People's Choice Awards (favorite film)
The top of page 7-B has a three column heading: "'Star Wars' is voted stellar attraction" (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages, close cut along the right margin, A few small... Read full description -
Item #725416PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, Penn. July 18, 1969
* Apollo 11 moon mission
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
* JFK's goal in progress - 50th anniversary this year
The top of the front page has three column headline: "Astronauts Enter, OK Moon Module" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Most issues that were saved reported... Read full description -
Item #725415THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, July 22, 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, light damp staining,... Read full description -
Item #725414THE DETROIT NEWS, October 9, 1932
* Frank McErlane death
* Irish-American gangster
* Thompson submachine gun
The top of the front page has a one column photo with heading: "ONE WAY RIDE 'INVENTOR' DIES" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 20 pages, rag edition, light toning and minor war at the margins, generally nice.
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Item #725412THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 12, 1956
* Jazz musician Nat King Cole attacked
* Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham
* North Alabama White Citizens' Council
* Southern Civil Rights - desegregation movement
The back page has three related photos regarding the Birmingham, Alabama stage attack on Nat King Cole by white supremacist... Read full description -
Item #725407CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 8, 1926
* Benito Mussolini assassination attempt
* Italian fascist dictator in Rome, Italy
* Irish aristocrat Violet Gibson
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MUSSOLINI SHOT; STOPS RIOT" with subheads and related illustration. (see images) A few related photos are on the back page.
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Item #725401THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 16, 1967
* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground & Nico
* Before their first album was released (March 12)
* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance
Page 29 has a 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for a "NICO" gig at the newly opened "Electric Circus" in Greenwich Village.... Read full description -
Item #725400THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 1, 1966
* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa
* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band (early)
* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer
* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre
The front page has a photo of Frank Zappa with a page 32 editorial on the first New... Read full description
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