Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial...
May 01, 1868
Item #692693 WILMINGTON JOURNAL, North Carolina, May 1, 1868 * President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial The front page includes: "Impeachment" "The Probable Verdict" "Great P...
$32.00
Just a very handsome issue for display...
December 28, 1815
Item #695806 NEWE GAZETTE VAN BRUGGE, Belgium, Dec. 28, 1815 Sometimes it's nice just to be handsome to be collectible. This issue is not particularly early for a European title, nor am I aware of any historic con...
$64.00
Edmund Halley (23 years old)... Significant issue on the Popish Plot...
April 10, 1679
Item #702887
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 10, 1679
* Early mention of Edmund Halley (he was only 23 years old)
* Popish Plot (to kill King Charles II)
The back page has not one but t
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$265.00
Death of actor Carroll O'Connor...
June 22, 2001
Item #702973 LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 22, 2001 * Carroll O'Connor death (1st report) * TV television actor & director * "All in the Family" Archie Bunker * Best publication to be had ? The b...
$68.00
Death of famed actor Jack Lemmon...
June 29, 2001
Item #702975 LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 2001 * Jack Lemmon death (1st report) * Hollywood Movie - film actor * "The Odd Couple" - Felix Ungar * "Grumpy Old Men" - Walter Matthau * Bes...
$62.00
Death of famed actress Fay Wray...
August 10, 2004
Item #702977 LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 10, 2004 * Fay Wray death (1st report) * Hollywood movie actress * "King Kong" film fame * Best publication to be had ? The bottom of the ftpg. has a small anno...
$62.00
Death of famed actor Marlon Brando...
July 03, 2004
Item #702979 LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 3, 2004 * Marlon Brando death (1st report) * Hollywood movie - film actor * "On The Waterfront" "The Godfather" * Best publication to be had ? T...
$110.00
Death of famed actor James Cagney...
March 31, 1986
Item #702981 LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 31, 1986 * James Cagney death (1st report) * Hollywood movie -film actor - dancer * Best publication to be had ? The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section on James Cagney w...
$112.00
China Clipper trans-pacific airmail flight ends...
November 30, 1935
Item #703075 THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1935 * China Clipper airplane flight ends in success * 1st Trans-Pacific airmail commercial service The front page has one column headings that include: "CLIPPE...
$52.00
Arthur Ashe's death report - dies of AIDS...
February 07, 1993
Item #703107 LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 7, 1993 (2-sections) * Arthur Ashe's death report * dies of AIDS... * Only African-American to win both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open (at the time of his death) Both ...
$98.00
Clarence Thomas confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court....
October 16, 1991
Item #703108 LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 16, 1991 * Clarence Thomas confirmation (1st report) * U.S. United States Supreme Court * Succeeds Thurgood Marshall * Anita Hill sexual misconduct fiasco The front page ...
$92.00
Death of Marvin Gaye in a Los Angeles newspaper... Jerusalem attacked...
April 02, 1984
Item #703109 LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 2, 1984 * Marvin Gaye's death report * Soul and R&B singer & songwriter * "Prince of Motown" * His father held as killer * Jerusalem is attacke...
$92.00
Death of IKE - Dwight D. Eisenhower...
March 29, 1969
Item #703115
LOS ANGELES TIMES - PREVIEW EDITION, March 29, 1969 (Section 1)
* Death of President Dwight D. Eisenhower - IKE
* Multiple photos and several related articles
The front page the dramatic: &q
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$40.00
A trip to the Lycoming Valley in Pennsylvania, with a coal mine experience...
June 05, 1874
Item #703147 THE EVENING POST, Semi-Weekly, New York, June 5, 1874 The front page has nearly a full column taken up with: "THE LYCOMING VALLEY" "Ralston and Mount McIntire" "A List To A Coal M...
$42.00
The first state-of-the-union address to be read to Congress in Washington...
December 11, 1799
Item #703666 THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Dec. 11, 1799 * President John Adams * State of the Union Address * 1st at the U.S. Capitol in D.C. Page 3 has the full text of President...
$168.00
Front page print shows Lincoln being assassinated...
April 29, 1865
Item #703670 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Apr. 29, 1865 * Famous Abraham Lincoln assassination issue This issue remains one of the most desired for this historic, tragic event, as it is one of t...
$1,125.00
Very lengthy on the sea monsters...
September 24, 1817
Item #703716 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 24, 1817 * Sea serpents - monsters The front page has an unusually lengthy article headed; "The Sea Monster" followed by another titled: "Sea Ser...
$45.00
Jewish soldiers of the Revolutionary War honored...
May 31, 1939
Item #703873 THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1939 * Jewish soldiers honored - Memorial Day celebration * First Shearith Israel Graveyard * George Washington's letter to the Touro Synagogue mentioned The top of...
$68.00
Charles II offers a pardon in the Popish Plot investigation...
November 03, 1679
Item #703910 THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 3, 1679 * Popish Plot (to kill King Charles II) pardon ? This issue has two items concerning the curious Popish Plot, the fabricated scheme accusing Catholics o...
$145.00
Seccession Bill passed...
Jewish refugee vessel, Exodus 1947, seized by British...
July 19, 1947
Item #703917 THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1947 * Exodus 1947 - Jewish refuge vessel boarded - 3 killed * Presidential Succession Act of 1947 The front page has: "3 Slain on Zionist Vessel As Refugees Fight ...
$75.00
Incredible large color print (1867) - perfect for the beer connoisseur...
October 05, 1867
Item #703921 SUPPLEMENT TO THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 5, 1867 This is a terrific and quite rare full color print captioned: "Hop Picking" - a woodblock print in multiple color pressings. This...
$88.00
Kissinger - 1st Jewish American Secretary of State... Jim Croce 's death...
September 22, 1973
Item #703969 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 22, 1973 * Kissinger - 1st Jewish-American & 1st Naturalized Citizen to become U.S. Secretary of State * Jim Croce dies in plane crash &n...
$85.00
Mention of Ben Franklin... Slave trade... Establishing a penal colony in Australia...
Item #704117 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1788 * Early chess - Benjamin Franklin mention * Penal Colony, Botany Bay, Australia Two pages have considerable detail regarding the game of chess ...
$135.00
Synagogues hold memorial services... Much on the assassination & funeral of Lincoln...
April 21, 1865
Item #704120 NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1865 * Rare 1st-page mentions of Synagogue services * Re: Abraham Lincoln's assassination & funeral * Black mourning borders on all eight pages Perhaps the...
$598.00
Abraham Lincoln the inventor - a buoying apparatus...
December 01, 1860
Item #704122 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE, New York, December 1, 1860 * Invention by Abraham Lincoln * Buoying vessels over shoals Page 4 has a great article headed: "The President Elect's Mode of ...
$145.00
Alexander Hamilton, Anthony Wayne, John Jay, and Henry Knox...
December 11, 1793
Item #704138 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 11, 1793 Page 2 has a letter signed in type: Anthony Wayne concerning an encounter with the Indians. Some paragraphs begin: "It would appear that the savages mean to ...
$77.00
Billy the Kid, Pat Garett, Virgil & Wyatt Earp, Frank Stilwell, Johnny Behan...
August 10, 1881
Item #704204 THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Arizona, August 10, 1881 * Best Old West title to be had * Pre Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any...
$2,250.00
The first full-fledged Broadway musical...
September 13, 1866
Item #704206 NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 12 & 13, 1866 (3-issue set) * "The Black Crook" opening premiere * Very first musical theatre performance of the first ever modern day musical! * Niblo's...
$750.00
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