Over 340 years old and at a lesser price...
Item #649303 THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1670's (2nd-rate) A genuine issue of this famous title, the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper having begun in 1665 & is still publishing today...
$24.00
Edmund Andros arrives to govern New England...
February 14, 1686
Item #698727 THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 14, 1686 The back page has the historic report of governor Edmund Andros' arrival in Boston to begin his leadership of the Dominion of New England. Datelined: "B...
$166.00
Battle of Buda (Budapest)... One month prior to the historic fall of Buda!
August 05, 1686
Item #705111 THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 5, 1686 * The Battle of Buda (modern day Budapest) * Considerable details * The Fall of Buda approx. one month away Contains lengthy reports regarding the Battle ...
$165.00
From the 1600's... World's oldest continuously published English language newspaper...
Item #649260 (5) THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1600's (2nd rate) An opportunity to purchase a lot of 5 issues of the oldest continually published English language newspaper, having started in 1665 and is still publishing to...
$98.00
Over 330 years old...
Item #649262 THE ATHENIAN MERCURY by John Dunton, London, England, 1692-1694. This was a fine gentleman's newspaper which was very popular in the coffeehouses of early England. Interesting reading on a wide range of top...
$45.00
Reports from Parliament from the 1600's...
Item #649266 VOTES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, London, England, 1692 A rare British newspaper much the size of others of the day. Fine & lengthy reporting on votes and other actions in Parliament. Nice condition &...
$45.00
The world's oldest continually published English language newspaper...
Item #649246 THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1690-1699 An opportunity for a genuine issue of the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 & is still publishing today. This issu...
$28.00
Full page engravings from the 1700's to early 1800's...
Item #649224 (10) A lot of ten engraved plates from "Gentleman's Magazine", London, all from the 1700's to early 1800's (though not dated). The lot may include foldouts, prints of buildings, diagrams, ...
$46.00
A variant and short-lived title...
Item #649223 THE REHEARSAL OF OBSERVATOR, London, England 1704-1706 A variant title --& earlier date--of the newspaper titled "The Rehearsal", and much less common. A single sheet newspaper printed...
$36.00
Unusual, short-lived newspaper...
Item #649279 THE VISIONS OF SIR HEISTER RYLEY: WITH OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS, London, 1710 Sir Heister Ryley, the fictitious editor of the Visions of Sir Heister Ryley, is a man interested in all fields of learning, a &qu...
$48.00
The oldest continuously published English language newspaper...
Item #649293 (5) THE LONDON GAZETTE A lot of five issues of the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, all from the early 1700's (1712-1739), priced at a bargain due to being a ...
$44.00
Early and notable 18th century title... Addison & Steele...
Item #649221 THE SPECTATOR, London, England, 1712 One of the more famous of the early newspapers and by the famed Addison & Steele. Nice condition, trimmed, some light browning. A single sheet issue measuring 8 by...
$45.00
At a reduced price... Early issues with the great masthead...
Item #649273 THE POST-BOY, London, 1710's (2nd-rate) A lot of 5 issues of this early title with the great masthead containing two engravings. Lightly or heavily inked or other minor problem causing them to be a bi...
$155.00
London newspaper from 1727...
September 02, 1727
Item #685208 MIST'S WEEKLY JOURNAL, London, Sept. 2, 1727 A quite rare title containing a wide variety of news of the day. Amongst the various reports are items on criminals and their crimes. A wealth of adve...
$47.00
An eighty year span of news from England...
Item #649310 (8) GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England A nice lot of eight issues, one from each decade from the 1730's thru 1809. A nice group of complete issues covering a period of 80 years, each with full ...
$98.00
Rare, early title...
Item #649222 FOG'S WEEKLY JOURNAL, London, 1731 A quite rare title from England with a very early date and a partial red tax stamp in a lower corner of the front page. Various news of the day both from England and the r...
$44.00
Act of Parliament from 1747...
January 01, 1747
Item #698909 An Act of Parliament, London, 1747 This is: "An Act for repairing the Road leading from Cirencester, in the Count of Gloucester, to Birdlip's Hill, in the said County." This is a 32 page d...
$38.00
Map of Maastricht, The Netherlands... Battle of Val Lauffeld)...
Item #705041 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1747 (with map) * Battle of Lauffeld (also Maastricht, or Val) * Map of Maastricht, The Netherlands * Coal mine fires A nice feature is a foldout map ti...
$68.00
Eighteenth century perspective from England...
Item #649234 (10) THE LONDON GAZETTE, a lot of ten issues of this famous newspaper covering at least 5 decades from the 1700's. All are in good condition. A nice way to gain Britain's perspective of worl...
$110.00
Early mention of George Washington...
Item #698715 GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1755 There are no less than two high points in this issue, the first being an article headed: "Gov. Dinwiddie's Speech to the Assembly of Virginia" in...
$220.00
18th century Scotland...
Item #649233 (5) THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, late 1750's A very early lot of five newspapers from Scotland, with news of the day. A great period set at a considerable discount from the regular p...
$98.00
Five issue lot from before the Revolutionary War...
January 30, 1759
Item #698911 (5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated Jan. 26, 1758; Jan. 30, 1759; Jan. 8, 1760; Jan. 29, 1761; and Aug. 23, 1763. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in England from t...
$62.00
Political observations by Benjamin Franklin...
September 04, 1759
Item #697976 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, September 4, 1759 The first and a portion of the second column on page 7 has "Political Aphorisms concerning Population", signed "F", which has recently ...
$127.00
Five British newspapers from the 1760's - 1790's...
Item #649294 (5) An interesting lot of five British newspapers, containing at least three different titles. They span the 1760's thru the 1790's and include at least one from each decade. In average or better condit...
$60.00
A treaty negotiated with the Little Carpenter & the Cherokees of South Carolina...
March 18, 1760
Item #693651 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 6 and 18, 1760 A pair of issues containing the Treaty of Peace with the Cherokee Indian Nation. Nearly half of page 5 of the March 6 issue is headed: "America&q...
$49.00
Great map of Montreal... Death of the King of England...
Item #676720 GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1760 Perhaps the prime item is the very nice foldout map headed: "A Particular Map to Illustrated Gen. Amherst's Expedition to Montreal with a Plan o...
$288.00
Trouble with pirates...
June 13, 1761
Item #696175 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 13, 1761 The front page begins with a report headed: "...Among the prisoners made by them was Capt. Osborne...but he in the night rising upon the crew, overcame th...
$28.00
Great wealth of reporting on the historic Siege of Havana...
September 14, 1762
Item #695166 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 14, 1762 Two-thirds of the front page and two-thirds of page 2 are taken up with a very lengthy & detailed report headed: "Journal of the Siege of Havannah&qu...
$39.00
Pre-Stamp Act to just prior to the Revolutionary War...
Item #649252 (10) THE LONDON CHRONICLE. A collection of ten issues, one from each year 1763 thru 1772, crossing the critical period from the just prior to the Stamp Act to just before the outbreak of the pre-Revolutionary W...
$115.00
New York is thankful for the repeal of the Stamp Act...
August 28, 1766
Item #696294 THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 28, 1766 The front page has most of a column taken up with an address of the governor of New York to the King. The focus is on thanking him for repealing the hated Stam...
$42.00
Uncommon provincial title with a decorative masthead...
Item #649299 THE GLOCESTER JOURNAL, England, 1769 (currently spelled Gloucester). Here is a very nice, four page issue from just a few years before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in the colonies. This issue has a ver...
$32.00
Massachusetts' Bay... Hutchinson... Great map of Greece & vicinity...
Item #676473 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1770 The reverse of the title page is entirely taken up with: "American Affairs" which is mostly taken up with: "Lieutenant Hutchinson's Spee...
$52.00
Broadside "Extra" of the Pennsylvania Gazette...
May 17, 1771
Item #694986 POSTSCRIPT EXTRAORDINARY to the PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE....Philadelphia, May 17, 1771 A very handsome broadside (printed on one side only) "Extra" edition of the famous newspapers, owned by Ben Fra...
$425.00
Much like the Olive Branch Petition... Reaction by the soldiers to reading the "...Causes & Necessity of Taking Up Arms"...
July 26, 1775
Item #687100 CONNECTICUT JOURNAL & NEW HAVEN POST-BOY, July 26, 1775 A terrific issue, as the entire front page and most of page 2 are taken up with a terrific follow-up to the Olive Branch Petition, in fact, writ...
$1,550.00
General Howe proclamations in a Tory newspaper.....
November 19, 1777
Item #698852 THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 1777 This was a strongly Tory newspaper published in Philadelphia when the British were in occupation. It began in 1775 and ended w...
$390.00
The Articles of Confederation...
April 29, 1778
Item #703335 THE NEW JERSEY GAZETTE, Trenton, April 29, 1778 This was the very first newspaper in New Jersey, having begun in December, 1777. This is issue number 22. There are only a handful of documents in America...
$12,350.00
George Washington, Ethan Allen, and more...
Item #685948 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1778 The first article is a "...Debate...on Enquiry into the State of the Nation..." continued from a previous issue and has much on the Revolutiona...
$98.00
Fifteen issues with front page notice: "American Prisoners"...
January 01, 1779
Item #698760 THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, 1779 A lot of 15 issues from the middle of the Revolutionary War, but although I find little or no war0related content, each issue does have on the front page a chart hea...
$87.00
Act concerning high treason & piracy in America...
December 18, 1779
Item #698717 THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 18, 1779 The front page has a report of several Acts of Parliament receiving the Royal Assent by the King, one to: "...empower His Majesty to secure & detain per...
$42.00
Cornwallis, the Marquis de la Fayette, & others...
June 19, 1781
Item #698851 THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, June 19, 1781 Inside has a few items relating to the Revolutionary War, including a bit noting: "...recommend unanimity, firmness a...
$325.00
Cornwallis at the Battle of Guilford Court House... Benedict Arnold burns coastal Connecticut towns...
September 13, 1781
Item #687126 THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE AND THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Sept. 13, 1781 The masthead features an engraving taken from one done by Paul Revere, showing a soldier holding a sword and a document inscr...
$585.00
Patriotic masthead after a Revere engraving... Much on the Revolutionary War...
May 16, 1783
Item #703292 THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, May 16, 1783 A nice issue as the masthead features an engraving taken from one done by Paul Revere for colonial currency at the time. It i...
$177.00
Decorative masthead... late 1700's...
Item #649227
THE NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE, England, 1784-1788 See the photo for the very nice & ornate lettering in the masthead, making this a displayable issue. This is a folio size newspaper of 4 pages which was
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$29.00
The Bill of Rights...
October 06, 1789
Item #703267 THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, October 6, 1789 Arguably the most significant documents of late 18th century in American history would be the Declaration of Independence, the...
$18,250.00
At a lesser price... from Boston...
Item #649301 (6) COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, a lot of six 2nd rate issues dating from 1795-1799. Various news of the day from this famous colonial town. This was arguably the most successful & well-known newspaper of in...
$118.00
Ben Franklin letters...
Item #670618 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, Sept., 1790 A nice issue with a full title/contents page with an embellishment at the top. Included within are two item by Ben Franklin: "Letter on the Death of P...
$125.00
Significant Washington letter to the Jewish congregation of Newport...
September 15, 1790
Item #704389 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 15, 1790 The back page contains one of the more significant Judaica items found in an American newspaper. It presents the full text of the: "Address Of...
$88,750.00
Very rare newspaper from Savannah...
November 18, 1790
Item #694464 THE GEORGIA GAZETTE, Savannah, Nov. 18, 1790 An exceedingly scarce and rare title of the 18th century. It published from 1788 thru 1802, and Brigham notes that only two issues of this date are recorded in...
$945.00
An American magazine from 1792...
Item #698706 THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE, Boston, February, 1792 The bulk of the issue is taken up with a wide range of eclectic articles as noted on the full title/contents page. Among the articles are: "Topograp...
$59.00
Plan to create a nobility for the United States...
Item #670511 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, May, 1792 This title, along with the "Columbian Magazine", has the honor of being the first successful American magazine, both published in Philadelphia. The M...
$58.00
Federal news from this temporary seat of government...
April 22, 1794
Item #698728 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & EVENING ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, April 22, 1794 Given that Phila. was the temporary capital of the United States while the District of Columbia was under construction, ...
$43.00
Federal news from this temporary seat of government...
June 05, 1794
Item #698711 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & EVENING ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, June 5, 1794 Given that Phila. was the temporary capital of the United States while the District of Columbia was under construction, it...
$43.00
Beautiful masthead in this 1795 Canterbury newspaper...
January 01, 1795
Item #649281 KENTISH GAZETTE, Canterbury, England, 1795 We seldom have titles to offer from Canterbury, and this newspaper has one of the more decorative & beautiful mastheads of the era. Note the two very detaile...
$18.00
Handsome newspaper from the era...
August 21, 1795
Item #698864 KENTISH GAZETTE, Canterbury, England, Aug. 21, 1795 A handsome issue of the 18th century, with two decorative embellishments in the masthead & ornate lettering in the title. Various British news &...
$27.00
Washington's letter concerning the Jay Treaty...
September 10, 1795
Item #698739 INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Sept. 10, 1795 Most of the front page is taken up with an Act of the Mass. legislature signed in type by the governor: Samuel Adams. Page 3 has: "President's Answ...
$74.00
Letter from Washington to the people of Brunswick, Virginia...
October 24, 1795
Item #698723 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 24, 1795 Page 2 has the: "Answer Of the President to the Brunswick, Virginia, Proceedings" relating to the Jay Treaty, which is signed by him in type: G. Washing...
$62.00
George Washington writes concerning the Jay Treaty...
November 12, 1795
Item #698710 FEDERAL ORRERY, Boston. Nov. 12. 1795 Page 2 has: "Indian Intelligence - Of the Creeks" which is most of a column with details on relations with them & other tribes. The report is datelined ...
$77.00
George Washington & John Adams...
December 26, 1795
Item #698712 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 26, 1795 The front page contains an address to the President concerning Washington's very recent state-of-the-union address, signed in type: John Adams, plus his respo...
$76.00
George Washington provides a patent...
June 17, 1796
Item #684606 FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 17, 1796 The back page has a document headed: "The United States of America...Letters Patent..." which is signed in type by the P...
$72.00
Nice newspaper from Washington's administration...
October 19, 1796
Item #704854 THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Oct. 19, 1796 A very typical late 18th century American newspaper with a good mix of news reports of the day and advertisements. A fine opportunity for an ...
$38.00
Three letters by Napoleon Buonaparte from the war front...
March 25, 1797
Item #698843 THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, March 25, 1797 A very nice newspaper from the early weeks of John Adams' administration. who was inaugurated on March 4. The back page has 3 letters ...
$40.00
Post-Revolutionary War Boston...
Item #649216 (5) AN EARLY LOT - Five issues of the Columbian Centinel newspaper dating from 1794 to 1799. Each issue is in nice condition (not 2nd-rate). Increasingly rare from the 18th century. News of the day & period...
$120.00
From when Philadelphia was the temporary capital of the United States...
January 13, 1798
Item #698758 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & PHILADELPHIA DAILY ADVERTISER, Jan. 13, 1798 The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction. P...
$42.00
Post-Revolutionary War Boston, with John Adams signatures...
Item #649292 (5) COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, lot of 5 issues dating from 1797-1801, each containing at least one John Adams signature. Somewhat 2nd-rate but not damaged. Issues with his signature are increasingly hard...
$144.00
On the Alien and Sedition Acts...
February 20, 1799
Item #698709 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Feb. 20, 1799 Page 2 has a lengthy resolution passed by the House of Representatives that reads in part: "...The sedition and alien acts this House conceive, contain nothi...
$47.00
Napoleon Bonaparte's letters... Piracy & barbarity...
April 22, 1799
Item #698908 J. RUSSELL'S GAZETTE COMMERCIAL & POLITICAL, Boston, April 22, 1799 Most of pages 1 and 4 are taken up with: "Buonaparte's Letters - Translations". Page 3 has: "Unprecedented Ba...
$42.00
Letters to Jefferson, with his response...
July 27, 1801
Item #667646 THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, July 27, 1801 Page 2 has a "Remonstrance" from the merchants of New Haven on the removal of the tax collector in favor of another. This is followed by: "T...
$27.00
Letters to Jefferson, with his response...
July 27, 1801
Item #667660 THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, July 27, 1801 Page 2 has a "Remonstrance" from the merchants of New Haven on the removal of the tax collector in favor of another. This is followed by: "T...
$31.00
Displayable masthead... early 19th century...
Item #649304 NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, 1801-1802 A typical "newsy" newspaper of the era with a nice woodcut of a soaring mercury in the masthead. Some light foxing, untrimmed. Actual dates vary, b...
$17.00
Jefferson and Bainbridge on the Tripolitan War...
March 28, 1804
Item #684928 NEW YORK HERALD, March 28, 1804 The front page has a message from the President to Congress concerning Captain Bainbridge, commander of the Philadelphia frigate which was captured in the Tripolitan War&nb...
$37.00
Jefferson letter concerning the Tripolitan War...
May 05, 1806
Item #667566 UNITED STATES' GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, Philadelphia, May 5, 1806 As part of proceedings form Congress, page 3 has a message: "...received from the president of the U. States..." to Congress...
$28.00
From Doylestown, with two Acts of Congress...
May 26, 1806
Item #695452 PENNSYLVANIA CORRESPONDENT, & FARMERS' ADVERTISER, Doylestown, May 26, 1806 This is the first of this title we have offered. The back page has two Acts of Congress, each signed in type by ...
$56.00
From Thomas Jefferson's administration...
Item #649276 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, 1807-1809 A lot of 10 issues of this popular title from the "Hub City". All have the subscriber's name written in the margin above the masthead, some minor edge t...
$99.00
From the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Presidency...
Item #559604 (5) UNITED STATES GAZETTE, For The Country, Philadelphia, 1807-1809 A lot of 5 issues offering an interesting insight into the early period of the Jeffersonian era, as the government transitione...
$54.00
Jefferson's last state-of-the-union address to Congress...
November 15, 1808
Item #694916 NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Portsmouth, Nov. 15, 1808 Over half of page 2 is taken up with the: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" which was his last state-of-the-union address to Congress. Rather than presen...
$72.00
Death of the Massachusetts governor...
December 23, 1808
Item #704862 UNITED STATES' GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1808 Page 3 has: "Death Of Governour Sullivan" with the report from Boston noting: "His excellency Governour Sullivan died...
$35.00
First of this title we have offered?
May 26, 1809
Item #694915 OLD COLONY GAZETTE, New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 26, 1809 A quite scarce title, existing from Oct. 21, 1808 thru Oct. 11, 1811. This appears to be the first issue of this title we have offered in our 4...
$67.00
10 issues from James Madison's presidency... Pre-War of 1812...
Item #649289 (10) BOSTON GAZETTE, dated 1810-1811 A lot of ten issues from the early 19th century when James Madison was president. News and advertising of the day provide perspective on this formative period ju...
$55.00
For the Irish community in America...
July 20, 1811
Item #695451 THE SHAMROCK; OR HIBERNIAN CHRONICLE, New York, July 20, 1811 A rather uncommon newspaper for the Irish community in New York. Page 2 has: "More Kidnapping of Irish Emigrants" and age 3 includes...
$59.00
The War of 1812... A mini-lot at a reduced price...
Item #649218 (5) A lot of five newspapers of a blend of various folio-size and non-folio-size newspapers (various titles), all containing news on The War of 1812. Average condition with mild wear and foxing; not damaged or ...
$60.00
Reports from the War of 1812...
October 26, 1814
Item #689810 NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, Oct. 26, 1814 Among the War of 1812 reports within: "Destruction of the Pirates of Barataria" near New Orleans; "Copy of a Letter from John K. Smit...
$37.00
The Jew Bill... Jefferson, Adams & Madison lend their support...
February 20, 1819
Item #689206 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER with the separately bound "Supplement To Volume XV", Baltimore, Feb. 20, 1819 Certainly the best content in this issue is in the lengthy "Supplement" to the ...
$265.00
The Jew Bill... Jefferson, Adams & Madison lend their support...
February 20, 1819
Item #689205 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER with the separately bound "Supplement To Volume XV", Baltimore, Feb. 20, 1819 Certainly the best content in this issue is in the lengthy "Supplement" to the ...
$278.00
Newspapers with a treasure-trove of political reporting...
Item #649274
(20) NILES' REGISTER, Baltimore, 1820's - 1830's A lot of 20 different issues within the noted date range, all complete and each containing 16 pages.
Niles' Register was a very famou
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$98.00
An instant mini-collection... 10 newspapers from the 1800's...
Item #694687 (10) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of ten newspapers with at least 5 different titles dating from the 1820's - 1890's, in average or better condition---not a damaged lot and no pulpish newspapers. A popular way...
$49.00
Curious connection on two undeciphered texts, one being the Mormon golden plates...
May 03, 1823
Item #684998 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 3, 1823 An inside page has an interesting article with a small heading: "Curious Manuscript", which reports on: "...the discovery of a curious man...
$85.00
1826 - "Life of the Marquis De Lafayette"...
January 01, 1826
Item #705303 Book: "Life of the Marquis De Lafayette", by Robert Waln, Jr., 1826 The full title is: "Life of the Marquis De La Fayette; Major General in the Service of the United States of America. In Th...
$98.00
Among Jefferson's last letters, to Henry Lee...
November 25, 1826
Item #696969 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 25, 1826 Inside 2 1/2 pages taken up with: "The Late Mr. Jefferson" who passed away nearly 5 months earlier (July 4) which includes a lengthy letter s...
$35.00
Mormon connection to counterfeiters?
May 19, 1827
Item #685026 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 19, 1827 Inside has a rather brief article: "Counterfeiters" noting in part: "A whole nest of counterfeiters of coin has been arrested near Paines...
$37.00
Capitol Pediment artwork of Luigi Persico is completed and unveiled...
November 08, 1828
Item #705029 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 8, 1828 Page 4 has a very detailed article on the completion of the carved artwork of Luigi Persico, the artist who created the "Genius of America&qu...
$35.00
Early comic, satire newspaper...
Item #649241 FIGARO IN LONDON, London, 1833 An English comic newspaper of the early 19th century, founded in 1831 and running for almost 8 years. It was the forerunner for the much more popular "Punch" magaz...
$18.00
Just as sold on the streets, with the original outer wrappers...
December 26, 1837
Item #698699 WALDIE'S SELECT CIRCULATING LIBRARY, Philadelphia, Dec. 26, 1837 Printed in the masthead: "Furnishing The Best Popular Literature--Memoirs, Biography, Novels, Tales, Travels, Voyages, etc." ...
$38.00
Mormons in New Jersey... President Tyler vetos the Bank of the U.S. bill...
August 21, 1841
Item #704482 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 21, 1841 * Mormons - Mormonism * Toms River & Hornerstown * Monmouth Co. New Jersey Inside has the lengthy: "Veto Message from the Pres...
$38.00
The capture of Monterey, driven by false rumors...
February 02, 1843
Item #678287 NATIONAL ANTI-SLAVERY STANDARD, New York, Feb. 2, 1843 As the title would suggest, an anti-slavery newspaper from 18 years before the Civil War. Although there is anti-slavery content here, perhaps the ...
$77.00
Orrin Porter Rockwell, the Mormon bodyguard...
March 25, 1843
Item #685085 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, March 25, 1843 The back page has a small report: "Mormons" noting: "Orrin Porter Rockwell, the Mormon, who has been accused of being the person who ...
$56.00
An April Fool's report on the abolishment of Nauvoo... Deranged by Millerism...
April 01, 1843
Item #705091 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 1, 1843 The back page has what is apparently an "April Fools" report concocted by the normally staid editor, headed: "Nauvoo Abolished". ...
$67.00
Joseph Smith on the Millerites...
July 26, 1843
Item #684890 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 24, 1843 Page 3 has a brief item noting: "Joe Smith, in a late number of the Nauvoo Times & Seasons, has a review of Millerism, in which he av...
$98.00
Occupation of Hawaii by the British...
December 01, 1843
Item #685484 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 1843 Page 3 has a full column headed: "From The Sandwich Island", now known as the Hawaiian Islands, which concerns the Paulet Affair. T...
$48.00
Joseph Smith as a candidate for President...
May 18, 1844
Item #704481 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, May 18, 1844 * Mormons leader Joseph Smith * Election campaign for president * 1st presidential candidate to be killed Page 2 has a report under: "Pol...
$187.00
Breaking away from Joseph Smith... Smith wants an army to take Oregon and Texas...
June 01, 1844
Item #685121 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 1, 1844 Near the back are reports from the federal Congress, one item mentions in part: "...Mr. Wentworth asked leave to present a memorial from General ...
$65.00
On Joseph Smith and his failed 1844 presidential campaign...
June 22, 1844
Item #684972 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 22, 1844 It is not known by many today that Joseph Smith, leader of the Latter-Day Saints, ran for president of the United States in 1844. After several yea...
$185.00
Rare and early title from Honolulu...
February 08, 1845
Item #698770 THE POLYNESIAN, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, Feb. 8, 1845 One of the earliest newspapers we have offered from Hawaii, and fourteen years earlier than the few of this title we offered in recent years....
$565.00
Creating the Naval Academy at Annapolis... Arresting Brigham Young...
January 31, 1846
Item #704478 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 31, 1846 * United States Naval Academy is born * Brigham Young arrested - Mormons Near the back is a nice article on the establishment of the Nava...
$110.00
Last sermon of Brigham Young before Utah... Nice on the capture of slave ships...
March 21, 1846
Item #704483 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, March 21, 1846 The front page has an editorial concerning the Mexican War: "Shall We Have Peace or War?" Page 3 has a report: "Slavers Captured"...
$98.00
Rare reference to the 'Mormon Battalion' during the Mexican War... The slave trade... The Oregon Treaty with England...
August 15, 1846
Item #688634 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 15, 1846 The top of the back page has a very notable report: "Mormon Volunteers" being a brief item noting: "Capt...Allen has reached Fort Leav...
$192.00
Mormons vs. the Anti-Mormons... On Iowa & Wisconsin joining the Union... The Mexican War...
September 19, 1846
Item #704480 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 19, 1846 * Illinois Mormon War - Mormonism * Nauvoo, Hancock County * Wisconsin & Iowa joining the Union * Mexican-American War Page 5 h...
$75.00
On the discovery of the planet Neptune...
April 15, 1847
Item #691609 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D. C., April 15, 1847 Page 3 has 2 1/2 columns taken up with much detail--very scientific--concerning the recent discovery of the new planet known as Neptune. Cre...
$42.00
The California Gold Rush...
December 02, 1848
Item #698762 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 1848 Page 3 has a report headed: "From California" which includes in part: "...fully confirms the most glowing accounts heretofore received...
$42.00
Early Tallahassee... The Mexican War...
December 02, 1848
Item #698768 THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Florida, Dec. 2, 1848 Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly those from before the Civil War. Here is such an issue from the capital city of Flor...
$78.00
Gold Rush era...
Item #649225 NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, 1849 Although this issue does not have specific gold rush content, it is a great “period” item with 1849 in the dateline. The issue contains many ads related to Califor...
$32.00
From the library of President James Buchanan...
Item #649244 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., 1849 James Buchanan, who would be President of the United States from 1857-1861, earlier served several offices at the federal level, including Congressman from 1821-31;...
$48.00
Crossing at Panama to reach the California gold...
March 24, 1849
Item #686959 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 24, 1849 Page 3 has: "Crossing The Isthmus" being a letter on the challenges of crossing at Panama to reach the gold fields of California. ...
$55.00
The Indians in Texas... The California Gold Rush...
June 01, 1849
Item #686998 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 1, 1849 Page 3 reports include: "Indian Hostilities in Texas" which includes several reports from Brownsville. "Further Details from Cal...
$46.00
An instant collection... 20 newspapers from the 1800's...
Item #694695 (20) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of 20 issues, with at least 5 different titles, dating from the 1820's - 1890's, in average or better condition--not a damaged or 2nd-rate lot. No pulpish newspapers. &nb...
$95.00
19th century 2nd-rate lot of 20 newspapers...
Item #694708 (20) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of 20 second-rate American newspapers dating from 1820 - 1899, containing at least 5 different titles within the lot. The issues may have light staining, small edge tears, minor ...
$55.00
19th century damaged lot of 20 newspapers...
Item #694707 (20) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of 20 damaged American newspapers dating from 1820 - 1899, containing at least 5 different titles within the lot. The issues may have staining, edge tears, close-trimming, heavy ...
$30.00
Report on the Mormon colony in Utah...
January 08, 1850
Item #704479 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 1850 * Mormons - Mormonism * Early Salt Lake City, Utah The front page has: "From The Valley Of Salt Lake" which is an early report ...
$48.00
Much on the case of fugitive slave Henry Long...
December 28, 1850
Item #693468 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Dec. 28, 1850 Page 3 has nearly 2 1/2 columns taken up with an article headed: "Alleged Fugitive Slave Case" with verbatim testimony concerning the case of fug...
$65.00
Magazine by Charles Dickens... An issue from 1851-1853...
Item #649284 HOUSEHOLD WORDS, London, 1851-1853 Charles Dickens published this magazine from 1850 to 1859. Having been frustrated by the interference of publishers when editing three other magazines, Dickens determine...
$18.00
Great & descriptive letter from Santa Fe on the famed Kit Carson...
April 03, 1851
Item #695945 THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., April 3, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper that is best known for its link to the best selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beec...
$74.00
Early advertisement for the historic Cape May Congress Hall hotel...
July 11, 1851
Item #693273 THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 11, 1851 Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congres...
$27.00
Building a railroad to the Rocky Mountains...
March 18, 1852
Item #698735 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1852 The front page has: "Fugitive Slaves" as well as: "Export of Gold From California" which includes a chart. Also: "From Tex...
$42.00
Westward expansion... Decorative masthead...
Item #649254 OLIVE BRANCH, Boston, 1850-1856 A lot of four issues in mixed condition, all with a great masthead and with at least some westward-expansion themed reporting and/or advertising. One of the more ...
$49.00
Beginning work on the Washington Monument... Nauvoo, the Mormon city...
January 08, 1853
Item #704692 ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Jan. 8, 1853 * Nauvoo, Illinois - Mormons * Washington monument A short-live newspaper which preceded the first issue of "Harper's Weekly". This is the vol...
$86.00
Published by P. T. Barnum... Early view of Sydney, Australia...
June 18, 1853
Item #698866 ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, June 18, 1853 P.T. Barnum was the co-owner (see photos) of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Week...
$57.00
Expedition to Greenland... Earthquake in San Francisco...
March 29, 1856
Item #698725 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 29, 1856 Inside has 2 pages of text with 7 prints on: "Expedition To Greenland". Also a full page with 4 prints on: "Dreadful Catastrop...
$43.00
Item #636876
(5) HARPER'S WEEKLY -- the first year: 1857 A lot of 5 issues but all in '2nd rate' condition. Very few illustrations from this initial year.
$24.00
View of Communipiaw, New Jersey...
February 07, 1857
Item #689995 BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Feb. 7, 1857 The front page has a print & article: "The Dogs of St. Bernard". Among the prints within is a nice view of; "Communipaw, New Jersey" wi...
$43.00
Early baseball, in a sporting publication...
June 20, 1857
Item #675276 PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 20, 1857 Inside under "Base Ball" is a very brief summary of a match between the "Light" & Heavy" weights of the Empire Base B...
$33.00
One of the more rare Winslow Homer prints...
October 03, 1857
Item #689890
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 3, 1857 Winslow Homer prints are very desirable and among the more difficult periodical titles in which to find Homer prints is this one, as it rarely comes o
...
$76.00
Much reporting on cricket matches on the front page...
October 17, 1857
Item #695708 SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 17, 1857 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". Two-thirds of the front page...
$29.00
Historic baseball convention works towards formalizing the game and its administrative structure...
April 03, 1858
Item #695733 SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 3, 1858 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". The top of page 6 has an article: "B...
$63.00
The Mormon War...
May 29, 1858
Item #698895 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 29, 1858 The front page features a print of: "Hon. William M Gwin, of California". Other prints within include: "'Travel Notes in Bible Lands" ...
$77.00
Early view of Toronto... Scenes on the Mississippi...
October 23, 1858
Item #690047 BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Oct. 23, 1858 The front page features a print and article: "Scene on the Mississippi, At Memphis, Tennessee" which shows two paddle-wheelers. Among the prints w...
$43.00
First of this title we have encountered...
January 01, 1859
Item #695453 THE AGITATOR, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1859 This was a semi-monthly publication that existed for about two years. We can find little information concerning this title. This is the 19th issue published. ...
$54.00
Long Island Sound steamboats...
August 20, 1859
Item #684670 GLEASON'S PICTORIAL LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, Boston, Aug. 20, 1859 Perhaps the most outstanding aspect of this newspaper is the beautiful & large masthead, plus each page is trimmed in a nautical them...
$31.00
Baseball on skates...
January 28, 1860
Item #695719 WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 28, 1860 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". Page 6 has a report: "Ba...
$45.00
Large & ornate masthead from the Civil War...
Item #649226 NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Manchester, 1861 The title reflects the theme of this issue, being primarily a farming-related newspaper with agricultural concerns taking much of the front page and ...
$28.00
The Civil War in Texas... The Alamo...
March 23, 1861
Item #698896 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 23, 1861 The front page is taken up with: "Major Anderson's Command at Fort Sumter" which includes 9 officers, one of whom is "Capt. A. Doubleday&qu...
$100.00
The Civil War would begin on this day...
April 12, 1861
Item #681927 SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, April 12, 1861 With this being the day the Civil War would formally begin with the bombardment of Fort Sumter, articles are reflective of the mood of the day: ...
$47.00
African-American soldiers in the Civil War...
August 06, 1861
Item #690829 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 6, 1861 War news is on the inside pages with page 5 having: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "How The Rebels Intend to Pay their Soldiers" "Blacks Armed to Scalp Uni...
$28.00
Unusual front page graphic...
August 15, 1861
Item #695321 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 15, 1861 The front page features a nice print of: "The Late Brigadier General Lyon" which is unusual, as typically front page graphics from the Civil War era were...
$40.00
Winslow Homer on the songs of war...
November 23, 1861
Item #172522 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 23, 1861 The most notable print would be the very nice doublepage centerfold done by famed artist Winslow Homer, titled" "The Songs of War", and feat...
Map showing Ship Island during the Civil War...
December 17, 1861
Item #695305 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 17, 1861 The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages.
The back page features a Civil
...
$37.00
A Charles Dickens publication...
Item #649245 ALL THE YEAR ROUND, London, 1862 (single issue from 1862) This was a weekly periodical "Conducted By Charles Dickens", as noted in the masthead. Filled with various literary content, this issue ...
$24.00
A great value... A discounted Civil War lot...
Item #649275 (7) The CIVIL WAR: a lot of 7 issues all non-New York titles from during the Civil War and all have war reports. A great set for a reseller or for someone looking to obtain authentic Civil War newsp...
$68.00
Our premier Civil War lot...
Item #649219
(10) THE CIVIL WAR--a lot of the very best of all titles. Here is a group of ten issues of the famous New York Times and/or NY Tribune and/or NY Herald, much like those listed throughout our website, in good
...
$132.00
Three letters signed: R. E. Lee... An Address signed: Jefferson Davis...
August 19, 1862
Item #689479 DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 19, 1862 Over a full column of the front page is taken up with: "President's Message - To the Senate & House of Rep. of the Confederate States&q...
$83.00
Rare Confederate title from Mississippi on the Battle of Perryville...
October 17, 1862
Item #698726 DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, Jackson, Oct. 17, 1862 Certainly one of the more rare Confederate titles we have offered. This is a volume one issue. Among the front page articles are: "Abolition Meetings at ...
$218.00
Battle of Antietam... Evacuating Louisville...
October 18, 1862
Item #689084 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 18, 1862 The front page print shows: "Maryland & Penna. Farmers Visiting the Battlefield of Antietam While National Troops were burying the Dead...&...
$54.00
Confederate answer to Harper's Weekly... Prints of Vicksburg and General Bragg...
November 08, 1862
Item #695794 SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, Nov. 8, 1862 A rare publication from the Confederacy that seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news rep...
$340.00
Prelude to the battle of Fredericksburg...
November 24, 1862
Item #691773 NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 24, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "ARMY OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA" "Refusal of the Rebels to Surrender Fredericksburgh" "The ...
$29.00
Jeff Davis, Abe Lincoln, General Banks, General Butler, and more...
December 29, 1862
Item #693812 NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1862 Page 2 includes a significant document by the President of the Confederacy, with headlines: "Proclamation Of Jeff. Davis" "The Retaliatory Policy Fully Inaugur...
$56.00
From the Oneida Community... Civil War era...
Item #649300 THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Civil War era A lot of ten issues from this well-known socialistic "commune" from during the Civil War but with minimal war-related content. Four pages each...
$46.00
Huge eagle engraving in the masthead...
Item #649242 GLEASON'S LITERARY COMPANION, Boston, 1863 Obviously a literary publication from the Civil War era, the prime feature being the huge eagle engraving in the masthead, with a wingspan of 7 inches. There...
$18.00
Civil War era illustrated issues...
Item #636873 (5) HARPER'S WEEKLY A Civil War era lot of 5 issues in very good condition. This lot offers an excellent illustrated and textual view of this critical period in American history, at a significan...
$124.00
Civil War newspaper from California...
January 21, 1863
Item #684539 SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, California, Jan. 21, 1863 It's uncommon to fine Civil War era newspapers from the West Coast, but here is one. Not surprisingly various war reports on pages 2 and 3. Four pag...
$42.00
Many war-related prints...
February 07, 1863
Item #689143 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 7, 1863 The front page shows: "The Night Burial At Sea--Funeral Rites to a Dead Volunteer...". Prints within include: "Grand Requiem M...
$42.00
Civil War map of Port Hudson, Louisiana...
February 11, 1863
Item #698736 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 11, 1863 The front page is dominated by a Civil War map titled: "Situation Of Port Hudson" which shows the vicinity as well, from Baton Rouge to the south, to St. Francisv...
$48.00
Much on the Civil War from the Confederacy...
February 12, 1863
Item #698788 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 12, 1863 Not only a nice Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "City Intelligence" "Latest New...
$87.00
Civil War news from the home of the Confederacy...
March 04, 1863
Item #694124 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 4, 1863 Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Among the front page war-related items are: "T...
$68.00
Civil War map on the rebel defenses at Port Hudson...
March 20, 1863
Item #698730 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 20, 1863 The front page is dominated by a nice & detailed Civil War map headed: "REBEL DEFENSES AT PORT HUDSON". Among the column heads on the Civil War are: "La...
$48.00
An appeal to the soldiers...
August 09, 1863
Item #681780 NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 9, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From the South" "The Appeal to the Troops" "Alabama Preparing for the Crisis" &quo...
$27.00
"Memphis" newspaper printed in Atlanta, Georgia... Jeff Davis rallies the troops...
January 20, 1864
Item #698733 THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 20, 1864 See the bottom of this listing for the fascinating history of this newspaper. Among the front page items are: "Strahl's Brigade" &...
$180.00
Slaves escaping to freedom...
May 07, 1864
Item #172778 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 7, 1864 The full front page is a print: "Union Scouts In Louisiana". Inside has a very notable full page print: "Negroes Escaping Out of Slavery" as ...
Battle of Spotsylvania...
May 30, 1864
Item #694223 DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1864 Among the front page reports on the Civil War in this Confederate newspaper are: "The War News" "From General Lee's Army "Army of N...
$77.00
Letter from Robert E. Lee...
June 16, 1864
Item #694417 RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 16, 1864 Among the front page war reports in this newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy are: "The War News" which begins with a letter to the Secretary ...
$62.00
Latest news from the Civil War...
June 30, 1864
Item #698856 THE WORLD, New York, June 30, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GRAND CAMPAIGN" "The Petersburg & Weldon Road Occupied" "Early's Corps Sent...
$28.00
A great victory at Winchester...
September 21, 1864
Item #691082 NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1864 Among the many front page column heads on the Civil War are: "VICTORY!" "Great Battle in the Shenandoah Valley" "The Rebels Defeated by General Sher...
$29.00
President Jefferson Davis addresses his Congress...
November 08, 1864
Item #698738 THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Nov. 8, 1864 Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Glorious Achievements of Forrest's Horse Marines" "Yankee Army News" "...
$78.00
The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
December 16, 1864
Item #678144 THE LIBERATOR, Boston, Dec. 16, 1864 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by William Lloyd Garrison, featuring a terrific masthead with 3 vignettes including a slave auction and slaves being emancipa...
$77.00
War reports from a Confederate newspaper in Columbia...
December 17, 1864
Item #704686 THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Dec. 17, 1864 A rather rare title and great that it includes the word “Southern”. The front page has reports including: "Attempt o...
$110.00
Sherman descending upon Savannah...
December 19, 1864
Item #698734 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 19, 1864 Not just a newspaper from the Confederate, but from the capital of the Confederate states. The front page has an editorial beginning: "The accounts ...
$78.00
Ornate masthead...
Item #649267 ADVOCATE FAMILY GUARDIAN, New York, 1865 A rather ornate & decorative masthead in this small newspaper, filled primarily with literary & womanly concerns. Edited by Mrs. Sarah R. Bennett of the &q...
$9.00
Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... End of war reports...
May 20, 1865
Item #690742 CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 20, 1865 Reports inside include: "New Hampshire Troops Ordered Home" "Arrival of Jeff Davis at Fortress Monroe" "More Details of His Flig...
$27.00
Celebrating returning Civil War soldiers...
May 25, 1865
Item #698778 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 25, 1865 The top of the first column on the front page has a nice graphic of an eagle on the U.S. shield, plus: "REVIEW ! " "150,000 Veterans" "The Pageant O...
$42.00
A racist newspaper on the post-war events...
September 02, 1865
Item #680220 NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, Sept. 2, 1865 A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on events of the day provide a ...
$29.00
Nice Harper's Weekly group, just after the Civil War...
Item #649309 (5) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, a lot of five issues from just after the Civil War. Dates are August 12, August 19, September 23, November 11, and December 2, 1865. A wealth of great prints including: 'N...
$100.00
Grant's account of the closing events of the war...
December 20, 1865
Item #666564 THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1865 Two-thirds of the front page is taken up with a great account of the closing events of the war, headed: "OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY" "Abstract of Gener...
$46.00
Early baseball from just after the Civil War...
Item #649236 NEW YORK TIMES, 1865-1866 A lot of five issues of the New York Times from just after the Civil War, each with a report of a baseball game. These issues provide a mid-19th century perspective of America&rs...
$60.00
19th century illustrated issues, at a wholesale price...
Item #694740 (5) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of five illustrated issues from the 19th century in average or better condition. Titles may include any of the following: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Gleason'...
$89.95
A newspaper predicting the future...
July 01, 1866
Item #684751 BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER AND ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, July, August, September, 1866 A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in...
$41.00
Tiny newspaper...
Item #649285 THE O.C. DAILY, 1867 No, it's not from Orange County, but rather from the Oneida Community in New York. This is a tiny newspaper, measuring just 4 by 5 inches, four pages. Various tidbits, great condi...
$19.00
United States-Russian Treaty: "Seward's Folly"...
June 21, 1867
Item #698786 NEW-YORK HERALD, June 21, 1867 The top of page ten has: "Washington" "Proclamation by the President--Ratification of the Treaty With Russia" which formalized the controversial pu...
$166.00
Ornate and displayable masthead...
Item #649305 SATURDAY NIGHT, Philadelphia, 1869 A decorative masthead with content that is primarily literary in nature. There is a front page illustration & a few more inside, with a border around each page. The ...
$26.00
John Menard, African-American congressman from Louisiana...
January 23, 1869
Item #698899 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 23, 1869 The full front page is a print of: "The Harp Girl." Inside is a one-third page print of: "Hon. William Claflin, Governor of Massachusetts&quo...
$57.00
From the Oneida Community...
Item #649272 THE CIRCULAR or AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York, 1870's A lot of 10 issues from this well-known socialist "commune" (of Oneida flatware/silverware fame) from the post-Civil War 19th cen...
$36.00
From Reno, Nevada... Famous town of the Wild West...
Item #649290 (5) RENO EVENING GAZETTE, Nevada, early 1880's. A lot of five issues, all are complete and are in very nice condition. Great to have from this well-known town from the "Old West"....
$95.00
Latest inventions of the day... 1870's...
Item #649217 (10) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, 1870's A nice lot of ten issues from this fascinating period---the 'golden age' of American inventiveness---with much coverage of the latest inventions &...
$60.00
19th century illustrated... Second rate and damaged...
Item #694718 (10) WHOLESALE VARIETY LOT of ten 2nd-rate and damaged illustrated issues. A blended lot of titles may include any of the following: Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's, Scientific American,...
$70.00
Published by the Aetna Life Insurance Company...
January 01, 1870
Item #697194 THE AETNA, Frederick, Maryland, January, 1870 "A Journal Devoted To The Interests of Life Insurance" as noted in the masthead. An eight page issue, volume 2, number 2, never bound nor trimmed ...
$38.00
Nice collection of Thomas Nast political cartoons...
Item #636875 (7) HARPER'S WEEKLY lot of 7 issues of the 1860's-1880's each with a full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon, and other Nast or non-Nast prints inside. A blend of 1st rate and better than 2nd ...
$98.00
First African-American to serve in the House of Representatives...
December 19, 1870
Item #698905 THE CIRCULAR, Oneida Community (New York), Dec. 19, 1870 Near the top of the back page is a brief yet very significant report. It reads: "Joseph H. Rainey, a colored man, has taken his seat in the Ho...
$43.00
Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...
October 04, 1871
Item #684310 SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Oct. 4, 1871 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. The bottom of t...
$36.00
A Long Island whaling town...
Item #649288 (5) THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor (Long Island), New York, 1870s A nice lot of five issues from this once-famous whaling town on Long Island, now more famous as a playground for the rich & famous who freq...
$75.00
Early Negro baseball team... Hampton University...
Item #705024 HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, October, 1873 Inside has a fourteen page article about the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Has a total of eleven illustrations of the buildings and activities at...
$45.00
Comanche Indian troubles...
January 03, 1874
Item #691808 NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 3, 1874 Page 5 has one column head: "Indian Ravages In Texas" "Over Twenty-Five Ranchmen Killed By One Party Of Comanches--A Raiding Party Routed" with variou...
$28.00
On the death of the African explorer Dr. Livingstone...
March 30, 1874
Item #693033 NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1874 The front page has most of a column taken up with: "DR. LIVINGSTONE" "Last Hours of the Great Explorer" "Particular of His Illness And Death-- a R...
$29.00
Truckee, California, near Lake Tahoe...
January 30, 1875
Item #698777 TRUCKEE REPUBLICAN, California, Jan. 30, 1875 From this town at the "elbow" of California near the Nevada border at an elevation of 5800 ft. Historically well known for the Donner Party tragedy ...
$58.00
From the Arizona Territory...
March 06, 1875
Item #698720 ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Arizona Territory, March 6, 1875 Many years ago we had a reasonable inventory of this title, but today this issue is among our last. A nice assortment of news articles including...
$127.00
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