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Very rare & early news pamphlet from Amsterdam...


August 01, 1632

Item #698014    Dutch newsletter/pamphlet from Amsterdam, August, 1632  A very rare news pamphlet by the famed early Broer Jansz, one of the most prolific newsmen of the 17th century. Included with this item is an extensi...
$755.00

Very early "supplement" issue to the famous French "Gazette" newspaper...


June 11, 1641

Item #698170    LA PRISE DE LA VILLE ET CHASTEAU DE CONSTANTIN EN CATALOGNE, AVEC LA DEFAITE DE 400 CASTILLIANS, Paris, France, June 11, 1641 (date at bottom of back page).  This is a "supplement" issue that w...

Early newsbook from the English Civil War...


November 16, 1643

Item #692456    MERCURIUS BRITANICUS Communicating the Affaires of Great BRITAINE: For the Better Information of the People. London, November 16, 1643. This is Crane & Kaye title #472.  This is a very early newsbook...
$1,325.00

Extremely rare 1665 Oxford Gazette... Account of deaths from the Great Plague...


January 18, 1666

Item #698035    THE OXFORD GAZETTE, London, January 18, 1665 (1666 by today's calendar)  This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of the famous "London Gazette", the oldest continu...
$998.00

Mention of Virginia, and a Great Plague report...


June 18, 1666

Item #679605    THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 18, 1666  Various reports from many locations throughout Europe, many of which are military in nature. The front page event has mention of the colonies with: "...fl...
$186.00

Reference to the 1666 Great Fire of London...


October 04, 1666

Item #698066    THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 4, 1666  One of the greatest calamities and more notable events to strike London in its long history is the Great Fire which destroyed much of the city in September, 1666....
$535.00

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...

Four century set of the London Gazette...


January 01, 1671

Item #661817    THE LONDON GAZETTE, England.  A collection of four issues of this--the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper--each one hundred years apart. Issues are dated 1671, 1771, 1871 a...
$240.00

Significant issue on the Popish Plot...


April 10, 1679

Item #702887    THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 10, 1679  * Popish Plot The back page has not one but two items concerning the Popish Plot in England, a contrived conspiracy to accuse Catholic leaders of plot...
$288.00

License needed to be a peddler...


May 17, 1686

Item #698036    THE LONDON GAZETTE, May 17, 1686  Most of the front page is taken up with: "A Proclamation" which enforces the use of a license to be a peddler. The remainder of the front page and most of the ...

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...

Over 325 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...

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 &...

Very first of the advice column newspapers...


March 04, 1692

Item #698149    THE ATHENIAN MERCURY, London, March 4, 1692  This was the very first of the "agony aunt" newspapers, a newspaper providing personal advice to its readers. In creating this format of responding ...

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...

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, ...

Death of King James II...


September 11, 1701

Item #698026    THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 11, 1701  The back page has an historic report of the death of King James II, the last Catholic monarch of England who was deposed during the Glorious Revolution of 1688 ...
$295.00

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

Early issues with the great masthead...

Item #649232    THE POST-BOY, London, 1720's  A lot of five issues of this early & decorative title with a great masthead featuring two engravings. Offered at a substantial discount. Single sheet and in good condi...
$198.00

Handsome display newspaper from the early 1700's...

Item #649264    THE POST-BOY, London, 1723-1726  A very nice single sheet newspaper featuring two handsome engravings in the masthead (see). Various news from Great Britain and the continent of Europe, plus a partial red ...

Noted colonial America governor is dead...


March 07, 1727

Item #683556    THE POST BOY, London, March 7, 1727  Among the back page reports is a brief item noting: "General Nicholson, late Governor of South Carolina, died on Tuesday about five in the afternoon, at his habita...

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 ...

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...

The Netherlands... with a map of Northern Europe...

Item #698019   
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1744  An inside page has a report which includes: "...had a commission to be engineer with a salary of 15s a day, given him by Gen. James Oglethorpe who
...
$115.00

Bits on the Jacobite Rebellion: "rebels" were hanged and quartered...


December 04, 1746

Item #698177    EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Dec. 4, 1746  This was one of the more notable titles for the 18th century, and from the era of the Jacobite Rebellion with a few page 2 items relating to it. One bit...

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

Tiny German newspaper from 1752...


January 03, 1752

Item #695788    GELEHRTE NACHRICHTEN August 30, 1752 A small German newspaper which translates: "Scholarly Messages from the year 1752". This newspaper is complete in 8 pages, 4 by 6 1/2 inches, great condition.

Rare plate of the execution of Admiral Byng...


April 01, 1757

Item #698047    THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, April, 1757  Certainly the prime content is the quite rare full page print titled: "The Shooting of Admiral Byng on Board the Monarque" as such prints were more typi...
$176.00

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...

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...

Early American title from the French & Indian War...


May 13, 1762

Item #702912    THE BOSTON NEWS-LETTER AND NEW ENGLAND CHRONICLE, May 13, 1762  * Rare Colonial Massachusetts * St. Augustine, Florida This is a much later issue of America's first successful newspaper, f...
$625.00

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

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...

A handsome newspaper from 1768... Rapid growth in Charleston...


June 13, 1768

Item #697719    THE GLOCESTER JOURNAL, England (now spelled Gloucester), June 13, 1768  Various British news reports throughout, with its finest feature being the handsome masthead with two detailed engravings and the orn...

Loyalist ball at the capitol at Williamsburg, full of patriotic spirit...


April 19, 1770

Item #692872    LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 19, 1770  The back page has an: "Extract of a Letter from Williamsburg, (in Virginia)" which is a report of a lavish ball there: "...at the capitol for the e...

Trouble with Indians in Illinois in 1772...


June 13, 1772

Item #698192    THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, June 13, 1772  Page 3 has an: "Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at the Illinois, dated at Kaskaeskias" noting: "Since we have had possession of t...

Phillis Wheatley arrives in London...


June 22, 1773

Item #702029    THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 22, 1773  Certainly the most notable report is found on the back page, which contains: "Last Thursday the celebrated negro girl Phillis, the Poet, whose extraordina...
$870.00

The Gunpowder Incident: in a Williamsburg newspaper... And so much more!


April 28, 1775

Item #698138    THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE, Williamsburg (with Supplement), April 28, 1775  This newspaper was published by Alexander Purdie, a distinction to be made since there were three newspapers of this title printed in W...
$12,000.00

Provincial Congress meeting (1775)...


December 23, 1775

Item #702716   
PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1775  * Meeting of a Provincial Congress * Early Revolutionary War Front page report mentions the meeting of a Provincial Congres
...
$430.00

Colonies wish to declare themselves "free and independent"...

Item #702905    GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1776  * American Independence * John Hancock (1776) It is rare to find newspapers or magazines with the magical date of "July, 1776". Here is o...
$575.00

The battle at Peekskill...


May 13, 1777

Item #659874    THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, May 13, 1777  The ftpg. has a brief mention concerning Ben Franklin's efforts in Paris. Page 2 begins with a report on the Battle at Peekskill, where the British des...

Letter signed by G. Washington... England's frivolous advantages...


September 23, 1777

Item #698074    THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, Sept. 23, 1777  The front page has a few news items from the war in America, including: "...from Philadelphia we have an account that the Provincials have strongly se...

Detailing how supportive England has been to the colonies...


January 28, 1778

Item #698043    THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Jan. 28, 1778  This was a Tory newspaper published in Philadelphia when the British occupied the city. It began in 1775 and ended when the Br...
$375.00

Broadside newspaper on naval battles...


May 17, 1779

Item #698078    THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, England, May 17, 1779  This is an uncommon broadside newspaper, single sheet and printed on one side only. The focus of this issue is on naval victories off the Brittany c...

Latest war news in a rare newspaper from the Revolutionary War...


August 26, 1779

Item #698073    THE AMERICAN JOURNAL & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Providence, Rhode Island, Aug. 26, 1779  A truly rare title from the Revolutionary War, as it lasted for less than 1 1/2 years from March, 1779 to August, 178...
$695.00

Mentions the death of Captain James Cook in Hawaii...


January 01, 1780

Item #660188    THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, January, 1780  The most notable content would be a report near the back concerning Captain James Cook's third voyage, beginning: "Capt. Clerke, of his majesty's s...

Battle of Green Spring... Great reports on the Revolutionary War...


August 14, 1781

Item #698072    THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, August 14, 1781  The front page has news from captured correspondence including: "The revolt of the Pennsylvania line & Jersey brigade...
$545.00

Revolutionary War pay document for an officer...


October 14, 1781

Item #683580    A hand-written Revolutionary War pay document from the State of Connecticut dated October 14, 1781. It notes: "Sir: Pay Capt. Abner Adams five pounds in bills of this state...and charge the state.  Pa...
$180.00

Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown: a first report...


November 27, 1781

Item #698085    THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 27, 1781  This is one of the more noteworthy issues of the Chronicle for the entire Revolutionary War, as it is the first issue in this title to announce the surrender o...
$2,940.00

British remain stubborn on the issue of independence...


April 23, 1782

Item #698071    THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, April 23, 1782  Page 2 has a report from London beginning: "If the accursed American war is to be abandoned or pursued to the destruction ...
$265.00

Benedict Arnold is determined he can subdue America... Washington & the Asgill Affair...


July 18, 1782

Item #681154    THE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE, London, July 18, 1782  Page 3 has much reporting from America concerning the end-of-war events. It begins with a report headed "America" from Savannah concerning ...

American to continue to maintain a military...


April 08, 1783

Item #673949    THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 8, 1783  Page 2 has a brief item: "Letters from Philadelphia say that Congress have resolved to keep up a military force, consisting of regular effective men, and ...

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
...

Establishing the coins of the United States...


August 31, 1786

Item #698076    THE NEW-HAVEN GAZETTE & THE CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE, Aug. 31, 1786 (year in Roman numerals)  One page has "American Intelligence" which praises the attributes of Alexandria, and another pag...
$555.00

The Shays' Rebellion... Benjamin Franklin re-elected... Two plates...

Item #677333    THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, November, 1786  The issue begins with: "A Description of Bones Found Near the River Ohio" which includes a foldout plate as well (repair to the reverse).&nbs...
$112.00

Very early report of Washington's inaugural address, plus his election as well...


April 01, 1789

Item #702876    THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, April, 1789  * President George Washington * Election victory & inauguration  Certainly the most notable content is found in "The Chronicle&q...
$3,250.00

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

Obituary of Benjamin Franklin...

Item #691756    GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1790  The most significant item is a report of the death of Benjamin Franklin listed near the back under the "Deaths" column. The report begins: "At...
$178.00

Washington arrives in Philadelphia...


December 11, 1790

Item #686780    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Dec. 11, 1790  A page 3 item from Philadelphia reports: "The illustrious PRESIDENT of the United States of America, his lady and his suit [sic] arrived here on Saturday last:--He w...

The Act creating the Bank of the United States...

Item #698020    THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE, Boston, March, 1791  The issue begins with textual: "Sketches of the President Of the United States" which is nearly a 4 1/2 page biography of George Washington (the p...
$450.00

George Washington Act of Congress... LaFayette resigns... Paul Revere a committee member...


December 31, 1791

Item #693187    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 31, 1791  Half of the first column on the front page is taken up with an Act of Congress for: "...the Relief of David Cook & Thomas Campbell" which is signed ...
$156.00

Ben Franklin's historic/collectible: "The Morals of Chess"...

Item #703113    THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, April, 1792  By far the most significant content is the historic/collectible essay: "The Morals of Chess. By Dr. Franklin", which takes 2 1/2 pages. Note: This ...
$345.00

First issue of the first woman's magazine in America...


June 01, 1792

Item #702704    THE LADIES MAGAZINE, (Philadelphia), June, 1792  * Very first issue of this rare publication A rare publication which existed for just 12 issues from June, 1792 to May, 1793. This is the very fir...
$196.00

Washington re-elected... Report from Botany Bay...

Item #698164    THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1793  There are several items of interest, one of which is several pages on the: "Minutes of the Proceedings of the National Convention of France" ...
$130.00

Handsome newspaper... John Hancock...


July 11, 1793

Item #689115    INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, July 11, 1793  As the photo shows, this is one of the more handsome & displayable mastheads of the 18th century. All of the front page, a...

Federal news from this temporary seat of government...


January 02, 1794

Item #698033    GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & EVENING ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Jan. 2, 1794  Given that Phila. was the temporary capital of the United States while the District of Columbia was under construction, it...

Washington introduces a letter by the Secretary of State...


March 20, 1794

Item #698025    GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 20, 1794  Page 2 has a letter of introduction to the Congress signed in type by the President: Go. Washington. It introduces a letter from the Secretary of State con...

Thomas Paine and his "Age of Reason"...


May 07, 1794

Item #698034    GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & EVENING ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, May 7, 1794  From the nation's capital at the time, as the District of Columbia was under construction. Page 3 has a report from P...

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...

Four Acts signed by Governor Sam Adams...


July 25, 1795

Item #698021    INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 25, 1795  Over a full column of the front page is taken up with an Act of the Massachusetts legislature, each signed in type by the governor: Samuel Adams. Four pages,...

Great dislike of the Jay Treaty with England...


August 12, 1795

Item #669077    THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, August 12, 1795  All of the front page is taken up with critical articles on the controversial Jay Treaty with England, designed by Alexander Hamilt...

Napoleon's famous "wiff of grapeshot" event: his notoriety begins...


October 23, 1795

Item #691031    KENTISH GAZETTE, Canterbury, England, Oct. 23, 1795  A handsome issue of the 18th century, with two decorative embellishments in the masthead & ornate lettering in the title. Page 3 has a very descri...

Letter from Washington to the people of Brunswick, Virginia...


October 24, 1795

Item #698065    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...

Washington responds concerning the Jay Treaty with England...


November 14, 1795

Item #698032    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 14, 1795  The front page has a letter from the President to the inhabitants of Georgetown concerning the late Treaty with Great Britain, known as the Jay Treaty. One bit ...

Washington responds concerning the Jay Treaty with England...


November 14, 1795

Item #698031    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 14, 1795  The front page has a letter from the President to the inhabitants of Georgetown concerning the late Treaty with Great Britain, known as the Jay Treaty. One bit ...

Washington's state-of-the-union address...


December 19, 1795

Item #698030    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 19, 1795  Over half of the front page is taken up with the "President's Address" being George Washington's annual state-of-the-union address for the year ...
$345.00

By the famed Isaiah Thomas...


January 13, 1796

Item #698045    THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Jan. 13, 1796   Published by Isaiah Thomas, perhaps the most famous printer of the 18th century, and whose collection became the foundation of the Ameri...

Sam Adams is elected governor...


May 11, 1796

Item #698113    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 11, 1796  Page 2 has a very brief report: "His Excellency Samuel Adams is re-elected Governor of this Commonwealth, for the year ensuing: by a majority of about 2000 vo...

Illustrated ship ads and slave-related ads...


May 17, 1796

Item #698166    FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, May 17, 1796  The front page is entirely taken up with advertisements including 20 illustrated ship ads. Pages within contain no fewer than 4 slave-related...

Runaway slave ads...


June 21, 1796

Item #684609    FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 21, 1796  The front page features 20 illustrated ship ads, as well as an ad: "FOR SALE, A likely , healthy NEGRO WENCH..." with de...

Full text of Washington's Proclamation regarding Spain...


August 24, 1796

Item #698028    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 20 and 24, 1796  A pair of issues: beginning on the front page of the Aug. 20 issue, carrying over to pg. 2, and concluding on pages 1 and 2 of the Aug. 24 issue is the com...
$118.00

Full text of Washington's Proclamation regarding Spain...


August 24, 1796

Item #698029    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 20 and 24, 1796  A pair of issues: beginning on the front page of the Aug. 20 issue, carrying over to page 2, and concluding on pages 1 and 2 of the Aug. 24 issue is the co...
$132.00

From Washington's administration...


February 04, 1797

Item #698146    THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Feb. 4, 1797  A very nice newspaper from the closing weeks of George Washington's administration. John Adams would be inaugurated on March 4. The back...

Working with the Indians...


April 01, 1797

Item #676840    NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, April, 1797  The issue is filled mostly with an eclectic collection of articles, while the back three pages contain news items of the day. The news reports include...

Acts of Congress signed by Adams and Jefferson...


July 07, 1797

Item #665538    GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & PHILADELPHIA DAILY ADVERTISER, July 7, 1797  Headed with a great engraving of a heraldic eagle, page 2 has two Acts of Congress, each signed in type by the President and ...

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 04, 1798

Item #698114    GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & PHILADELPHIA DAILY ADVERTISER, Jan. 4, 1798  The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction. In...

Secret societies... Free Masons... Illuminati... numismatics...

Item #698017    THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1798  The prominent feature of this issue would be the nearly 9 pages dedicated to the review of a new publication" "Proofs of Conspiracy against a...
$125.00

Secret societies... Free Masons... Illuminati... numismatics...

Item #698016    THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1798  The prominent feature of this issue would be the nearly 9 pages dedicated to the review of a new publication" "Proofs of Conspiracy against a...
$134.00

From when Philadelphia was the temporary capital of the United States...


April 25, 1798

Item #698112    GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & PHILADELPHIA DAILY ADVERTISER, April 25, 1798  The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time, while the District of Columbia was under construction. ...

John Adams responds, Thomas Jefferson intervenes...


October 24, 1798

Item #698038    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 24, 1798  The front page has an address: "To John Adams, President of the United States" from a military unit at Lexington, followed by his response signed in typ...

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

Death of Tippoo, or Tipu Sultan... Not held by any American institution...


September 21, 1799

Item #691005    FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, England, Sept. 21, 1799  The masthead features a handsome engraving.  This title is not held by any American institution. It is Crane & Kaye title #1316a. T...
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