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On George Washington's death & funeral... Front page report of his death...
January 08, 1800
Item #698070 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, Jan. 8, 1800 The front page has a nice account headed: "Washington's Last Illness" which begins: "Some time in the night of Fr...
$650.00
Naval battle fought after the war was over...
December 06, 1800
Item #694553 POULSON'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Dec. 6, 1800 Page 3 has over half a column taken up with the official account of the U.S.S. Boston vs. the French ship Berceau. This was a was...
$72.00
Rhode Island congratulates the President on his inauguration...
June 23, 1801
Item #702714 NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, June 23, 1801 Page 2 contains a fine letter: "To Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States" from the legislature of Rhode Island, congratulating him on bein...
$32.00
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
Death of Martha Washington...
June 01, 1802
Item #698040 THE BALANCE & COLUMBIAN REPOSITORY, Hudson, New York, June 1, 1802 Inside under "The Knell" is a brief yet very notable death report: "At Mount Vernon, on the 22d ult. Mrs. Martha Washi...
$82.00
Death of Martha Washington...
June 01, 1802
Item #698041 THE BALANCE & COLUMBIAN REPOSITORY, Hudson, New York, June 1, 1802 Inside under "The Knell" is a brief yet very notable death report: "At Mount Vernon, on the 22d ult. Mrs. Martha Washi...
$72.00
Jefferson on the Spanish in New Orleans...
February 09, 1803
Item #667662 THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Feb. 9, 1803 Page 2 has a letter from the President concerning the occupation of New Orleans by the Spanish, in which he dismisses it as an incident without formal autho...
$28.00
Early Charleston: slave ads...
February 25, 1803
Item #691319 CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 1803 A volume I issue of this famous title from the South. The bottom of the front page has an ad which gives notice that: "The Office: "For the Sa...
$45.00
On the Louisiana Purchase...
November 07, 1803
Item #684518 BOSTON GAZETTE, Nov. 7, 1803 Page 2 has some nice reporting headed: "Louisiana Treaty" and: "Louisiana" concerning discussion in the Senate & House of Rep. over the recent Louisian...
$57.00
Lewis and Clark begin their epic Voyage of Discovery...
November 26, 1803
Item #702702 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, Nov. 26, 1803 (at a slightly reduced price) * Lewis and Clark Expedition begins * Louisville, Kentucky - Ohio River Page 2 has several ite...
$265.00
Lewis and Clark begin their epic Voyage of Discovery...
November 26, 1803
Item #702703 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, Nov. 26,1803 Page 2 has several items concerning the recent Louisiana Purchase, but certainly the most significant is a report from Louisville no...
$275.00
Burr accused of murdering Hamilton... Dr. William Herschel's work...
September 01, 1804
Item #696413 THE GENTLEMAN’S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1804 The first column of a page is headed: “AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES” reporting: “By the New York papers, we learn, that the...
$115.00
The most beautiful masthead of the era?
February 18, 1805
Item #694550 THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Feb. 18, 1805 I have always considered the masthead of this era to be perhaps the most beautiful of any, making it very nice for display. Plus the front page has two Act...
$58.00
Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address...
March 09, 1805
Item #702706 NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, March 15, 1805 A very historic issue as nearly 2 columns on page 2 are taken up with Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address for his second term as President. It is intro...
$268.00
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
Great on Jefferson & the Burr Conspiracy... A very rare title...
February 07, 1807
Item #695008 THE FRIEND, Salem, Massachusetts, Feb. 7, 1807 A very rare title as it only existed for 29 issues, from Jan. 3 thru July 18, 1807. This is the number 6 issue. Only 5 American institutions have any holding...
$115.00
Jefferson's letter of thanks... Early on the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair...
July 31, 1807
Item #667560 NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, July 31, 1807 The front page has a letter of thanks from the President for the military protection of Fort Norfolk and Crany Island, signed in type: Th. Jefferson. Also an...
$33.00
From Maine, before statehood... Jefferson, Aaron Burr...
November 02, 1807
Item #694504 PORTLAND GAZETTE & MAINE ADVERTISER, Nov. 2, 1807 At this time Maine was part of Massachusetts, not becoming a state until 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise. So this issue is from 13 years befor...
$78.00
Existed for less than six months... Thomas Jefferson, on retiring from the Presidency...
October 25, 1808
Item #695007 AMERICAN PATRIOT, Concord, New Hampshire, Oct. 25, 1808 A scarce title that existed for less than six months. This is the volume 1, number 2 issue. The back page has a nice address: "To Thomas Jeff...
$68.00
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
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
Great & detailed account of the Battle of Tippecanoe...
January 28, 1812
Item #698037 NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT, Concord, Jan. 28, 1812 The back page has an excellent and very lengthy, detailed account of the Battle of Tippecanoe, datelined from "Vincennes, December 13th, 1811" and s...
$64.00
The War of 1812 is declared...
June 26, 1812
Item #693480
THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, June 26, 1812 On page 3 near the top of the second column is "A Proclamation" issued by President James Madison confirming the Congress declaration of war ag
$275.00
Napoleon... The War of 1812...
July 10, 1813
Item #693166 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 10, 1813 The front page has: "Occasional Remarks On the Present Unjust War" meaning the War of 1812. Inside has a: "Proclamation - Of His Majesty th...
$35.00
Funeral of the famed Lawrence and Ludlow...
August 25, 1813
Item #698067 ESSEX REGISTER, Salem, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 1813 Page 3 has a lengthy report: "Interment Of The Remains of the Naval Heroes, LAWRENCE & LUDLOW", Capt. Lawrence uttering the famous line: &...
$45.00
From just after the War of 1812...
May 25, 1816
Item #695460 EVENING GAZETTE, AND GENERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, May 25, 1816 A typical newspaper of the day which lasted just 104 issues. Items include: "The Domestic Economist" "The Ladies' Fri...
$34.00
Early article on horse racing in America...
July 04, 1818
Item #698141 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 4, 1818 The front page has not only an unusually lengthy article headed: "Horse-Racing" but a very early one as well, as horse racing in the States did not becom...
$35.00
Illinois joins the Union as the 21st state...
December 12, 1818
Item #698109 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 12, 1818 The front page has a rather inconspicuous report headed: Journal of 15th Congress" noting in part: "...Messrs. Hunter of R.I. and Edwards and Thomas too...
$57.00
Historic!
The Jew Bill... Striving for equal rights for the Jews...
May 29, 1819
Item #703144 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 29, 1819 * Precursor to the Jew Bill - extremely historic * Equal rights for Jews - voting * Henry Marie Brackenridge's speech This notable iss...
$4,750.00
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
Bound volume, with plates...
Item #637511 Bound volume of GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE from London, from the 1820-1840 period. Contains over 600 pgs. and has at least 6 full page plates. Six monthly issues each with a full title/index page. Nice condition....
$60.00
Defending the United States... The Erie Canal...
June 23, 1821
Item #689398 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 23, 1821 Inside has a letter signed by: J. C. Calhoun: "Report on Fortifications" which is followed by a 6 page report "To the Hon. Secretary of ...
$30.00
Florida Indians...
October 06, 1823
Item #695027 NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT & STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Oct. 6, 1823 Page 3 has a report from St. Augustine, Florida, concerning: "The southern tribes of Florida Indians...arrived...United with those fro...
$35.00
Slave ship is abandoned... Trouble with the Creek Indians...
May 28, 1825
Item #696843 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 28, 1825 Inside has: "The Creeks" being a report from Milledgeville, Georgia, noting: "...for the protection of the frontier against Indians...
$34.00
Rare opportunity for an early title from Georgia...
February 04, 1826
Item #695461 AUGUSTA CHRONICLE & GEORGIA ADVERTISER, Feb. 4, 1826 Rarely do we find antebellum newspapers from the Deep South, but here is one. A great wealth of advertisements, many of which are illustrated inc...
$138.00
Among Jefferson's last letters, to Henry Lee...
November 25, 1826
Item #696966 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
Death reports of Chief Hummingbird & Governor De Witt Clinton...
February 23, 1828
Item #689418 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 23, 1828 Page 7 has a report of the death of Choctaw Chief Hummingbird, also known as General Hummingbird: "Died, on the 23d December, at his residence nea...
$37.00
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
War is inevitable in Texas...
October 31, 1835
Item #680074 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 31, 1835 Inside has over a full page headed: "Texas" telling of some early battles there with much interesting reading, including a cautionary note: &...
$63.00
A very early issue of this famous anti-slavery title...
September 10, 1836
Item #684293 THE LIBERATOR, Boston, Sept. 10, 1836 It is rare to find such early issues of this famous anti-slavery title edited by William Lloyd Garrison. It began publication just 5 years earlier. The mast...
$215.00
Four issues from our nation's capital...
Item #637509 (4) A lot of 4 issues from Washington, D.C., all dated from the 1820's through 1850's - from four different titles. They contain a wealth of both political and non-political news from the ear...
$60.00
Supporting Van Buren for President...
October 07, 1840
Item #693090 THE DAILY REGISTER, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Oct. 7, 1840 Page 2 begins with an illustrated political notice supporting: "Democratic Nominations. For President, Martin Van Buren of New York. For V...
$28.00
Broadside “extra” from before the Civil War...
May 21, 1842
Item #698102 NEW YORK HERALD, EXTRA, May 21, 1842 A broadside "issue, being single sheet & printed on one side only. The front page has at the top: “Arrival Of The Steamship Acadia”, plus an...
$42.00
Slavery... Expedition to the Rocky Mountains...
November 28, 1843
Item #685482 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 28, 1843 Page 3 has: "Expedition to the Rocky Mountains" which is a nice account of their experiences. Also: "Runaway Slaves" notin...
$36.00
The Mormon Legion... Tyler's annual address... The Millerites...
December 09, 1843
Item #685113 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 9, 1843 Inside has a small heading: "The Nauvoo Legion" which notes: "...that the Nauvoo Legion numbers some four or five thousand men. They ar...
$40.00
Early mention of Abraham Lincoln in a national newspaper...
December 27, 1843
Item #698145 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Dec. 27 1843 The top of page 3 has a report headed: "Illinois" being an account of activities in the state Whig Convention in Springfield, mentioning in part: "...
$295.00
Sidney Rigdon the successor of Joseph Smith?
September 23, 1844
Item #684777 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 1844 Page 3 has a brief yet interesting report: "Mormonism" which notes: "Sidney Rigdon, who returned to Nauvoo a few weeks since f...
$65.00
Rare and early title from Honolulu...
February 22, 1845
Item #702904 THE POLYNESIAN, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, Feb. 22, 1845 * Very rare 19th century Hawaiian publication One of the earliest newspapers we have offered from Hawaii, and fourteen years earli...
$585.00
First American railroad publication...
December 04, 1845
Item #684693 AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL, New York, Dec. 4, 1845 An early issue of the very first American periodical on railroading. The best feature of this newspaper might be the engravings of a railroad engines and ...
$39.00
Nice on the capture of slave ships... Last sermon of Brigham Young before Utah...
March 21, 1846
Item #685155 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"...
$82.00
Creating the Territory of California...
December 08, 1846
Item #698119 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 1846 Page 2 has a very early report: "From California" which is quite historic on the creation of the state of California: "The Procl...
$98.00
Lengthy on the 'slavery question'... The Mexican War...
June 09, 1847
Item #691651 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 9, 1847 Three columns are taken up with: "Speech of Mr. Kaufman, of Texas, On The Slavery Questions" in the house of Representatives. Also wi...
$36.00
Four slave-related ads from this leading slave import city...
July 31, 1847
Item #695239 THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, July 31, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for t...
$42.00
Leaning Tower of Pisa has crashed to the ground... The Mexican War...
August 14, 1847
Item #698094 THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, Aug. 14, 1847 Inside has content on the Mexican War with the top of page 3 headed: "Army And Navy Intelligence" with many subheads. Also on page 2: "Fro...
$64.00
Early and rare from Florida...
July 01, 1848
Item #698095 THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Florida, July 1, 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...
$90.00
People deserting to follow the trail to the gold fields...
November 04, 1848
Item #698137 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 1848 The front page has news on the Gold Rush headed: "From California", beginning: "In Upper California the gold excitement is on the incr...
$57.00
Great, early California Gold Rush report...
December 12, 1848
Item #698142 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 1848 The top of the back page has a column head: "Further Of The Gold Mines" which is an early report on the California Gold Rush. It is primar...
$64.00
Beware of the infatuation for gold...
December 21, 1848
Item #698111 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 1848 Page 3 has an article: "Gold" which includes: "...all that has been reported of the gold regions of California to be true...rather a ...
$54.00
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
The Gold Rush in California... Early from the capital of Florida...
April 14, 1849
Item #702880 THE FLORIDIAN & JOURNAL, Tallahassee, April 14, 1849 * Early California gold rush report * Rare title from pre-civil war Florida Page 3 has: "Interesting From California" which t...
$91.00
A different look at the California Gold Rush...
June 23, 1849
Item #687009 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 23, 1849 Page 3 has: "Men and Business In California" which takes a more economic and business-focused look at the situation in California as...
$37.00
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
Wagon trains passing Fort Laramie... The Territory of Utah...
August 17, 1850
Item #692182 THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, August 17, 1850 Rarely are we able to secure antebellum newspapers from this city. Fully half of the front page is taken up with: "Texas and...
$56.00
Attempts to legitimize slavery in America...
September 21, 1850
Item #684224 SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, New York, Sept. 21, 1850 Page 4 has most of a column taken up with "A Catechism on Slavery and Free Labor" which is a series of 6 questions concerning slavery, and responses...
$47.00
Slave ads in this antebellum Louisiana newspaper...
December 05, 1850
Item #684366 THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Dec. 5, 1850 Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana. Among the many inside page ads is one headed: "Slaves! S...
$46.00
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
The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
March 13, 1851
Item #695948 THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., March 13, 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 Bee...
$58.00
Early advertisement for the historic Cape May Congress Hall hotel...
July 13, 1851
Item #693272 THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 13, 1851 Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congres...
$32.00
Early election results for President: Pierce would win...
November 04, 1852
Item #693462 THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 1852 Most of page 2 is taken up with results--and speculation--concerning the 1852 Presidential election which Franklin Pierce would win. Early indications ref...
$44.00
Slaves arriving at Cuba...
December 09, 1852
Item #691721 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 1852 Page 3 has an article: "Increase of the Slave Trade In Cuba" mentioning: "...a list of nine vessels which have landed at differe...
$40.00
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
Published by P.T. Barnum... Much on Franklin Pierce...
Item #698181 ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Feb. 12, 1853 Phineas T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly"...
$58.00
Fine content from California, shortly after the '49 gold rush...
May 11, 1853
Item #687857 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 11, 1853 Page 3 has over half a column on: "California Intelligence" with some fine, early content on this latest state to join the Union. Sub...
$32.00
Capture of a slave ship...
January 12, 1854
Item #698110 DAILY OHIO STATESMAN, Columbus, Jan. 12, 1854 Page 3 has: "The Slaver Gambrill--The Recent Seizure of a Slaver on the Coast of Africa" which includes: "...it was found that the slave deck h...
$48.00
'Bleeding Kansas'...
April 29, 1856
Item #696520 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 29, 1856 Page 4 has: "Questions Unanswered" which relates to the Kansas slavery issue. Also a report from Washington begins: "Every day's development and every h...
$34.00
The rare "steamer edition" of an early California newspaper...
October 06, 1856
Item #698139 SAN FRANCISCO HERALD, California, Oct. 6, 1856 A very rare & early newspaper from California as this is the "San Francisco Herald For The Steamer" as noted at the top of pages 2-8, more comm...
$235.00
Item #637510
(8) EARLY YEARS OF HARPER'S WEEKLY: Lot of 8 issues of this famous title from 1857-1859, all different dates from its first three years. Nice condition & with some illustrations. A nice wholesale lot at...
$80.00
Baseball in Rhode Island, before the Civil War...
May 09, 1857
Item #675273
PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 9, 1857 Inside under "Base Ball" is a report: "Base Ball at Providence--We have received notification of the formation of the Aurora Base Ball
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$30.00
Poughkeepsie, New York scenes...
August 29, 1857
Item #689887
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Aug. 29, 1857 This title was formatted much like the more popular Harper's Weekly. Within are six prints of various scenes within: "Poughkeepsie, New York"
...
$45.00
Brigham Young's Proclamation... The Great Eastern...
March 06, 1858
Item #698152 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 6, 1858 A full page illustration: 'Sleighing In Broadway' is very displayable. An article: "Skating, From a Lady's Point of View" features a half...
$95.00
A new baseball club in Brooklyn...
May 08, 1858
Item #695736 SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 8, 1858 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". Page 6 has: "Base Ball" which inc...
$30.00
The slaves captured on board the slave ship Echo...
September 02, 1858
Item #683829 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2, 1858 Page 3 has a report concerning one of the more infamous slave ships of the era: the Echo: "The Captured Africans". The photos s...
$86.00
Mormon women are leaving Utah...
September 14, 1858
Item #683651 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 1858 The bottom of page 3 has: "Mormon Women Leaving Utah" noting in part: "...that several Mormon trains had left Fort Scott on th...
$68.00
Swedenborgianism... of Johnny Appleseed fame...
December 03, 1858
Item #701566 NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 3, 1858 Page 2 has: "RELIGIOUS HISTORY - Chronicles of Religious Sects in the United States". This is the 34rd installment in the series with a focus on Swedenborgianism whi...
$175.00
The famous anti-slavery newspaper, shortly before the outbreak of war...
March 04, 1859
Item #678148 THE LIBERATOR, Boston, March 4, 1859 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison with a masthead engraving showing slaves being sold, then emancipated....
$87.00
Desirable baseball issue... Cricket...
October 15, 1859
Item #683403 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 15, 1859 Half of the double page centerfold is a terrific illustration of: 'A Base Ball Match at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken' showing a game in progress. A very...
$184.00
Much on baseball...
October 29, 1859
Item #696354 WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 29, 1859 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". Inside has almost a full colu...
$34.00
A wealth of content on the John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry...
November 22, 1859
Item #698120 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 1859 The front page has some nice coverage of the Harper's Ferry insurrection led by John Brown. Column heads include: "New Trial for Brown Refu...
$41.00
Very early, rare print of the Sand Key lighthouse, Florida...
December 03, 1859
Item #690061 BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 3, 1859 The front page has a print of: "Hon. John F. Potter, of Wisconsin" with an article on him. Among the other prints are: "Plan of the Improvemen...
$48.00
Two Winslow Homer winter-themed prints...
January 14, 1860
Item #698155 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 14, 1860 Inside has two very nice, full-page & displayable prints: "The Sleighing Season--The Upset" and "A Snow Slide in the City", both by fam...
Reacting to Sumner's "Barbarism of Slavery" speech...
June 07, 1860
Item #690615 NEW YORK HERALD, June 7, 1860 Just a few days following Charles Sumner's historic & impassioned anti-slavery speech "the barbarism of slavery", reaction from fellow Congressmen is report...
$34.00
Full page print of a beardless Lincoln, before his election...
October 20, 1860
Item #698184 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 20, 1860 Certainly the prime feature is the full page print captioned: "Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. The Presidential Candidate For the Republican Part...
$825.00
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
Close to the outbreak of the Civil War...
April 10, 1861
Item #693803 NEW YORK HERALD, April 10, 1861 The entire front page is taken up with ads, while page 2 features a nice map headed: "The City of Charleston And Its Defences. Plan of the Harbor, Showing Fort Sumter ...
$38.00
Nat Turner's Insurrection, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1861)...
Item #698357 THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, Aug. 1861 Inside has: "NAT TURNER'S REBELLION" which provides incredible detail of the only successful slave revolt in the United States. The Atlantic Monthly would lat...
$312.00
Huge front page map shows much of Texas...
November 30, 1861
Item #698117 NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 30, 1861 An extremely decorative issue, as the entire front page is taken up with a huge map headed: "THE GREAT EUROPEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC" with a subhe...
$77.00
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
The Monitor vs. the Merrimac... Slavery at the Capital...
March 14, 1862
Item #698104 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 14, 1862 A significant issue reporting one of the most famous naval battles of the 19th century: the Monitor vs. the Merrimac. It ushered in "modern" naval engineering wi...
$160.00
Ten Civil War newspapers: war maps...
March 24, 1862
Item #695247 This is a damaged lot of ten Civil War issues of the famous titles: New York Herald, New York Tribune, New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer. Five have front page Civil War maps, four have inside or back pag...
$67.00
Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...
March 24, 1862
Item #698135 NEW YORK HERALD, March 24, 1862 The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 5 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore,...
$115.00
Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...
March 24, 1862
Item #698136 NEW YORK HERALD, March 24, 1862 The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 5 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore,...
$133.00
John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...
March 26, 1862
Item #698103 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 26, 1862 The front page contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delight collectors, in this case an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical production of The ...
$65.00
Battle of Shiloh... A Confederate report...
April 09, 1862
Item #702871 DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, April 9, 1862 * Reporting on the Battle of Shiloh * From the capital of the Confederacy Page 3 begins with a very historic report headed: "The Great V...
$225.00
Huge Civil War map of the war in the Southwest...
May 31, 1862
Item #698090 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 31, 1862 Most of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map titled: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN THE SOUTH-WEST" with some column heads including: "The Capture of Cor...
$56.00
Huge Civil War map of the war in the Southwest...
May 31, 1862
Item #698091 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 31, 1862 Most of of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map titled: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN THE SOUTH-WEST" with some column heads including: "The Capture of ...
$57.00
Civil Ware news from the Confederate capital...
July 26, 1862
Item #698107 DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 1862 A wealth of reporting from the Confederate capital, some articles headed: "The Movement of Morgan in Kentucky" "The Richmond Battles in Eng...
$72.00
From the capital of the Confederacy...
August 08, 1862
Item #698106 DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 8, 1862 The front page has a wealth of reporting from the Civil War including: "Later From the North" "The Position on the Peninsula" "Yan...
$68.00
Battle of Cedar Mountain, Stonewall Jackson, and more...
August 30, 1862
Item #172602 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1862 The full front page is a print of: "Brigadier-General Michael Corcoran, Late Colonel 69th Regiment New York State Militia". Prints inside include: ...
Nice reports on the Battle of Harper's Ferry...
September 22, 1862
Item #697876 DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Sept. 22, 1862 Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery. Vari...
$145.00
Battle of Antietam & Harper's Ferry, in a Confederate newspaper...
September 23, 1862
Item #702906 THE TRI-WEEKLY MERCURY, Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 23, 1862 * Rare from the Confederacy * Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg Given the date, it is not surprising that the front page has an...
$185.00
Civil War map of the Harper's Ferry vicinity...
October 18, 1862
Item #693828 NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 18, 1862 The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "THE ADVANCE OF M'CLELLAN'S ARMY. The Scene of the Next Great Battle in Virginia" which shows from Mar...
$45.00
Battle of Perryville... in a rare Confederate title from Mississippi...
November 03, 1862
Item #702903 DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, Jackson, Nov. 3, 1862 Certainly one of the more rare Confederate titles we have offered. This is a volume one issue. Among the front page has a number of Acts and documents from the...
$320.00
Rare Confederate title from Mississippi on the Battle of Perryville...
November 10, 1862
Item #698080 DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, Jackson, Nov. 10, 1862 Certainly one of the more rare Confederate titles we have offered. This is a volume one issue. Among the articles: "Major Frank M. Gailor" "Nor...
$194.00
Final events of the historic Battle of Fredericksburg...
December 18, 1862
Item #693874 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 18, 1862 A wealth of front page column heads on the Civil War including: "From General Burnside's Army" "The Withdrawal of Our Forces" "Gen. Burnside...
$42.00
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
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
Civil War illustrations - 2nd-rate at a reduced price...
Item #637512 (5) HARPER'S WEEKLY Civil War lot of five issues which we consider "2nd rate". Not what we sell as damaged, but not good enough to be listed as "good" with minor problems and small disfi...
$76.00
Many Civil War illustrations - damaged issues at a reduced price...
Item #694754 (10) HARPER'S WEEKLY Civil War lot of ten "damaged" issues. The issues could be heavily stained, have cut-outs, missing pages, or other disfigurements which would cause them to be considered damag...
$75.00
The Civil War from the Confederate's perspective...
February 20, 1863
Item #698087 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 20, 1863 Not only a newspaper from the Confederate States, but from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page items are: "Negotiation of the Confe...
$78.00
Huge front page Tennessee Battel map...
April 21, 1863
Item #702879 THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1863 The front page has an 11 1/2 by 14 inch map: "IMPORTANT CONTEMPLATED OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE." "The Great Battle Field of the Rebels Under General Joe Johnston...
$62.00
The Civil War around Fredericksburg...
April 22, 1863
Item #698088 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 22, 1863 The front page has: "From Suffolk" "From Fredericksburg--The Object of Lincoln's Visit to the Army--The West Refuses to Furnish Another...
$88.00
First issue of a rare title which lasted just 3 issues...
April 25, 1863
Item #698082 ALBANY ARMY LETTER, New York, April 10-25, 1863 This was the volume 1 number 1 issue of an exceedingly rare title which lasted for just 3 issues, the others dated May 15 and May 28. Content includes var...
$345.00
From the Confederate stronghold of Charleston...
April 30, 1863
Item #694114 THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, April 30, 1863 Not surprisingly there is much reporting on the Civil War including: "The Yankee Army of Robbers" "Our Naval Prospects" "Pro...
$53.00
Confederate Victory at Chancellorsville & much more...
May 04, 1863
Item #702909 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 4, 1863 * Newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy * Confederate Victory at Chancellorsville * Much on Civil War events in Virginia Not only is this a n...
$198.00
Stonewall Jackson is shot by his own soldiers...
May 13, 1863
Item #693794 THE PRESS, Philadelphia, May 13, 1863 The front page has a report headed: "The Wounds Of General Jackson" taken from the Richmond Enquirer newspaper, beginning: "Our victory on the Rap...
$46.00
Triumphal march through New Orleans...
June 06, 1863
Item #172682 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 6, 1863 The full front page is an illustration of: "Colonel Grierson, Sixth Illinois Cavalry." Prints inside include a full page: "Triumphal Procession o...
General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
June 07, 1863
Item #698063 SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 7, 1863 A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are ne...
$420.00
Text and prints on the Battle of Gettysburg...
July 25, 1863
Item #698154 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1863 The full front page is a nice portrait of: "Major-General Ulysses S. Grant ("Unconditional Surrender" Grant)". Inside has a full page: &quo...
$335.00
Rare Confederate title...
November 05, 1863
Item #698022 WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 1863 This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title fro...
$157.00
From the Confederacy...
December 28, 1863
Item #698086 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 28, 1863 The front page includes: "City Intelligence" "Major Edgar Burroughs" "From the Rapid Ann" "The Army of Tennessee" &...
$77.00
John S. Mosby... Capture of Madisonville...
January 21, 1864
Item #691779 NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 21, 1864 Among the front page column headlines on the Civil War are: "Details of the Late Repulse of Mosby's Guerrillas" "Capture of the Town of Madisonville" ...
$34.00
Mosby, Adams, Long, and more...
April 28, 1864
Item #702886 CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, April 28, 1864 * From the origin of the American Civil War This was one of the few newspapers which had: "Confederate States of America...
$96.00
Defeat of John Morgan...
May 21, 1864
Item #693800 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 21, 1864 Nearly half of the front page first column is taken up with Civil War heads including: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Lee Tries to Turn Our Right Flank" "He i...
$28.00
Latest news from the Civil War...
May 28, 1864
Item #682946 THE WORLD, New York, May 28, 1864 Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Civil War column heads on the front page include: "From The Peninsula" "A Slight...
$28.00
Letters from Robert E. Lee and J.E. Johnston...
June 03, 1864
Item #698089 RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 3, 1864 The front page has: "The War News" which includes a letter signed in type: R. E. Lee, General, which has an introductory paragraph as well. Other fron...
$92.00
"Confederate States of America" in the masthead...
June 09, 1864
Item #698185 CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, June 9, 1864 This was one of just a few Confederate newspapers which printed: "Confederate States Of America" in the masthead. The front page has a we...
$89.00
Very early Idaho newspaper, shortly after creation of the Idaho Territory...
November 12, 1864
Item #698048 IDAHO TRI-WEEKLY STATESMAN, Boise City, Nov. 12, 1864 A very early and rare newspaper from just 18 months after the Idaho Territory was created, and some 26 years before Idaho statehood. This is the vol...
$520.00
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
On Robert E. Lee as commander-in-chief...
January 05, 1865
Item #698099 RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 5, 1865 Not just a nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy, but one from near the end of the Civil War. The front page has: "The War News" with var...
$115.00
Electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln...
February 09, 1865
Item #693788 NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 9, 1865 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Counting of the Electoral Votes" "212 Votes for Lincoln and Johnson" "21 for McClellan an...
$36.00
Sherman's triumphant march through the South...
February 17, 1865
Item #693786 NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 17, 1865 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Our Forces Near the Rebel Prison Pen at Florence, S.C." "A Rapid March Through th...
$38.00
Lee's army is 'annihilated'...
April 07, 1865
Item #690718 CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 7, 1865 Inside includes: "Sheridan Playing His 'Trumps' "LEE'S ARMY ANNIHILATED" "Large Captures of Officers and Men: "LEE ...
$75.00
Rare Lincoln's assassination report, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...
April 15, 1865
Item #701647 EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1865 Terrific to have this first report of Lincoln's assassination in a newspaper from the city where it happened. The top of the front page has a column wi...
$6,550.00
Follow-up to the Civil War... Lincoln's funeral train...
May 02, 1865
Item #683068 THE WORLD, New York, May 2, 1865 Among the front page column heads on the closing events of the Civil War are: "The Alleged Conspiracy" "Attempt to Fire Ford's Theater & the Adjoini...
$55.00
Capture of Jefferson Davis as he flees...
May 15, 1865
Item #698105 NEW YORK HERALD, May 15, 1865 The front page first column heads include: "JEFF. DAVIS" "Details Of His Capture" "His Camp 'Surprised at Daylight on the 10th Instant" &quo...
$86.00
Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... End of war reports...
May 19, 1865
Item #690741 CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 19, 1865 Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Death of President Lincoln in the English Parliament". Other notable reports within: "The Tria...
$42.00
A racist newspaper on the post-war events...
August 19, 1865
Item #680218 NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, Aug. 19, 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 provides a...
$37.00
Odd Fellows... Fort Smith, Arkansas...
October 07, 1865
Item #698064 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 7, 1865 A nice foldout centerfold: "Grand Celebration of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows & Dedication of the Monument...Founder of the Order......
$55.00
Graphic on the grand fireman's parade...
October 16, 1865
Item #697184 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 16, 1865 The front page features an uncommonly nice & large graphic headed: "THE GREAT PARADE of the PHILADELPHIA FIRE DEPARTMENT". A related article is...
$58.00
Astrology newspaper predicts the future...
December 01, 1865
Item #689804 BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER & ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Oct., Nov., & Dec., 1865 A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen i...
$38.00
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
Johnson's first state-of-the-union address...
December 13, 1865
Item #666566 THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1865 All of page 2 and a portion of page 3 are taken up with the "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" which is Andrew Johnson's state-of-the-union address. Obviousl...
$47.00
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
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
Ratifying "Seward's Folly"...
April 10, 1867
Item #702873 SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, April 10, 1867 * Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly * William H. Seward - Russia * Votes for ratification - success Page 4 has a somewhat incon...
$78.00
Impeachment and Reconstruction reports...
May 22, 1868
Item #692696 WILMINGTON JOURNAL, North Carolina, May 22, 1868 Among the articles: "Will Impeachment Succeed" "Probability of the Acquittal of the President--Senators Grimes, Fessenden, Trumbull & He...
$34.00
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
California, Charleston, Egypt, and more...
December 11, 1869
Item #689443 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 11, 1869 The front page shows; "Central Park--Preparing a Model in Clayh of the Great Elephant at the Old Arsenal". Prints within include: "...
$54.00
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
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
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
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
Rare newspaper printed on board a transcontinental train...
May 26, 1870
Item #684702 TRANS-CONTINENTAL, Omaha, Nebraska, May 26, 1870 This is a very fascinating newspaper, borne in the ingenious mind of a publisher who decided to take a small printing press on board the first transcontine...
$386.00
Baseball...
July 02, 1870
Item #696373 SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 2, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage". Page 4 has nearly a full column headed: "The Bas...
$34.00
Johnny Appleseed - Swedenborgian missionary... West Indies...
Item #702926 HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, Nov., 1871 The issue has a 7-page article regarding the beloved Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), the Swedenborgian missionary, headed: "Johnny Appleseed -...
$65.00
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
Outlaw Sam Perris escapes from the local jail...
April 06, 1872
Item #702872 WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 6, 1872 * Samuel 'Worcester Sam' Perris * burglar, safe cracker and bank robber * Jail escape - best title to have Page 2 has a half c...
$82.00
One of the earliest San Diego newspapers to be found...
August 10, 1872
Item #698100 THE WEEKLY WORLD, San Diego, California, Aug. 10, 1872 This is the volume one, number three issue of this title, making it one of the earliest newspapers from San Diego we have offered. Page 2 has an ad...
$108.00
Volume one issue of this literary newspaper...
November 23, 1872
Item #696889 TO-DAY, Philadelphia, Nov. 23, 1872 This is the volume 1, number 4 issue of this small-size literary newspaper containing a few illustrations. Sixteen pages, 7 3/4 by10 1/2 inches, very nice condi...
$24.00
Rebuilding Chicago after the fire...
February 01, 1873
Item #684858 THE LAND OWNER, Chicago, February, 1873 Subtitled: "Devoted to Real Estate Interests..." in the Chicago vicinity with many prints of buildings of this era. The focus of this issue is on reb...
$43.00
The circus... Captain Jack & the Modoc Indians...
July 12, 1873
Item #698190 FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 12, 1873 The full front page is taken up with prints of 11 leaders of: "The Modoc Indians", the central print showing the notable: ...
$56.00
From 16 years before statehood...
October 20, 1873
Item #684592 DAILY PUGET SOUND COURIER, Olympia, Washington Territory, October 20, 1873 European settlers claimed the area in 1846, with the Treaty of Medicine Creek initiated in 1854, followed by the Treaty of Olympi...
$44.00
Susan B. Anthony heads the national convention...
January 16, 1874
Item #691737 NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 16, 1874 The front page has an article headed: "Woman Suffrage" "Meeting of the National Convention In Washington" which was presided over by Susan B. Anthony. The...
$38.00
Descriptive of California... Much on the Indians...
April 13, 1874
Item #693031 NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1874 The front page has: "The Indians' "The Situation at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies--Insolence of the Savages" which is an interesting report dateline...
$39.00
Execution of the outlaw Vasquez...
March 20, 1875
Item #698096 NEW-YORK TIMES, March 20, 1875 The front page has: "Execution Of The Bandit Vasquez" "Hanged At San Jose, Cal., Yesterday--No Attempt At Rescue--He Is Cool To The Last." The report a...
$145.00
Execution of the outlaw Vasquez...
March 20, 1875
Item #698097 THE NEW-YORK TIMES, March 20, 1875 The front page has: "Execution Of The Bandit Vasquez" "Hanged At San Jose, Cal., Yesterday--No Attempt At Rescue--He Is Cool To The Last." The repo...
$142.00
The invention of the telephone... Alexander Graham Bell...
October 21, 1876
Item #678408 NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 21, 1876 Page 8 has a report of an invention that would change society forever: the telephone. From this humble beginning the world of communication was born (although the telegraph p...
$156.00
Mark Twain re: Bermuda... "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion"...
Item #702800 THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, New York, Oct. 1877 - Jan. 1878 * Mark Twain's 4-part series * "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion" * 4-month (complete) set By far the most notable...
$175.00
From the heart of the Sonoma County wine region...
November 22, 1877
Item #695587 HEALDSBURG ENTERPRISE, Sonoma County, California, Nov. 22, 1877 A rare title from this idyllic town along the Russian River, in the heart of the Sonoma County wine country of Northern California. The fr...
$125.00
From Anaheim, long before Disneyland...
February 23, 1878
Item #695588 ANAHEIM WEEKLY GAZETTE, California, Feb. 23, 1878 Although now famous as the home of Disneyland, this town in Orange County was settled by Germans and there remains a German influence in the city, founded...
$72.00
The Beecher-Tilton scandal...
April 16, 1878
Item #694612 THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, April 16, 1878
The front page has an article: "Sinned And Suffered!" "Mrs. Tilton Confesses to Adultery with Henry Ward Beecher".
...
$46.00
Famous Nast centerfold... Baseball in 'Blackville'...
July 27, 1878
Item #698151 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878 The full front page is a Thomas Nast print: "It is Ever Thus with Arbitrators." Inside has a full page of: "Baseball at Blackville-The "Whi...
$145.00
Very early woman's suffrage newspaper...
Item #610666 WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Chicago & St. Louis, 1879 As noted at the top of the front page: "...devoted to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal and political Equality a...
$68.00
Great article on the Bear Flag Revolt...
June 14, 1879
Item #698195 THE PIONEER, San Jose, California, June 14, 1879 The masthead notes: "Devoted To The Interests Of The Pioneers of California And the Resources of the Golden State." The masthead is one of the mo...
$82.00
Electric lights used for photography...
July 26, 1879
Item #684626 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 26, 1879 The front page has a large illustration of: "Photographs By Electric Light" with a related article as well. Inside pages have the following prints ...
$34.00
One of our last...
September 15, 1879
Item #698046 DAILY ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Pima County, Sept. 15, 1879 Many years ago we had a reasonable inventory of this title, but today this issue is among our last. And it is a volume one issue in nice conditio...
$136.00
The Apache Indian War in New Mexico...
October 22, 1879
Item #675612 THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Oct. 22, 1879 The top of the second column is headed: "The Apache War" "Latest Advices from New Mexico--Collector Hinds Killed--Movements of the Hostiles--T...
$37.00
Early successes with the light bulb...
December 29, 1879
Item #698182 THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1879 The entire last column on the front page and most of the first column on page 2 are taken up with: "ELECTRIC LIGHT IN PARIS" "Success Of the Werdermann Sys...
$34.00
A great lot from the Old West, at a reduced price...
Item #649271 (10) A lot of ten "OLD WEST" newspapers from California, dating in the 1870's through 1890's, and priced at a bargain due to edge tears, mends, wear, etc. which makes them somewhat 2nd-rate. T...
$55.00
Seven issues from the "Old West"...
Item #649238 A lot of seven "Old West" newspapers, each with a different title from California dating in the 1870's through 1890's. A nice opportunity for a mini-set of different "Wild West" titl...
$89.00
Collection of stamp collecting magazines...
Item #649311 (10) STAMP COLLECTING MAGAZINES: Lot of ten different titles from the 1880's & 1890's, all in nice condition, at least 4 pages each, most measuring about 4 by 7 inches.
$27.00
Inventions of the late 1800's...
Item #649278 (15) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A lot of 15 2nd-rate issues from 1880's and 1890's, containing many photos or illustrations, providing a nice look at the latest inventions and scientific improv...
$50.00
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Williamsport, PA 17701
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Fax: 1-570-326-7606
E-mail: info@rarenewspapers.com
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