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Napoleon's letter to the King of England...
January 11, 1800
Item #704576 FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, England, Jan. 11, 1800 The back page has a letter signed by Bonaparte, to the King of England, asking for a consolidation of efforts between the two nations. It is foll...
$31.00
Jefferson's first inaugural address...
March 20, 1801
Item #702589 MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, March 20, 1801 A fine issue as the front page contains in its entirety the inaugural address of Thomas Jefferson's term. This is a report from Washington,...
$348.00
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
Documents on the Tripolitan War... Ending the Quasi-War with France...
January 02, 1802
Item #700650 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 2, 1802 The front page has 3 letters concerning the Tripolitan War, or the First Barbary War, including a letter from the President to the Bey [governor] of Tripoli, signe...
$38.00
The First Barbary War...
February 05, 1806
Item #702755 THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Feb. 5, 1806 The front page, and page 2 contain a great wealth of information & reporting concerning the First Barbary War, which includes a; "Message" sig...
$28.00
Edgar Allan Poe's mother in an acting role...
December 04, 1806
Item #704534 BOSTON GAZETTE, Dec. 4, 1806 The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a notice for the performance of "The Romp: Or, A Cure For The Spleen", with Mrs. Poe playing the role of ...
$38.00
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
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
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
Huge eagle engraving in the masthead...
June 22, 1813
Item #704023 COLUMBIAN CHRONICLE, Philadelphia, June 22, 1813 Woodcuts of heraldic eagles in mastheads are somewhat common and are always an attractive feature of such newspapers. But this title offers an engraving fa...
$49.00
Large chart of the land battles of the War of 1812...
May 04, 1816
Item #700451 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 4, 1816 Pages 2 and 3 are taken up with a very extensive chart of the: "LAND BATTLES" of the just-ended War of 1812, columns headed "Place of Acti...
$37.00
Early Charleston South Carolina....
August 21, 1819
Item #695422 THE SUNDAY VISITANT, OR, WEEKLY REPOSITORY OF CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 1819 The masthead has a verse from St. Paul: "Prove All Things: Hold Fast That Which Is Good.&q...
$45.00
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
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
Act of Congress on the front page... Andrew Jackson as a candidate for President...
June 09, 1824
Item #700948 COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 9, 1824 The front page has an Act of Congress: "An Act Enabling the Claimants to lands Within the Limits of the State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas in institu...
$26.00
The first of this title we have encountered...
February 24, 1827
Item #695440 BOSTON SPECTATOR, AND LADIES ALBUM, Feb . 24, 1827 This is the volume 2, number 8 issue of a title which began on Jan. 7, 1826. It contains an eclectic mix of articles from "Conquest of Perus" t...
$42.00
From Mauch Chunk, now Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania...
November 08, 1830
Item #702048 LEHIGH PIONEER & MAUCH CHUNK COURIER, Mauch Chunk [present-day Jim Thorpe], Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 1830 The masthead notes: "A Week Miscellany--Devoted To Internal Improvement, Literature, Science...
$55.00
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
British Mormons heading to Nauvoo... Fugitive slave George Latimer...
April 08, 1843
Item #685090 NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 8, 1843 The back page has a very brief item: "Mormons" "A streamer recently passed Natchez, with 500 English Mormons on board, bound for Nauvo...
$40.00
Comic prints relating to the President...
June 17, 1843
Item #701021 THE WEEKLY HERALD, New York, June 17, 1843 Page 2 has an article concerning the President that includes 6 comic illustrations, two captioned; "A Disappointed Office-Beggar" "Waiting for a C...
$27.00
Early and rare from Florida... Start of the Mexican War...
May 16, 1846
Item #704508 THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Florida, May 16, 1846 Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly those from before the Civil War. Here is such an issue from the capital city of Florida, s...
$88.00
The Mexican War...
May 26, 1847
Item #691643 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 26, 1847 Over two columns of page 3 are taken up with: "The Administration and Congress" which deals mostly with events of the Mexican War.&nb...
$33.00
Latest on the Mexican War...
July 15, 1847
Item #690595 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 15, 1847 Page 3 has: "From Tampico" which reports on the Mexican War noting in part: "...that Urrea had ordered out all the men of the c...
$37.00
Campaign newspaper supporting Zachary Taylor for President... Great political cartoon for a masthead...
July 13, 1848
Item #702591 THE BATTERY, Washington, July 13, 1848 This was a campaign newspaper supporting Zachary Taylor for President and Millard Fillmore for Vice President. And it is the volume 1, number 2 issue. In the era b...
$335.00
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 first bridge to span Niagara Falls...
February 17, 1849
Item #704504 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 17, 1849 The most interesting print is a nearly half page view captioned: "Construction Of The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge--Basket Ferry & Temporary Tow...
$46.00
New Orleans document for the sale of a woman slave...
March 05, 1849
Item #701390 New Orleans slave sale document: A part-printed, part-handwritten document headed "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. State of Louisiana" for the sale of a slave. The full text can be seen in the photos, how...
$585.00
Much on news from California...
May 28, 1849
Item #686995 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1849 Inside pages include: "Disturbances on the Isthmus" of Panama, which has much on problems concerning the many travelers going to &...
$47.00
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
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
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
Very famous anti-slavery newspaper...
May 01, 1851
Item #695941 THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 1, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper which is best known for its link to the best selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beech...
$46.00
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
First mention of skiing in an American newspaper? Barnum's paper...
March 19, 1853
Item #704500 ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, March 19, 1853 P.T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly". Th...
$112.00
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
Baseball reports from before the Civil War...
September 19, 1857
Item #675279 PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Sept. 19, 1857 A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and ...
$29.00
Early views of Rahway, New Jersey...
November 14, 1857
Item #690027 BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Nov. 14, 1857 Inside has two pages of descriptive text with 8 prints of "Rahway, New Jersey" including 2 churches, 2 residences, and "View In Main Street, Ra...
$44.00
Prints in New Jersey and elsewhere...
January 30, 1858
Item #689895
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Jan. 30, 1858 This title was formatted much like the more popular Harper's Weekly. The front page features a print captioned: "The Jersey City Ferry Boat&q
...
$38.00
Much on the Fraser River gold rush...
July 30, 1858
Item #683640 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1858 Page 3 has three articles concerning the Fraser River gold rush, headed: "The Fraser River Gold Region" taking over half a column; &...
$42.00
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
December 25, 1858
Item #690048 BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Dec. 25, 1858 The front page features a print and article on: "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow". Among several prints inside is: "Right Rev. William Ingraham Ki...
$38.00
Winslow Homer Christmas prints...
December 25, 1858
Item #695040 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1858 The front page features a print: "Santa Claus Paying His Usual Christmas Visit to His Young Friends" shows him in a sleigh pulled by a turkey, wi...
$220.00
Christmas "Extra" edition of a Charles Dickens magazine...
December 25, 1858
Item #704554 A HOUSE TO LET, Being the Extra Christmas Number of "Household Words, Conducted by Charles Dickens", Christmas, 1858 This is a special "Extra" issue of Dickens' famous magazine "H...
$26.00
Much on John Brown & Harper's Ferry... Man-hunting...
December 09, 1859
Item #704574 NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 9, 1859 Pages 6 & 7 have much on the John Brown insurrection at Harper's Ferry including: "JOHN BROWN'S INVASION" "The Martial Law Illegal--Re...
$55.00
Great reporting from South Carolina, just before seceding...
December 20, 1860
Item #690971 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Dec. 20, 1860 This was the day that South Carolina seceded from the Union, but obviously not reported until the following day's edition. Over a full column ...
$67.00
Preparing for Civil War... Surrender of Fort Moultrie...
December 21, 1860
Item #703974 BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Dec. 21, 1860 Reports on page 2 include: "EXTRA!" "Important From Washington" "Cabinet Meeting on Secession" "Consultations of Southern Congre...
$28.00
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
Detailed report on the in-coming "Lincoln Regime"...
January 15, 1861
Item #704497 NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 15, 1861 The front page has a nice stack of column heads on the coming Civil War including: "THE REVOLUTION" "Arrival of Messengers from South Carolina & Fort Sumt...
$54.00
The first issue of this controversial newspaper...
January 31, 1861
Item #704455 THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1861 This is the very first issue--volume 1 number 1--of what was described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South". This newspa...
$65.00
The new flag of South Carolina... Scenes from Charleston...
February 02, 1861
Item #700038 THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 2, 1861 Half of the front page is taken up with a print captioned: "The Secession Movement - Entrance Hall to a Hotel At Charleston, South Carolina" wi...
$37.00
Eight New York newspapers from the Civil War...
March 14, 1861
Item #699260 A lot of eight issues, all The New York World from the first year of the Civil War, 1861. Each contains Civil War reports, each is folded into quarters and has wear at folds and/or foxing causing them to b...
$35.00
Very rare "camp" newspaper from near the beginning of the Civil War...
June 26, 1861
Item #701671 THE NATIONAL GUARD, Camp Pennsylvania, Baltimore, June 26, 1861 A very rare "camp" newspaper from the early months of the Civil War. Although it began in July, 1856 printed at Camp McLellan, Lan...
$475.00
Nice editorial on the Fremont-Lincoln controversy...
September 16, 1861
Item #675330 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 16, 1861 Page 4 has a lengthy editorial on the controversy of Gen-real Fremont issue his own Emancipation Proclamation in the state of Missouri, far exceeding his authority &...
$44.00
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
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
President Lincoln among others at the White House... A Civil War print, New Zealand, Australia...
February 01, 1862
Item #700131 THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 1, 1862 Among the prints within are a full page: "St. Andrews Harbour & Bay New Brunswick" in Canada; "The Confederate Sloop of War Sumter Cap...
$55.00
Burnside Expedition... Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina...
February 15, 1862
Item #172546 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 15, 1862 Full front page illustration shows: "The 'Nashville' and 'Tuscarora' at Southampton, England." Inside has a half pg: "The Ir...
The Battle of Shiloh...
April 14, 1862
Item #684471 DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 14, 1862 The entire front page is taken up with advertisements while most of page 2 is taken up with various Civil War reports. Included is the always-interestin...
$97.00
Huge Civil War map of the Richmond vicinity...
May 24, 1862
Item #695272
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 24, 1862 As seen in the photos, this issue is dominated by the great & huge Civil War front page map headed: "APPROACH OF THE UNION ARMIES ON THE REBEL CAPITAL--
...
$87.00
Map of the battle at Snicker's Gap...
November 04, 1862
Item #695313 NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 4, 1862 The top of the front page has a Civil War map headed: "The Fight At Snicker's Gap". Also one column war-related heads including: "Advance of the Army of th...
$42.00
Battle of Fredericksburg... Confederate report...
December 31, 1862
Item #700504 CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Dec. 31, 1862 Printed in the dateline is: "Confederate States Of America" found on only a few newspapers from the Confederacy. Various Civil War-related con...
$54.00
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. Th
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$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 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
A union-occupation newspaper in South Carolina...
January 10, 1863
Item #701672 THE FREE SOUTH, Beaufort, South Carolina, Jan. 10, 1863 On November 7, 1861, the Union Navy seized control of Port Royal Harbor in South Carolina, securing a beachhead for a new kind of journalism--the oc...
$420.00
The Negro Army in progress...
February 04, 1863
Item #704469 THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 4, 1863 This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.
Among the articles are: &quo
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$36.00
Impending anarchy in the North...
February 06, 1863
Item #694140 THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Feb. 6, 1863 Among the articles in this Confederate newspaper are: "The Contagion Of Secession" "Loss of the Steamer Wm. H. Starke" "Our Mi...
$75.00
Jefferson Davis announces proclamation for day of fasting and prayer... Territory of Idaho established... Nevada mint established...
March 04, 1863
Item #691765 THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1863 Page 5 has column heads including: "Important From The South" with subhead: "Jeff. Davis Appoints March 27 as a Day of Fasting and Prayer". The procla...
$55.00
The capture of Vicksburg?
May 25, 1863
Item #701639 NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "VICKSBURG" "An Official Announcement to the President that Vicksburgh has Fallen" "The Stars ...
$36.00
The Civil War in the "Indian Country"...
September 28, 1863
Item #681880 NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 28, 1863 Page 4 has various column heads on the Civil War including: "The Army of the Frontier" "Another Defeat of the Rebels in the Indian Country" "Captur...
$26.00
General Bragg's army is being pursued...
December 07, 1863
Item #674927 THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 7, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Burnside Probably Relieved by Gen. Sherman!!" "The Death of Breckinridge" (untrue); &...
$29.00
Lincoln's state-of-the-union address...
December 16, 1863
Item #704459 THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1863 This issue is significant in that it published on page 6 the: "President's Message" being Abraham Lincoln's annual state-of-the-union address, w...
$198.00
Latest from the Civil War...
March 30, 1864
Item #690828 NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1864 Among the various front page reports on the Civil War are: "The War In The Southwest" "Forrest Advancing on Columbus, Ky.--The Movement of Troops..." &qu...
$26.00
The New York Metropolitan Fair...
April 16, 1864
Item #172772 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 16, 1864 The full front page is a print: "Floral Department of the Great Fair". Other full page prints within are: "Picture Gallery of the Fair, 14th St...
Battle of the Wilderness... Great full page Civil War map...
May 07, 1864
Item #682134 NEW YORK HERALD, May 7, 1864 This issue has a single sheet Supplement page attached which has a terrific full page map titled: "THE FIELD OF THE IMPENDING STRUGGLE. Scene of Operations Around Richmon...
$88.00
Civil War news from the Confederate capital...
May 12, 1864
Item #694395 DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 12, 1864 Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Contrabands--Their Sad Fate" 'The Quartermaster General" "A Description of Rich...
$83.00
With the word "Confederate" in the title...
June 01, 1864
Item #701936 THE DAILY CONFEDERATE, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 1, 1864 It is always desirable to find a newspaper having the word "Confederate" in the title. Here is one. There is a wealth of war report...
$325.00
Latest reports from the Civil War...
June 24, 1864
Item #681963 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 24, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Rebel Attack on White House" "Fitzhugh Lee and Wade Hampton Repulsed&q...
$27.00
General Sherman heading to Atlanta...
July 22, 1864
Item #682952 THE WORLD, New York, July 22, 1864 Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "THE CAMPAIGN" "Another Flank...
$29.00
A glorious victory at Winchester...
September 21, 1864
Item #695336 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "A GLORIOUS VICTORY" "Sheridan defeats Early" "Fierce & Decisive Battle" "Se...
$24.00
Confederate newspaper...Sherman advancing towards Columbia...
November 01, 1864
Item #704498 THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 1, 1864 A rather rare title and great that it includes the word “Southern”. The front page is mostly taken up with ads & milit...
$98.00
Sherman's march to the sea...
December 16, 1864
Item #693780 NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 16, 1864 Among the column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S ARMY" "Savannah Probably Fallen" "Kilpatrick Rumored Mortally Wounded"...
$57.00
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
Huge list of names of those drafted into the military...
March 17, 1865
Item #683059 THE WORLD, New York, March 17, 1865 The front page is almost entirely taken up with a huge list of names of those drafted into the military, with first column heads: "THE DRAFT" "The Drawin...
$26.00
Huge Civil War map of North Carolina...
March 24, 1865
Item #701674 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 24, 1865 The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "FIELD OF OPERATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA." The balance of the front page is taken up with Civil War r...
$75.00
On Lincoln, and on the end of the Civil War...
April 20, 1865
Item #703870 WORCESTER DAILY SPY, Massachusetts, April 20, 1865 This issue has a combination of Lincoln-related reports, and end of war items, front page reports including: "The Assassins--The Arrest of One...
$45.00
Trial of the Lincoln conspirators, from the city where it happened...
May 29, 1865
Item #690705 DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 29, 1865 All of pages 1, 2 & a portion of page 3 are taken up with: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial Of The Accused" "The Testimony ...
$34.00
South Carolina & its people after Sherman's destructive work...
June 28, 1865
Item #684430 NEW YORK HERALD, June 28, 1865 Among the front page column heads on reconstruction efforts are: "SOUTH CAROLINA" "How the State Looks After Sherman's Harvesting" "The To...
$36.00
Existed for just eleven issues during the Fair...
October 26, 1865
Item #701620 THE KNAPSACK, Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1865 This was a daily newspaper that existed for just eleven issues, beginning October 24 and ending November 4. This was the journal for the Soldiers & Sailors Ho...
$78.00
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
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...
October 01, 1866
Item #684752 BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER AND ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Oct., Nov., Dec., 1866 A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in the fu...
$47.00
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
Apaches on the war-path...
June 05, 1867
Item #704573 DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, June 5, 1867 The very first title in the Golden State was the "Californian" begun in 1846, followed the next year by the "California Star". These ...
$36.00
Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial...
April 11, 1868
Item #692699 NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1868 The top of the first column has heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Opening Argument for the Defense Concluded" and more, with the text taking the entire front pag...
$31.00
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
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
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
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
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
Baseball and chess...
May 28, 1870
Item #696371 SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 11, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage". Page 6 has reports headed: "The Base Ball Field...
$29.00
The late Charles Dickens...
June 18, 1870
Item #702218 THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 18, 1870 The prime feature is the very nice, full page portrait of: "Charles Dickens" with a full page article on him headed: "The Late Charles D...
$58.00
Scarce French-English newspaper from Louisiana...
July 09, 1870
Item #704564 LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, July 9, 1870 A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in French wh...
$59.00
A Jewish view of Jesus...
February 26, 1871
Item #704493 NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 26, 1871 The back page contains a fascinating article under the heading: "The Origin Of Christianity" "Rev. Dr. Wise, of Cincinnati, on the Apostle Paul--The Religion o...
$59.00
Great Chicago Fire issue in a Chicago newspaper...
October 18, 1871
Item #704514 THE CHICAGO TIMES, Oct. 18, 1871 A terrific issue from shortly after the disastrous fire which destroyed much of the city, and while it was beginning to recover. The first column heads include: "TH...
$588.00
From Elko, Nevada, on the route to the Gold Rush...
December 02, 1871
Item #704510 THE ELKO INDEPENDENT, Nevada, Dec. 2, 1871 This town had a population of about 2000 during the late 19th century. Situated along the Humboldt River, Elko was along the route traveled by the ill-fated Donn...
$53.00
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
The Modoc Indian War in California...
April 09, 1873
Item #700707 DAILY MORNING CALL, San Francisco, April 9, 1873 The top of the front page has a column headed: "THE MODOCS" "The Commissioners to make One More Effort to Effect a Peace" "Te...
$28.00
Prints of the Chicago stock yards...
January 01, 1874
Item #684862 THE LAND OWNER, Chicago, January, 1874 Subtitled: "Devoted to Real Estate Interests..." in the Chicago vicinity with many prints of buildings of this era. The front pages features: "...
$45.00
A woman suffrage hearing in the state of New York...
January 23, 1874
Item #691805 NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1874 Page 5 has over half a column taken up with: "WOMAN SUFFRAGE" "Hearing Before the Assembly Judiciary Committee" concerning the hearing in Albany, New Y...
$29.00
Nast's Santa Claus about to go down the chimney...
January 01, 1876
Item #704560 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 1, 1876 Although there are several Christmas-themed print, perhaps the best is the large doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast (considered the creator of t...
$144.00
Much on the Custer Massacre...
July 10, 1876
Item #704519 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 10, 1876 The top of the front page has: "THE LITTLE HORN MASSACRE" with subheads: "Terry's Report Received" "Terry's Official Report - Custer's ...
$225.00
The first issue published... The only issue we've located...
December 02, 1876
Item #701228 THE OWL, Baltimore, Maryland, Dec. 2, 1876 This is the volume 1, number 1 issue and the only issue we've located in our 48 years. It is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers"...
$65.00
Famous Thomas Nast Santa Claus print...
December 30, 1876
Item #704561 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 30, 1876 The full front page shows: "Christmas-Eve In A Light House". Inside has a fullpg: "Christmas Eve--Getting Ready For Santa Claus" "Chri...
$118.00
Early newspaper from Canada...
January 06, 1877
Item #695561 DOMINION PACIFIC HERALD, New Westminster, British Columbia, January 6, 1877 Quite uncommon this early from the southwest portion of Canada. We rarely have an opportunity to offer 19th century Canadian new...
$72.00
An amateur press newspaper from St. Louis...
February 01, 1878
Item #697314 THE ST. LOUIS RAMBLER, Missouri, February, 1878 This is an "amateur press" newspaper done by and for young printing hobbyists, a popular avocation at the time. This is the number 20 issue. F...
$32.00
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
Much on the Comstock Lode mines...
January 10, 1879
Item #695568 WEEKLY STOCK REPORT, San Francisco, Jan. 10, 1879 Contrary to what the title would suggest, much of the content is about mining, and more specifically the famous Comstock Lode. Articles include: "T...
$65.00
On the invention of the electric light...
January 20, 1879
Item #699893 THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 20, 1879 Page 2 has over a full column taken up with much detail on a controversy on the invention of the electric light, this one concerning Professor Draper and ...
$28.00
Mormons and the Supreme Court...
January 22, 1879
Item #699894 THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Jan. 22, 1879 Page 4 an article: "The Polygamy Problem" taking over half a column. It begins: "The recent decision of the supreme court of the United Sta...
$59.00
Capture of one of the Mendocino outlaws...
December 07, 1879
Item #675602 THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Dec. 7, 1879 The front page has: "The Mendocino Outlaws" "Capture of One of the Gang and Killing of Another on Butte Creek". A great article on these...
$44.00
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
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...
$75.00
A nice set for a science enthusiast...
Item #649312 (10) SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A lot of 10 issues dating from 1881 thru 1906. Many photos and illustrations of the latest inventions and scientific improvements and gimmicks of the era. All are ...
$60.00
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
Best of all Nast Santa Claus prints!
January 01, 1881
Item #701728 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 1, 1881 The full front page is a Thomas Nast illustration: "The Dear Little Boy That Thought Christmas Came Oftener." This print is somewhat compromised by...
$998.00
A baseball team in uniform...
May 14, 1881
Item #701733 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1881 The full front page is a Thomas Nast political cartoon: "Is There To Be A Power Behind The Throne?" But the most significant print would be the very...
$52.00
Great Thomas Nast Santa Claus print...
December 24, 1881
Item #701732 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1881 The full front page is a great Santa Claus print by the famed artist Thomas Nast: "Caught!" showing Santa with a child's arms around him. T...
$320.00
A liberal publication...
December 01, 1882
Item #702166 MAN, "A Weekly Journal of Progress & Reform", New York, Dec. 1, 1880 The front page is taken up with: "Platforms - Preliminary Declaration of the National Liberal Party" as well as...
$32.00
Getting ready for Christmas...
December 16, 1882
Item #704558 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1882 The front page is taken up with a nice print: "Getting Ready for Christmas". Prints inside include a fullpg: "Character Sketches in German...
$35.00
Christmas Eve and Christmas shopping...
December 23, 1882
Item #704557 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 23, 1882 The full front page is a poem with 3 Christmas-themed prints. Inside has a nice full page print: "Quincy Market, Boston"; a half page: "Te...
$97.00
From Nebraska...
March 20, 1883
Item #704577 THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 20, 1883 We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from jus...
$36.00
By the Methodist Church...
March 13, 1884
Item #702135 AYER REPORTER, Massachusetts, March 12 & 13, 1884 A small newspaper published by the Methodist Church, this being the volume 1, number 2 issue. It likely did not have a long life. Four pages, 10 1/4...
$30.00
Mormon reports, including the Clawson polygamy case...
October 21, 1884
Item #693119 ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 21, 1884 The bottom of page 6 has: "Mormonism at Salt Lake" concerning Delegate John T. Caine, who said he wanted: "...to represent 'this people' with...
$55.00
Salt Lake City title with a Mormon flair...
Item #649257 (5) DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, early 1880's A lot of 5 issues, from several years before statehood with much local news of the day. Articles with Mormon interest and perspe...
$55.00
Animals in the Adirondacks... Logging in Wisconsin...
February 28, 1885
Item #703245 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1885 The front page shows a horse-drawn sleigh in the snow. Among prints inside are a fullpg: 'The Storm on Coney Island'; very nice fullpg: 'Evic...
$60.00
Marking out Santa's route from the North Pole, by Thomas Nast...
December 19, 1885
Item #704562 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 19, 1885 Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the great Thomas Nast double page print: 'Santa Claus's Route' showing two children marking out his ro...
$145.00
Confessing to the murders... Bringing Christ to the women of Whitechapel...
October 26, 1888
Item #704520 THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 26, 1888 "Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the rep...
$105.00
First issue of a Texas stamp collecting magazine...
March 01, 1889
Item #701977 THE TEXAS PHILATELIC JOURNAL, Paris, Texas, March, 1889 This is the volume 1, number 1 issue, noting in the very decorative cover: "A Monthly Journal For Stamp Collectors & Dealers". ...
$42.00
An uncommon title...
May 01, 1889
Item #702036 THE AGENTS' HERALD, Philadelphia, May, 1889 An eclectic newspaper with a wide variety of articles. The back page is quite decorative, taken up with portraits of all Presidents from 1789 thru 1889. S...
$34.00
Buffalo Bill's Wild West tour goes to Germany...
October 14, 1890
Item #701822 BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST JOURNAL, Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 14, 1890 This is a promotions newspaper on one of Buffalo Bill's Wild West tours in Europe. He & his entourage toured Europe eight ti...
$168.00
Rare 19th century Alaska newspaper: first we have seen...
September 26, 1892
Item #697341 THE ALASKA HERALD, Sitka, Sept. 26, 1892 A quite rare newspaper from Alaska which existed for just over two years, from June 27, 1892 thru Sept. 23, 1894. This is the volume 1, number 14 issue. This is ...
$425.00
A unique newspaper from the Klondike Gold Rush?
May 16, 1898
Item #701224 THE CARIBOU SUN, Caribou Crossing (Head Waters Yukon River), N.W.T., May 16, 1898 A very rare title from present-day Yukon Territory. This is the volume 1, number 1 issue, and may be unique. According to ...
$520.00
Broadside stock market price list...
June 01, 1898
Item #704518 Supplement To THE WALL STREET DAILY NEWS, New York, June 1, 1898 "A Daily Journal Devoted to Financial Interests" as noted in the masthead, but rather than being the typical newspaper, this...
$49.00
Peace is proclaimed in the Spanish-American War...
August 13, 1898
Item #704563 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Aug. 13, 1898 The two-line banner headline announces: "PRESIDENT McKINLEY HAS PROCLAIMED PEACE; SPAIN GIVES UP HER WEST INDIES POSSESSIONS". Subheads include...
$97.00
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