A slave ship... The Morrissey and Heenan boxing match...
Item # 708639
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NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 21, 1858 The front page has a "Postscript" report on the famous boxing match between Morrissey and Heenan.
The column heads: "The Great Prize Fight" "The Combat of Morrissey and Heenan for the Championship" "Morrissey The Victor" with a half column report. An editorial on the notable boxing match is inside.
Also within is aa report: "The Return of an Intended Slaver" noting in part: "The bark Isle de Cuba...proceeded as far as St. Michaels when Capt. Dobson asked the crew if they would proceed to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves..." with more.
Eight pages, irregular at the blank spine from disbinding, various small tears at the margins.
The column heads: "The Great Prize Fight" "The Combat of Morrissey and Heenan for the Championship" "Morrissey The Victor" with a half column report. An editorial on the notable boxing match is inside.
Also within is aa report: "The Return of an Intended Slaver" noting in part: "The bark Isle de Cuba...proceeded as far as St. Michaels when Capt. Dobson asked the crew if they would proceed to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves..." with more.
Eight pages, irregular at the blank spine from disbinding, various small tears at the margins.
Item from last month's catalog - #367 - released for June, 2026
Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$42
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.