Historic Newspapers: Issues for under $50
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Item #584501JUDGE magazine, New York, May 17, 1890 Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong start, the magazine found... Read full description -
Item #175500HARPER'S WEEKLY May 17, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "The End of the Season." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A May Day at the Central Park Plaza."
Doublepage centerfold of "An Impromptu Affair in the Days of the Code." Full pg. illus. of "A Typical New York Slip." Full pg. containing five illus. of... Read full description -
Item #203900THE CHRISTIAN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1890. A great issue for framing and displaying!
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Item #203899THE CHRISTIAN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, May 24, 1890. A great issue for framing and displaying!
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Item #585197JUDGE magazine, New York, May 24, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong... Read full description -
Item #175504HARPER'S WEEKLY May 31, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "With the Squadron of Evolution - The Ambulance Service in the Landing Drill at Corfu." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Landing Drill of the Naval Brigade with the Squadron of Evolution at Corfu."
Doublepage centerfold of "The Garfield Monument at Cleveland, Ohio,... Read full description -
Item #669266SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 31, 1890 The photo shows the nice: "Bird's Eye View of Tallapoosa, Showing River, Streets, and Location of Factories" which is found on an inside page.
The front page has 3 other prints regarding Tallapoosa. An article as well titled: "The Industrial South--Tallapoosa, Ga." begins on the front page... Read full description -
Item #593570THE SOUTHERN PHILATELIST, Charleston, South Carolina, June, 1890 A monthly magazine themed on stamp collecting. Has 12 pages plus the outer wrappers, 5 3/4 by 9 inches, still in nice condition. "Sample Copy" is stamped in the upper right margin. -
Item #593865NEBRASKA STAMP NEWS, Fremont, June, 1890 Subtitled: "A Monthly Devoted to Stamp Collecting." A very small size newspaper of 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed, measuring 4 1/2 by 7 inches, nice condition & a vol. 1 no. 6 issue. -
Item #591057JUDGE magazine, New York, June 21, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
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Item #591059JUDGE magazine, New York, June 21, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong... Read full description -
Item #175510HARPER'S WEEKLY June 21, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "An Ocean Steamer among Icebergs in the North Atlantic." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Glaciers and Icebergs." 1/4 pg. illus. of "Armored Cruiser No. 2 of the New Navy Under Steam."
Doublepage centerfold of "Going to the Grand Prix - A Bit of... Read full description -
Item #585850NEBRASKA STAMP NEWS, Fremont, July, 1890 Subtitled: "A Monthly Devoted to Stamp Collecting." A very small size newspaper of 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed, measuring 4 1/2 by 7 inches. Nice condition & a vol. 1 no. 8 issue. -
Item #669267SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 5, 1890 The front page article is: "Louis Pasteur in His Cabinet at the Pasteur Institute, Paris." It details his discovery of the cure for rabies.
Other illustrated articles include: "An Improved Wagon Brake" "Swift's Double Action & Hammerless Revolvers" "Imitation of Majolica" and more.
Sixteen page, tiny binding... Read full description -
Item #152221THE WEEK'S SPORT, New York, July 9, 1890 "A Journal Devoted to the Sports & Amusements of Amateurs" Has a full title page which is very ornate and shows several sports. Inked: "Sample Copy" on the cover. Upper corner clipped off, edge wear, 16 pages, quarto-size. Very uncommon. -
Item #175516HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 12, 1890 The full front page is a print of: "Lookout Bridge on an Ocean Steamer" in rough waters. Inside has a full page: "Mr. Jones's Adventure" showing a cowboy shooting a buffalo, drawn by Frederic Remington. The facing have has five other, smaller, prints done by... Read full description -
Item #175518HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 19, 1890 Full ftpg: 'An Afternoon on Connecticut Ave., Washington'. Fullpg: 'Newfoundland & Its Fisheries' shows 4 scenes & is very displayable. Great fullpg: 'Sketches at Santa Fe, New Mexico' shows 8 scenes & is displayable. -
Item #175520HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 26, 1890 Full ftpg: 'The Late Gen. John C. Fremont'. Fullpg: 'Incidents of the Newfoundland Fisheries Dispute' Great fullpg: 'Camping in the Woods' is displayable. Halfpg: 'The New University Building at Topeka' & 'The Approach of the Tornado' at Minneapolis, Minn. -
Item #704807SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 26, 1890 The front page has an illustrations "The Sims-Edison Electric Torpedo -- The Torpedo at Full Speed -- Sectional View of the Torpedo" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Steel Cruiser Chicago, as She Appeared in the Mediterranean"; "Redwood Logging in... Read full description -
Item #586392JUDGE magazine, New York, Aug. 2, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong... Read full description -
Item #175522HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 2, 1890 Full ftpg: 'A Summer Evening on the Battery'. Nice fullpg: 'Interior of the Church at Acoma, New Mexico, During the Harvest Feast'.
Doublepage centerfold: 'Visiting in a Steam Launch--Among the Yachts at New London'. Fullpg: 'Recent Architecture in New Jersey' shows scene in... Read full description -
Item #564389SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, from New York, dated August 9, 1890. The full front cover of the issue features an illustration of "A Night Balloon Ascension At Paris" with accompanying article. Also within this issue is an illustration of "M. Pasteur in His Cabinet" with article.
This is a complete issue measuring approximately 11 x... Read full description -
Item #697568THE WEEKLY MAGNET, Chicago, Aug. 10, 1890 A literary newspaper with 3 illustrations.
Four pages, some wear at the margins, lightly toned, good condition. -
Item #586391JUDGE magazine, New York, Aug. 16, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a... Read full description -
Item #175528HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 23, 1890 Fullpg: 'Sketches at Santa Barbara, Southern Calif.' includes 10 scenes--displayable. Nice halfpg: 'British Fleet in Esquimalt Harbor, British Columbia'. Three scenes: 'The Valley of the Upper Delaware', 2 or which show trout fishing and bass fishing. The cover has: "The Late John... Read full description -
Item #698451JUDGE magazine, New York, Aug. 23, 1890 Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong start, the magazine found... Read full description -
Item #595800ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, August 28, 1890
* Judaica - Jews
The front page has: "Embraced The Jewish Faith" "An Event Almost Unprecedented in the History of the Church" concerning a man who embraced the Jewish faith to marry (see photos).
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Item #175530HARPER'S WEEKLY August 30, 1890 Front full page illustration of "In the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington." Inside is a full page illustration of "The Bathing Hour on the Beach at Atlantic City." 1/2 pg. illustration of "The Foremost Forty-Footers - Season of 1890." 1/2 pg. illustration of "A... Read full description -
Item #715668THE PENNY WHISTLE, Oakland, California, Sept. 1, 1890 A neat, tiny newspaper with a motto in the masthead: "There is Little Pay But Lots of Fun." This paper is complete in 8 pages and measures just 4 by 5 1/2 inches and is in excellent condition.
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Item #222726THE YOUTHS WORLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept., 1890.
* Uncommon title
* Illustrations
Has literary content for young people and a few related illustrations. Printed by the American Sunday-School Union.
Has an ornate masthead. Fold wear on the front page, a few small holes and tears in the text, a few margin tears, some creasing. -
Item #705494FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 6, 1890 The front page is a great print featuring: "Croquet in Connecticut--The Prize Tournament at Norwich" which includes 4 comic scenes as well.
Among the prints inside are: "A Turpentine Still near New Berne" "A Watermelon Auction on the North River Front, New... Read full description -
1890 Newspaper with Cover Prints of CROQUET in Norwich
Item #152721FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York Sept. 6, 1890 the front page is a great print showing; "Croquet in Connecticut--The Prize Tournament at Norwich" which includes 4 comic scenes as well. Among the prints inside are: "A Turpentine Still near New Berne" "A Watermelon Auction on the North River... Read full description -
Item #175534HARPER'S WEEKLY, September 13, 1890 Full front page: 'An Arena Box, Madison Square Garden'. Nice full page: 'Up the Hudson'. Half page: 'The Iowa Corn Palace at Ottumwa'. Very handsome double page centerfold: 'Copley Square, Boston'. Nice full page Remington: 'Ascent of Mt. Sir Donald by Members of the Swiss... Read full description -
Item #586996JUDGE magazine, New York, Sept. 13, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a... Read full description -
Item #175538HARPER'S WEEKLY September 27, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "The Drive at Lake Harriet, Minneapolis." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Mexican Major." Tow 1/4 pg. portraits of "Hon. Francis E. Warren, Governor-elect of Wyoming" and "Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect." 1/2 pg. illus. of "A... Read full description -
Item #675264THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1890
* Sequoia National Park is created
Page 2 has a very notable yet inconspicuous report on the creation of Sequoia National Park.
Under the heading: "General Washington News" is a subhead: "The 'Big Trees' National Park" with the text noting: "Secretary Noble has... Read full description -
Item #175540HARPER'S WEEKLY October 4, 1890 Front full pg. illus. of "Pueblo Farmers Watching Their Crops." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "the Cotton Centenary Exhibition at Pawtucket, Rhode Island." 1/2 pg. portrait of "Colonel George R. Davis, of Illinois, Director-General of the World's Columbian Exposition."... Read full description -
Item #586997JUDGE magazine, New York, Oct. 4, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a... Read full description -
Item #663228ONCE A WEEK, New York, Oct. 7, 1890 "An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper" not unlike the more successful Harper's Weekly, with the entire front page taken up with a nice print showing: "Pasteur In His Laboratory." There is a related article on him on page 3.
Other prints within including a fullpg. of: "Washington... Read full description -
Item #586998JUDGE magazine, New York, Oct. 11, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
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Item #152195SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 11, 1890 This issue has an article:" EDISON'S ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERIES". Dr. William D. Gentry, a life-long friend reminisces about Thomas Edison. This article gives an interesting look into the man
. This paper is in very nice condition measures about 11 by 15 1/2 inches and has some minor edge tears... Read full description -
Item #152719FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER from New York dated Oct. 11, 1890. See the photo below for the very nice, full page which contains varous prints captioned: "Illinois--The Industries, Homes, and Institutions of Joliet." which includes 11 prints. There is a related article on an inside page titled: "The Stone City". There are some tape mends at the edges,... Read full description -
Item #175542HARPER'S WEEKLY October 11, 1890 (Supplement not included) Front full pg. illus. of "The Annual Pageant of the Satellites of Mercury at Louisville." Inside are several small portraits of various men.
Doublepage centerfold of "A Tiger Hunt in India." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The Karlsbrucke at Prague after the... Read full description -
Item #587454JUDGE magazine, New York, Oct. 18, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong... Read full description -
Item #634212DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, October 22, 1890 Just what we hope to find on the front page of a newspaper from the Old West is in this issue: "Daring Robbery" "The Watchman Gagged & Bound and $2000 Secured" with some details. Not a lengthy nor conspicuous report, but great to have in this title.
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Item #578827DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Oct. 22, 1890
* Rare Utah pre-statehood title
Among the front page item: "Daring Robbery--The Watchman Gagged & Bound, and $2000 Secured" in Wellsville, Wisconsin. Also: "The Pinkertons--Are Engaged to Manage the Investigation of Hennessy's Assassins...". Page 2... Read full description -
Item #175548HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 1, 1890 Very nice full front page: 'Rail Shooting on the Delaware' shows 2 men in a boat, duck-hunting. Full page with 7 scenes of 'Americans on the Eiffel Tower'. Great full page beach scene: 'On the Beach at Trouville'. -
Item #587456JUDGE magazine, New York, Nov. 1, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a strong... Read full description -
Item #175550HARPER'S WEEKLY, Nov. 8, 1890 Fullpg. with 4 views of: 'The Manhattan Athletic Club Quarters' includes 'The Billiard Room'. Nice fullpg: 'Around the National Capitol'. Fullpg: 'The 'Mafia' in New Orleans'. -
Item #698703JUDGE magazine, New York, Nov. 8, 1890
* Color political prints
Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.
After a... Read full description
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