Historic Newspapers: Bonus Catalog Items (newly added)

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Aug. 7, 11, 14, and 28, 1790 (a 4-issue set) 

The 4-issue set of Gazette of the United States from August 7, 11, 14, and 28, 1790, covers several key… more

THE AMERICAN GAZETTE; OR THE CONSTITUTIONAL JOURNAL, Salem, Massachusetts, June 25, 1776  

* Very rare Revolutionary War publication
* Volume 1 Number 2 issue - great year to have

This is the volume… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 5, 1841  

* President William Henry Harrison inauguration
* Inaugural address - best title to be had (rare)

Perhaps the best newspaper to… more

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, February 13, 1776   Any newspaper dated 1776 is quite desirable, but even more so issues printed in Philadelphia.
The entire front page is taken up with a… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 29, 1819 and March 5, 1825  

* Precursor to the Jew Bill - extremely historic
* Equal rights for Jews - voting
* Henry Marie Brackenridge's speech

A pair of issues… more

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 1776  The front page has half a column taken up with 2 desertion reward ads, with much detail. Over a column is taken up with the verbatim… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, April 13, 1961 

* Bob Dylan - Robert Allen Zimmerman
* Very 1st public performance advertisement
* Gerde's Folk City music venue in Greenwich Village

An exceedingly… more

THE WESTMINSTER MAGAZINE, London, July, 1776  Certainly a very uncommon title from the 18th century, formatted much like the more common 'Gentleman's Magazine" or the era.
An inside page has a great… more

BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, April 14, 1865  This is one of those fascinating newspapers that "reports" one of the great ironies in American history.
This was the date when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 28, 1920  When it comes to reports on the infamous "Black Sox" World Series scandal of 1919, it would be difficult to find a better newspaper for such content.
The top of… more

EXTRAORDINAIRE, Paris, France, March 7, 1635 with the date at the top in Roman numerals but then also dated at the bottom of the back page: "7 Mars, 1635".

* Earliest of newspapers to be had

This… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 3, 1987 

* re. Andy Warhol's death
* Pop artist movement 

As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the… more

ARIZONA CITIZEN, Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [Arizona Territory] July 3, 1875  Many years ago we had a reasonable inventory of this title, but today this issue is among our last.
A nice assortment of… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 27, 1888

* Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd"
* 1st appearance - quite rare

Page 6 has Walt Whitman's "To Those Who've Fail'd," which was a piece written exclusively

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 10-12, 1985 (3-issue set)

* The L.A. Lakers beat the Boston Celtics to win the NBA basketball title
* The Lakers finally bury the Garden Ghost
* Hometown (Los Angeles) newspaper

T… more

THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon resigns
* Best publication to be had

Arguably the most desired newspaper containing major political reports of the last… more

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 1840  Taking almost the entirety of page 2 is the President's annual state-of-the-union address, signed in type at its conclusion by: M. Van Buren.… more

(2) BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, November 21 & 26, 1887  The front page of the issue from the 21st has,"Fire Record," which provides an account of the devastating fire in Bridgeport, Connecticut at… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 26, 1990 

* Ava Gardner death (1st report)
* Movie - film actress & singer
* Best title to be had ?

The bottom of the ftpg. has an article headed: "Ava Gardner, Sultry Film Star,… more

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1798  Inside has an interesting letter which begins: "I was an eye-witness of the death of Marie Antoinette. The accounts given of that melancholy event are… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 1, 1879  The full ftpg. is a Thomas Nast political cartoon showing Blacks & captioned: "The Next Debut - Now Let General M.C. Butler, of South Carolina, Show How… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 1849 

* California Gold Rush
* 49ers - mining - miners

Page 3 has a terrific, nearly full column report headed: "The California Gold Region"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1981

* MX Missile System takes a hit
* Local resistance in Utah and Nevada
* Historic impact on the Cold War's arms race

The front page has: "Public Mood in Utah and Nevada

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1798  Inside has a number of naval reports of encounters with the French & others. Included is a report beginning: "On this morning of the 7th inst. I fell in… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1868  Page 3 has an article related to the 1st official Memorial Day which includes a touching letter from a young girl who had lost her father during the war, addressed… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1931

* National Prohibition Act held valid
* Eighteenth Amendment argument
* Dry law to continue in the U.S.

The front page has a one column heading: "DRY LAW HELD VALID… more

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 23, 1765  The top of the frontpage has a report headed: "America" with a Savannah, Georgia, dateline. It reports on the various funds for the orphan house in… more

NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870  Page 3 has: "Base-Ball The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Champion Pennant --Score 10 to 4". The summary (see) mentions that there… more

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES & PHILADELPHIA DAILY ADVERTISER, March 7, 1798  The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1928

* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster

The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see… more

RELIGIO PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL, Chicago, Nov. 27, 1875  A quite uncommon title which, as noted in the decorative masthead, is "Devoted To Spiritual Philosophy". This interesting newspaper was begun… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 14, 1798  The front page features two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: John Adams, and in block type by the Vice President: Th.… more

THE REHEARSAL OF OBSERVATOR, London, England  Nov. 11, 1704  A variant title --& earlier date--of the newspaper titled "The Rehearsal" and much less common. This is issue #15. In the masthead is the… more

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 8, 1865 

* Samuel Bowles' serialized travelogue : "Across The Continent"'

Over half of the front page is taken up with a portion of the Samuel Bowles book:… more

MASONIC MIRROR, Philadelphia & New York, Sept. 1, 1858  In the dateline is: "Devoted To The Diffusion Of Masonic Intelligence, Fine Arts, Literature, News, etc."
This little newspaper published for… more

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Jan. 3, 1872  Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2,300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.  All four pages… more

PHILADEPHIA DAILY NEWS, Aug. 9, 1974 The front page tells it all with the huge type proclaiming: "IT'S OVER" with the large photo of President Richard Nixon hugging his daughter, Julie Eisenhower. A… more