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Item #686411LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 13, 1993
* Best "Rudy" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football
* Biographical sports film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rudy" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #686410GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1781
* Revolutionary War
* From the enemy
* Lengthy reporting
The first article is a "Summary of Proceedings in the Present Parliament" which takes 6 pages and includes discussions on the Revolutionary War.
One first page item notes: "...That it was now no question about independency... Read full description -
Item #686407THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1781 The "Historical Chronicle" includes a short bit about: "Two gentlemen...charged with carrying on a treasonable correspondence with the American agent Adams at Amsterdam & with supplying the Colonists with arms & ammunition...".
This is followed by a letter from Lord... Read full description -
Item #686389LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 26, 1988
* Michael Jordan wins 1st MVP award
* Chicago Bulls basketball season
The top of page 15 of the sport's section has a four column heading: "Jordan Wins MVP Award, but It Doesn't Have Ring to It" with photo of Jordan. (see)
Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 60 pages,... Read full description -
Item #686387THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1947
* Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro
* New York mobster
* Murder Inc. co-founder
The top of the back page has one column headings: "GURRAH JAKE DIES IN PRISON HOSPITAL" "Shapiro, Associate of Lepke in Murder Ring, Succumbs at 50 to Heart Disease" with smaller subheads. First report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #686382LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., May 23, 1920
* Venustiano Carranza assassination
* Rodolfo Herrero - Mexican Revolution
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CARRANZA IS SHOT DEAD" with subheads. (see)
Eight pages, toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled with care. -
Item #686377CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 31, 1929
* Indianapolis 500 auto race
* Ray Keech wins
* Bill Spence killed
The front page has a one column heading: "RAY KEECH WINS 500 MILE AUTO RACE; ONE DIES" with subhead. (see) Reporting continues in the sport's section. Five related photos are on the back page. (see)... Read full description -
Item #686373THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1929
* Joe Boxley Negro lynching in Alamo, Tennessee
Page 21 has one column headings: "NEGRO, 19, LYNCHED BY TENNESSEE MOB" "Youth Accused of Attacking Woman Is Taken From Jail at Alamo and Hanged" "SHERIFF'S HOME STORMED" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Joe Boxley in... Read full description -
Item #686368THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1942
* Post Battle Of Midway results
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* Details of Japanese loss coming to light
The front page has a six column headline: "NEW LIST BY NAVY OF FOE'S ,MIDWAY LOSES" with subheads that include: "4 Carriers Sunk" and more. (see)
Complete with 30 pages,... Read full description -
Item #686364THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1939
* Michael I of Romania - 18th birthday
* Becomes member of the Senate of Romania
* Last King of Romania
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Michael of Romania Feted on Coming of Age; 18-Year-Old-Prince Now Full Heir to Throne" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Michael I of Romania... Read full description -
Item #686347THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1928
* D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Intercontinental flight beginning
* Atlantic Ocean to Lakehurst, New Jersey
The front page has a four column headline: "ZEPPELIN SOARS OVER MEDITERRANEAN; RETARDED BY WIND, HEADS FOR ATLANTIC; EXPECTED HERE ABOUT NOON ON SUNDAY" with... Read full description -
Item #686346LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 14, 1989
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last NBA Lakers game
* Detroit Pistons win basketball championship
* Best title to be had - rare as such
The front page has a thrree column photo with heading: "Lakers and Kareem Bow Out" (see) The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: ... Read full description -
Item #686343THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 12, 1932
* Colonel George R. Hutchinson
* "Flying family" lost at sea ?
* Aviation - airplanes
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HUTCHINSONS FEARED LOST; PLANE WITH 8 DOWN AT SEA; AID GOES FROM GREENLAND" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with... Read full description -
Item #686341SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Dec. 23, 1951
* Sport's stars & feats of 1951
* Bobby Thomson - Ben Hogan
* Kentucky Wildcats basketball & more
The front page of this section has ten photos of various sport's stars for the year of 1927 with heading: "Some Outstanding Performers in the World of Sports During Year That... Read full description -
Item #686338CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 29, 1938
* Munich Agreement (same day)
* Adolph Hitler - Neville Chamberlain
* Sudetenland - Czechoslovakia concession ?
* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
* Appeasement speech re. Adolph Hitler's aggression
The front page has a nice banner headline: "4 MEN DEBATE EUROPE'S FATE; British, French... Read full description -
Item #686324LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 10, 1994
* John Wayne Gacy
* Serial "killer clown"
* Joel Rifkin guilty
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Gacy Executed in Illinois for Murders of 33" with subhead. First report coverage on the execution of American serial killer, John Wayne Gacy. (see)
Also of interest is a one... Read full description -
Item #686317KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., April 7, 1841
* President William H. Harrison
* Washington D.C. death - John Tyler
This was an uncommon title which lasted but 4 years. The prospectus (not here) notes it was a semi-weekly devoted to "...the security of the right of suffrage by additional laws to... Read full description -
Item #686315THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, December 23, 1951
* Poverty in NYC
* Case examples
* Christmas time
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "AT CHRISTMAS REMEMBER THE NEEDIEST" with related illustration and some cases. Nice for display.
Other topics throughout. Complete section 2 only with all 24 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description -
Item #686303THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1941
* Craig Wood wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
* World War II - WWII era
The front page of the sport's section (page 11) has a two column heading: "Wood Captures Augusta Meet" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Craig Wood winning the 1941 Masters Golf... Read full description -
Item #686302THE DAY, New London, Conn., Sept. 30, 1924
* Rogers Hornsby ends with .424 batting average
* St. Louis Cardinals - major league baseball MLB
The sports page (pg. 11) has a one column head reading: "ROGERS HORNSBY CLOSES WITH .424" (see)
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #686300THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1935
* George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping
* Tacoma, Washington (freed)
* Alvin "Creepy" Karpis ??
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TACOMA BOY FREE, $200,000 IS PAID; HE NAMES KARPIS" with subheads. (see) Report continues on page 3 with photo of Karpis. Karpis was suspected in the... Read full description -
Item #686297THE PITTSBURGH RECORDER, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3, 1822
* Early Western Pennsylvania
The volume 1 number 37 issue of a quite uncommon and very early periodical from Western Penna.
Near the back two pages are taken up with a lengthy & very detailed: "Account Of The North-West Coast".
Sixteen pages... Read full description -
Item #686292THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, April 6, 1967
* The Who - English rock band
* First review in a American newspaper
* Roger Daltrey - Keith Moon - Pete Townsend
The Village Voice has the distinction of giving "The Who" it's very first review in a American newspaper. Page 23 under: "Rock 'N' Wreck" is that review.... Read full description -
Item #686285NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 10, 1834 A brief item at the top of an inside page mentions: "Col. Crockett is yet on his "tower" to the north, and has much amused the people by his originalities, and the broad good humor that plays on his "honest face".
There is much reporting from Congress, and also an article headed:... Read full description -
Item #686275EXTRAORDINAIRE, 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 "extraordinary" issue was done for a singular purpose, as defines most "extraordinaries" produced since then.
This... Read full description -
Item #686266THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, September, 1775
* Battle of Bunker Hill diagram - print
* John Hancock & George Washington
A nice issue with much historic content from the beginning months of the Revolutionary War.
Perhaps the best content is the very nice half page illustration of the "Redoubt & Intrenchment on the... Read full description -
Item #686262PUNCHINELLO, New York, April 9, 1870 This is just the second issue of this famous title known for its satirical content directed at the various social and political issues of the day. Inspired by the English publication Punch, it existed only from April 2 to December 14, 1870.The magazine was founded by former editors of... Read full description -
Item #686261PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, May, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln assassination w/ print
Phrenology is a theory that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of their skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
The feature of this... Read full description -
Item #686257LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1994
* Best "Wyatt Earp" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American Western - Kevin Costner
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Wyatt Earp" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description -
Item #686247CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 14, 1932
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart Putnam airplane
* Women's transcontinental flight record
* Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey
Page 3 has a one column heading: "Amelia Putnam Sets Mark For Women Flyers" with subhead. A one column photo of Earhart is on the back page. (see) First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #686245THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has a one column heading: "TOKYO NOW TELLS OF 10 U.S. PLANES" with subhead. (see) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James... Read full description -
Item #686243THE REPERTORY & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, April 14, 1812 A very historic front page, as it includes a report headed: "EMBARGO" which reports on the voting for this historic measure which would lead to the War of 1812 with England.
The front page also has the: "Confidential Message" to the senate, in which the President... Read full description -
Item #686241THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1934
* Albert Fish gets identified in jail
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "FISH TRIES TO HIDE FROM GIRL ACCUSER" ... Read full description -
Item #686239THE DETROIT NEWS, March 26, 1960
* Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
* Jewish Synagogue bombing & Shooting - Jews
The front page has a one column heading: "Boy Bombs Synagog in Alabama" with photo of Jerry Earl Hunt. (see)
Complete with 22 pages, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice. -
Item #686238This issue is being offered as a piece of history. Issues with content related to the numerous atrocities perpetrated upon humanity during this era help to verify what some feebly attempt to deny. It's interesting to note that many such reports never made it to the front page... and in the case of numerous newspapers...... Read full description -
Item #686234THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 6, 1946
* William Heirens found guilty
* Serial Lipstick Killer
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "HEIRENS GETS LIFE FOR THREE KILLINGS" with subhead. (see)
Complete with all 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #686231THE BOSTON DAILY GLOBE, March 19, 1942
* Douglass MacArthur escapes from the Philippines
The front page has a terrific banner headline in large, bold lettering: "HOW GEN MacARTHUR GOR TO AUSTRALIA" with subhead. Great for display.
Complete with all 24 pages, nice condition. -
Item #686229THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1934
* Vahan Cardashian death
* Armenian-American leader
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "CARDASHIAN DEAD; ARMENIAN LEADER" with subheads and photo. First report coverage of the death of Vahan Cardashian, Armenian American political activist and lawyer. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description -
Item #686225THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1937
* Joe DiMaggio home run photo
* New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
* Race for American League pennant
The sport's section (page 22) has a banner headline: "Red Sox Hopes for Pennant Crushed as Yanks Win Two and Lead by 11 1/2 Games" with subheads, box scores and photo of Joe DiMaggio crossing... Read full description -
Item #686222THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECORD & CUSTOMS JOURNAL, New York, March 16, 1872 A rather uncommon title with content as the title would suggest.
Eight pages, 9 1/2 by 12 inches, four small binding holes at the blank spine, great condition. -
Item #686216COLLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 30, 1825
* President James Monroe
* United States Congress
The top of the front page has an Act of Congress concerning borrowing money, signed by the President: James Monroe.
Four pages, light damp stain to an upper quadrant, good condition. -
Item #686210COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston Dec. 30, 1815 On the front page under "State Paper" is: "A Convention To Regulate the Commerce between the Territories of the United States and of His Britannic Majesty", signed in type: John Q. Adams, H. Clay, & four others, plus James Madison.
This was an important treaty... Read full description -
Item #686207AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, Nov. 9, 1813 Nice heraldic eagle engraving in the masthead. The ftpg. has three Acts of Congress, each signed in type by the President: James Madison.
The Acts of Congress continue on page 2 with eleven more, each signed in type by: James Madison. One is for allowing the President to buy new furniture for... Read full description -
Item #686203COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 6, 1812
* James Madison Embargo Act
* Prelude to the War of 1812
The front page has nearly two columns taken up with a great letter headed: "Reflections on WAR!" being part of a sermon. This was from just two months before the War of 1812 would be formally declared.
Also on the... Read full description -
Item #686198NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1866
* "The Black Crook" 1st week advertisement
* Very first musical theatre performance of the first ever modern day musical!
* Niblo's Garden - Broadway - New York City
Although an inconspicuous listing on page 7, the advertisement for the Broadway production of "The... Read full description -
Item #686193FEDERAL REPUBLICAN & COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, Georgetown, (Col.), Sept. 6, 1813. Taking all of the front page are two acts laying duties on various items, each signed in type: James Madison. An uncommon title from the District of Columbia.
Inside has some War of 1812 content including an article: "The Enemy:"
Four pages, water staining to... Read full description -
Item #686192THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECORD & CUSTOMS JOURNAL, New York, April 9, 1870 A rather uncommon title with content as the title would suggest.
Eight pages, 9 1/2 by 12 inches, five small binding holes at the blank spine, great condition. -
Item #686188THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 22, 1952
* Tornado Outbreak of 1952 disaster
* Arkansas, Tennessee & Missouri
The front page has a banner headline: "36 KILLED IN TORNADOES" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding... Read full description -
Item #686186THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECORD & CUSTOMS JOURNAL, New York, Oct. 28, 1865 A rather uncommon title with content as the title would suggest.
Eight pages, 9 1/2 by 12 inches, four small binding holes at the blank spine, great condition. -
Item #686185NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 9, 1820 The front page features 7 Acts of Congress, each signed in type by the President: James Monroe. And page 2 begins with another 3 documents by James Monroe as well. Great to have in this famous newspaper from the nation's capital.
Four pages, good condition.
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