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Item #723389WEEKLY MERCURY, Constantine, Michigan, January 26, 1871
* Rare Midwestern title
* St. Joseph County
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day and several period advertisements.
Complete in nice condition.
AI notes: The Weekly Mercury was a 19th-century local newspaper published in Constantine, Michigan, primarily serving St. Joseph County and its surrounding... Read full description -
Item #723215THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 20, 1899
* U.S. General Henry Ware Lawton killed
* Battle of Paye - Philippine-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIBUTE TO LAWTON" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find... Read full description -
Item #723147BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1875
* Molly Maguires
* Miners - railroad6
* Gov. John F. Hartranft
* Pennsylvania
Page 3 has an article with small heading: "Shot by the 'Molly Maguires'"
And a related article on page 3 with small heading: "Troubles in the Coal Regions" (see images) Nice to have in a Pennsylvania... Read full description -
Item #722885NEW YORK EVENING POST, Nov. 25, 1802
* African lion on display advertisement (notice)
The top of the front page has a notice for an exhibit of "The King Of Beasts" which includes details about the event and a woodcut of the African lion. Complete with all 4 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.
AI notes: In the early 1800s,... Read full description -
Item #722823THE BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Nov. 17, 1875
* Ira D. Sankey & Dwight Lyman Moody
* Evangelist - Evangelism - sermons
Page 2 has a small one column headng: "Moody And Sankey"
(see images) This is on Dwight L. Moody, a notable American evangelist, and Ira D. Sankey, an American gospel singer and composer,... Read full description -
Item #722819NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 13, 1822
* Denmark Vesey Slaves Rebellion
* Free black man in Charleston SC
The back page has a report of the Denmark Vesey slave revolt, noting that six slaves were executed in Charleston.
The report has a small heading: "South... Read full description -
Item #722818NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1861
* Abraham Lincoln about to change America
A great issue shortly before the outbreak of war with pg. 4 including: "...declare that Mr. Lincoln has listened to the Compromisers & is inclined to sacrifice the principles of the Chicago platform...We have the best authority for saying that Mr.... Read full description -
Item #722792EMANCIPATOR AND FREE AMERICAN, Boston, Oct. 13, 1842 This is one of the less common anti-slavery newspapers from the antebellum years. It was preceded by the "Free American" (1841) and the Emancipator" (1835), merging to create this title, which published from December 1841 thru March, 1844, existing for just 2... Read full description -
Item #722694THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1861
* 1st Battle of Bull Run - Manassas, Virginia
* 1st major land battle of the Civil War (historic)
Most of the front page is taken up with excellent coverage and detail on the Battle of Bull Run with first column heads including: "THE GREAT REBELLION", "The Victory of Sunday & How it Was... Read full description -
Item #722692DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, July 31, 1862
* Very rare Confederate publication
* Rebel General Joseph E. Johnston
* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks
Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Page 2 begins... Read full description -
Item #722691THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 20, 1874
* Mill River flood disaster - Northhampton
* Williamsburg & Haydenville, Massachusetts
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "MILL RIVER CALAMITY" "Continues Efforts to Recover the Missing Dead" "Funerals At Haydenville" and more. (see images) Text takes up over 2 1/2... Read full description -
Item #722690DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 22, 1863
* Charleston, South Carolina siege
* Brigadier General William W. Averell
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Among the front page items are: "The Averill Raid" "From Northern Virginia" "From East Tennessee--From Northern... Read full description -
Item #722686THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, May 14, 1891
* 1891 Kentucky Derby victory
* Isaac Burns Murphy - African-American jockey
* 1st to be inducted into the Hall of Fame
Inside has a report of the running of the 1891 Kentucky Derby, won by the horse Kingman, ridden by Hall of Fame African-American jockey... Read full description -
Item #722680NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, & DWASHINGTON ADVERITSER, D.C., Oct. 26, 1807
* President Thomas Jefferson proclamation
* Pardon for military deserters - soldiers
Page 3 has: "A Proclamation" by the President concerning those: "...who have deserted from the army of the United States...has become sensible of... Read full description -
Item #722678SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 20, 1867
* First Belmont Stakes - Jerome Park Racetrack
Near the bottom of page 2 is a seemingly innocuous report but which has great significance in the sport of horse racing: the very first running of the Belmont Stakes.
Headed: "Sporting Intelligence"... Read full description -
Item #722627CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, March 11, 1881
* James A. Garfield
* Presidential inauguration
Page 2 has nice first column heads: "INAUGURATION Of President James Abram Garfield", "Immense throngs Listen to the Address", "Kind But Firm & Statesman-Like Document", "Administering of... Read full description -
Item #722619THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, N.C., Oct. 19, 1871
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK outrages
* South Carolina brutality
* President Ulysses S. Grant
* Declares martial law in the state
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "Martial Law" (see images)
complete with 4 pages, nice condition.
AI notes: In October 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant... Read full description -
Item #722568HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York Nov. 25, 1865
* Brooklyn Atlantics
* Baseball's 1st champions
Over half a page is taken up with portraits of the nine members of the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn with embellishments titled "'Champion Nine' Of The Atlantic Base-Ball Club Of Brooklyn, L. I., 1865" and an... Read full description -
Item #722563THE MONTEREY DEMOCRAT, Salinas City, Monterey County, California, Oct. 2, 1880
* Rare publication
* Old Wild West
An early title from the county seat of Monterey County, just south of San Francisco. Very typical of newspapers from the era with a nice mix of news of the day and advertisements, some illustrated.
Gregory's... Read full description -
Item #722526A great part-printed/part-manuscript document from the state of New York, noting that Duncan McGregor from the United Kingdom has been "...admitted a citizen of the United States of America...". The document is dated at Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York, June 15th, 1810.
With a signature and covered red wax seal. Measures 7 1/4 by 11... Read full description -
Item #722507NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 3, 1876
* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "EVANGELISTS' APPEALS" with subhead. Text takes up almost 2 full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, very minor spine wear, nice condition.
AI... Read full description -
Item #722351HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878
* "Blackville" baseball scene
* Famous Thomas Nast print
Perhaps the most notable print is the very nice full page illustration: "Baseball at Blackville -- The 'White Stockings' Against the 'Black Legs' -- First Blood for the 'Black Legs.' " being... Read full description -
Item #722303HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 25, 1858
* Paul Morphy - American chess champion
* Early Salt Lake City, Utah view
The prime print would be the great and displayable full page view of: "Salt Lake City, from the Observatory of the Council House" being one of the earlier views of Salt Lake City... Read full description -
Item #722302THE WORLD, April 26, 1869
* Novelist Charles Dickens
* Honorary banquet w/ speech
* Last year of his life
The front page has an article headed: "Charles Dickens" "Banquet in Liverpool--Mr. Hutchinson's Speech" (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition. -
Item #722197NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 25, 1861
* Plot to assassination Abraham Lincoln
The front page contains various one column heads which include: "The Plot Against Mr. Lincoln's Life" "Developments of a Detective Officer" "The Feeling Among the Republicans" and more (see). A portion of the report includes: ... Read full description -
Item #722114THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 16, 1898
* Fall of Santiago de Cuba
* Spanish Navy surrenders
* Spanish-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FINALLY SETTLED" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues... Read full description -
Item #722086THE DAILY GEORGIAN, Savannah, June 5, 1840
* Very rare publication
* Antebellum periodical
* 21 years prior to Civil War
Rarely do we find antebellum newspapers from Savannah, but here is one. Various news of the day and ads, including at least one front page runaway slave ad plus an ad headed: "Cotton... Read full description -
Item #721847NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 31, 1864* Battle of Totopotomoy Creek* U.S. Grant vs. R.E. Lee* Battle of Dallas, Georgia* William T. Sherman,Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Latest Advices From Grant", "Severe Battle With the Enemy on Saturday",... Read full description -
Item #721767BOSTON GAZETTE, May 11, 1809
* Edgar Allan Poe's mother theater ad
A curious literary item here as the top of page 3 has an advertisement for the "Boston Theatre" for the performance of: "FALSE DELICACY", a theatrical performance, with a song sung by "Mrs. Poe". (see image) She was the mother... Read full description -
Item #721746THE NATIONAL CITIZEN & BALLOT BOX, Syracuse, New York, June, 1879
* Rare Woman's suffrage (short-lived) publication
A quite rare women's suffrage newspaper that lasted less than 3 1/2 years under this title.
Mott notes in his "History Of American Magazines" that this publication was financed in part by... Read full description -
Item #721600HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 6, 1883 Front page print: "Harmony--Wait Til The Clouds Roll By Johnny". Halfpg. print: "The New York Democratic State Convention at Buffalo'". Two half page prints: "The Third Had Got Him Down Upon His Back, And Was Diligently Pounding His Head Against The Hard Stones" and "The... Read full description -
Item #721569DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, July 9, 1874 Page 2 has nearly two columns taken up with the details report of a Utah Supreme Court case concerning wives testifying as witnesses against their husbands.
The report is headed "Supreme Court Decision" "Wives as Witnesses" being the case of... Read full description -
Item #721554NEW-YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1876
* Creation of the National League
* Major League Baseball - MLB
On page 2 under "Base-Ball" is a report about a meeting held in New York resulting in the establishment of the National League. It begins: "A meeting of the managers of all the professional base-ball organizations... Read full description -
Item #721546DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 7, 1874
* "Montgomery Queen's Circus" advertisment
* Child performer "Little Mollie Brown"
* ‘The only Female Somersault Rider in the World’
* Girl horseback circus performer (14 years old)
The front page has a 13 1/2 x 4 inch graphic advertisement... Read full description -
Item #721538THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 11, 1869
* Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
* Comstock Lode - Virginia City
* Yellow Jacket Mine fire disaster
Page 7 has an article headed: "The Disaster In Nevada" and more. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, nice condition.
background: In April of 1869, a devastating fire erupted in the Yellow... Read full description -
Item #721500HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, December, 1851
* Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
* Early novel review - The Whale
* First introduction to the public
Near the back of the issue is "Literacy Notices" which discusses "A new work by Herman Melville, entitled Moby Dick; or, the Whale, has just been... Read full description -
Item #721495SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNALs, Windsor, seven issue lot from 1800-1807
* Rare 18th century American publication
Included are a blend of damaged and 2nd-rate issues. The dates are: July 29, 1800; May 24, 1803; Oct. 18, 1803; May 5, 1806; Oct. 27, 1806; Aug. 3 & Oct. 5, 1807.
Four pages. Sold "as is" at a... Read full description -
Item #721484HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, March, 1854 Beginning on the ftpg. is a 14 pg. article about the "Grinnell Expedition", which has 29 small illustrations of various scenes of the region: the "Interior of a native hut", the "Inspectors' house at Lievely", "Devil's... Read full description -
Item #721482HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, March, 1857. Simply a great issue. Included are the following: ae early (pre-book) serialized portion of "Little Dorrit", by Charles Dickens, a lengthy tribute to the famed Samuel Johnson (taking more than 10 pages), and detailed, illustrated... Read full description -
Item #721419NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 18, 1820 Taking over 3 pages is a continued report from the Secretary of the Treasury on the "National Currency". Also within is over a page on the: "Seizure of the Floridas" followed by: "The Slave Question". Nearly 4 pages of reports... Read full description -
Item #721292Here is a handwritten document dated Jan. 13, 1830 from the "Commonwealth of Virginia" to a sheriff in Prince William County. Generally in good condition however, some margins are a bit irregular but no loss of text. Various endorsements on the reverse side. Measures about 6 by 8 1/2 inches. -
Item #721277SEREN GOMER, Argraffwyr, Wales, (1834)
* Scarce Wales - Welsh periodical
A quite uncommon magazine from Wales, totally in the Welsh language. Although commonly spoken in the 19th century, its use had diminished in the 20th century. Efforts are being made to bring it back today. Here is a rare opportunity for an issue of this 32 page periodical,... Read full description -
Item #721275SEREN GOMER, Carmarthen, Wales, April, 1838 A quite uncommon magazine from Wales, totally in the Welsh language. Although commonly spoken in the 19th century, its use had diminished in the 20th century. Efforts are being made to bring it back today.
Complete in 32 pages, 5 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches, very nice condition. -
Item #721250THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 9, 1898
* Annexation of Hawaii asked for by the president
The front page has content both on the Spanish-American War, and the work towards Hawaii being annexed to the United States.
A one column heading reads: "TO ANNEX HAWAII" with subheads. Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description -
Item #721168THE NEW YORK HERALD, February 12, 1874
* Chang and Eng Bunker autopsy
* re. Siamese Twins death - embalming
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "CHANG AND ENG" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
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Item #721154DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Feb. 13, 1852
* Very rare old West publication (early)
* Gold rush mining - miners - 49ers era
* Soon after statehood - joining the Union
* LARGE SIZED ISSUE - Measures 28 x 21 inches
The very first title in the Golden State was the... Read full description -
Item #721097NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 30, 1839
* African slaves
* La Amistad
Inside has a full page of very detailed coverage of the trial headed: "Slaves Per Amistad" at Hartford. A great wealth of detail. This famous slave ship and the revolt of its occupants was not only a notable legal case at the time, but in... Read full description -
Item #721096NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, April 8, 1837 Page 5 has a bit: "California" concerning it declaring itself independent from Mexico, noting: "...the first article of the plan of the revolution at Monterey is that they declare themselves independent of Mexico until the re-establishment of the constitution of... Read full description -
Item #721070THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, May 11, 1850
* Rare Anti Slavery publication - slaves
* Emancipation of the enslaved - abolition
* Over 10 years prior to the Civil War
The motto printed in the masthead reads: "No Union With Slaveholders", which sets the tone for the newspaper's theme. This is... Read full description -
Item #721069THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, April 27, 1850
* Rare Anti Slavery publication - slaves
* Emancipation of the enslaved - abolition
* Over 10 years prior to the Civil War
The motto printed in the masthead reads: "No Union With Slaveholders", which sets the tone for the newspaper's theme. This is one of the less... Read full description
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