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Item #538188THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, 1784-1786 A nice 18th century Scottish newspaper with the entire front page taken up with ads, with various news of the day on the inside pages. Some of the ads have illustrations as well.
Complete in 4 pages, partial red-inked tax stamp on the front page folio size, some light browning or dirtiness,... Read full description -
Item #538181THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, July 27, 1934
* Winsor McCay death
* Cartoonist - Comics
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17 that include:
* WINSOR M'CAY, 62, CARTOONIST, DEAD
* Creator of Many Popular Comic Drawings Suffers Sudden Collapse at Home
* Taught Himself To Draw
and more.
Also a one column photo of Winsor McCay as... Read full description -
Item #538152THE AMERICAN SOCIALIST, Oneida, New York April 4, 1878
* Thomas Edison's phonograph
* During development
This 8 page newspaper is in very nice condition and contains news of the day, stories and Advertisements with the following featured material: Very short page 7 report on the phonograph during development. SEE PHOTO. See history as it happened. -
Item #538118INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Dec. 26, 1816.
* Canal Locks
* Black River at Brownsville New York
A page 2 report says:
* ...the locks on the Black River, below Brownsville, N.Y., are completed, so that the navigation is now unmolested from the Lake to Brownsville. One of the largest boats used on the St. Lawrence, with about 100 men...passed... Read full description -
Item #538110THE VALLEY REVIEW, Lodi, California, December 13, 1888.
* Auburn California original 19th century
* Old West
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers west of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when cowboys,... Read full description -
Item #538109THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, California, November 29, 1890
* Auburn California original 19th century...
* Old West...
This 8 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers west of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when... Read full description -
Item #538100SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated September October 29, 1863.
* Fort Smith Arkansas
* Brownsville Missouri
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War... Read full description -
Item #537983THE REPUBLICAN, from Red Wing, Minnesota, dated January 21, 1882. This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements, many which are illustrated.
This complete 8 page issue is slightly browned, otherwise in nice, clean condition. See photos for details.
source: wikipedia: In the early 1850s settlers disembarking from Mississippi River... Read full description -
Item #537953WEEKLY KERN COUNTY RECORD, Bakersfield, California, December 22, 1881
* Volume one issue from Bakersfield California
* Uncommon Old West title
It is a rarity for us to find 19th century newspapers from the southern half of California.
Complete in four pages, various news and curious tidbits of the day, and a wealth of Old West style ads,... Read full description -
Item #537943THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, 1848 Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly rare are those from before the Civil War. Here is such an issue from the capital city of Florida, and from over 13 years before the outbreak of the Civil War. The format is typical of most newspapers of the day, being complete in four pages of... Read full description -
Item #537886SALT LAKE DAILY HERALD, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 4, 1871
* Wild Old West
* Rare title from Salt Lake City Utah
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys,... Read full description -
Item #537802THE MORNING HERALD, London, 1788 An uncommon title with a partial red-ink stamp. A nice, folio-size newspaper of 4 page with the front page taken up with ads and various news of the day on the inside page, including Parliamentary reports.
Includes a partial red-inked tax stamp on... Read full description -
Item #537771THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, California, July 21, 1888
* Auburn, California original 19th century
* Old West
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers west of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the Old West back when cowboys,... Read full description -
Item #537763THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, August 24, 1911
* Early aviation...
* Airplane flight record broken...
This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MAN-BIRD SOARS OVER NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON" "Aviator Atwood Will Soon Complete Long St. Louis--Gotham Air Voyage"... Read full description -
Item #537752THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, August 19, 1911
* Oscar Brindley...
* Airplane altitude record broken...
This 16 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "Brindley Sets New Altitude Mark for World in Air Boat" with subhead: "Aviator Soars Eleven Thousand... Read full description -
Item #537747THE CIRCULAR, Oneida NY, April 4, 1870
* Charles Dickens decides to become an author* 15th Amendment Ratified
A small size newspaper from the famous Oneida Community in New York, an early "commune" in experimental living. Various religiously-themed content but a bit of reporting of news of the day as well. An... Read full description -
Item #537579NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, February 13, 1863.
* Fort McAllister Georgia
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.
This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following... Read full description -
Item #223331THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, March 12, 1927.
* 1st Armored Truck Robbery in U.S.
* Flatheads Gang
This 23 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "9 Bandits Blow Up Armored Auto; Take $102,000 Pay", "Dynamite Bombs Planted in Road; Touched Off as Truck Passes Over; Five Injured".
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #223294SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 15, 1870.
* New York State Captial
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following inventions/prints: New York State Capital Building - Stump Extractor - Spring Bed - Surface Planer & More. These illustrations... Read full description -
Item #223263THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 3, 1956.
* Bell X-2 rocket plane breaks speed record
* Frank Everest - Air Force
This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "AF Pilot Hits 1,900 MPH" with caption: "Rocket Plane Sets Speed Mark". Tells of Lt. Col. Frank Everest's... Read full description -
Item #223244This is the very first catalog ever released by Timothy Hughes from nearly 30 years ago.
The prices and descriptions for 243 items show how our variety and values have grown alongside Tim's love for historic newspapers. Although this was the first catalog issued, you will note it was not numbered as he was unsure there would... Read full description
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Item #223238SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated December 6, 1861.
* Morristown Tennessee TN & much more* Original Civil War era complete issue on cotton & rag paper
* The War Against Slavery, Abraham Lincoln's War, the 2nd War For Independence
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition... Read full description -
Item #223189SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated July 22, 1863.
* Yazoo City Mississippi
* Bunker Hill West Virginia
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports... Read full description -
Item #223177THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, October 8, 1937
* New York Yankees verses New York Giants...
* World Series...
This 48 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "YANKS ROUT GIANTS, LEAD, 2-0, IN SERIES; RUFFING VICTOR, 8-1" with subheads that include: "58,000... Read full description -
Item #223154NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, April 6, 1873 Front page has: "THE WRECKED ATLANTIC," " Personal Narratives--The Hatches Battened Down on Women and Children--Inhuman Conduct of the Crew". This famous ocean steamer crashed upon a rock about fifty yards from Meagher's Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on April 1.... Read full description -
Item #223146THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, November 14, 1864
* Atlanta Georgia
* Plymouth North Carolina
This 8 page newspaper is in good condition due (except for some printing flaws that affect a few headlines and little spine wear) to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements... Read full description -
Item #223119LIBERTY magazine: October 11,1924.The color cover of this issue shows a man cheering during a game titled: "Yells that Win Games". An accompanying article discusses the psychology behind enthusiastic chants.
Additional articles include: "Twenty Years on Broadway" and "Not Insanity but Mental Illness: An Analysis of the Defense in the... Read full description -
Item #223060THE NEWS: Cleveland, Ohio; August 6, 1923.The front page headline of this issue reads: "Tribe Grabs Second From Nats", covering the second in a series of games between Cleveland and Washington.This issue is in good condition with only some minor browning around the edges. -
Item #223058KANSAS CITY JOURNAL: August 27, 1927.* Tom Sheehan* Babe Ruth* Kansas City Jockey Club RacesThis issue covers Tom Sheehan's 21st victory of the year in addition to the Kansas City Jockey Club Races and the Babe Ruth Contest.This issue is in good condition with some slight browning, occuring more profusely at the edges. -
Item #223024THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 3, 1860
* Letter signed by Sam Houston withdrawing from the Presidential race
Page 2 contains an article headed:
* "Letter from Sam Houston Withdrawing from the Canvass" datelined Austin, Aug. 18. The letter begins: "To my friends in the United States. I withdraw my name from the list of... Read full description -
Item #223012SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated April 7, 1864.
* Mount Elba Arkansas
* Summersville Kentucky
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout... Read full description -
Item #222970SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Aug. 18, 1888 Among the articles are: "Cold Storage on Shipboard" "Refrigerating Machine" "Apparatus for Extracting Water of Condensation" "Instantaneous Photographs" "South Front of the Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association, on the Citadel Hill,... Read full description -
Item #222958SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated November 4, 1864.
* Ogdensburg New York* Camden Arkansas
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from... Read full description -
Item #222921SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, December 10, 1887* Tarante, Italy* Josiah Parsons CookeThis 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for some damage which occurs on all pages in the top left-hand corner: the absence of a triangular piece measuring 1/2 by 3 and a 1 inch tear) and contains illustrations/text pertaining to... Read full description -
Item #222918SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT: February 25, 1905.
* The Eiffel Tower* Lace-Making MachineThis 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a small spot of staining along the right-hand side of the front page) and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: "Wireless... Read full description -
Item #222917SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT: January 3, 1903.
* Yellowstone National Park* The Rhinoceros AdderThis 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a small spot of staining along the right-hand side of the front page) and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: ... Read full description -
Item #222914SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT: December 19, 1903.* The Opening of the New East River BridgeThis 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a one inch tear along the seam on the front page) and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: "The... Read full description -
Item #222913SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, July 12, 1902* The 'Subway' of Paris* Manfucturing Anchor ChainsThis 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations/text pertaining to the latest inventions and scientific discoveries of the day including: "The Manufacture of Fifty-Ton Anchor Chains at Lebanon,... Read full description -
Item #222823THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 24, 1948.
* D. W. Griffith death
* 1st report
This 28 page newspaper has a two line, one column headline on page15: "DAVID W. GRIFFITH, FILM PIONEER, DIES" with subheads that include: "Producer of 'Birth of Nation', Intolerance' and 'America' Made Nearly 500 Pictures"... Read full description -
Item #222806SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 18 1911
* Svante August Arrhenius* The Common House-Fly
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day including: "Plowing Six Furrows at Once", "Svante August Arrhenius", "The Proposed Extension of the... Read full description -
Item #222799SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 25, 1900 This issue contains illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day including: "Some of the Stage Mechanism of the Production of 'Ben Hur' at the Broadway Theater, New York", "Super-Heated Water Motor, Showing Arrangement of Tanks... Read full description -
Item #222793SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 3, 1869
* Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River* Kerosene lamp
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day including: "Soule's Simultaneous-Movement Velocipede", "Suspension Bridge Over the... Read full description -
Item #222791SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 9, 1886
* Predecessor of the dump truck* Whaling on the Long Island coast
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations, accompanied by text, of the latest inventions of the day including: "Whales Recently Taken Near Long Island", "A New Steam Carriage",... Read full description -
Item #222776LIFE, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1901.
* Political Illustrations
Full front illustration captioned:
* Tariff Is The Mother Of Trusts. Features a stern-looking woman marked Tariff rocking a cradle filled with babies. Among the toys below the cradle are individual building blocks spelling TRUSTS.
Other illustrations and topics throughout. Quarto-size, 16 pages,... Read full description -
Item #222767SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated December 9, 1862.
* Hartsville Tennessee
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it... Read full description -
Item #222762SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated November 10, 1862.
* Nashville Tennessee
* Plymouth North Carolina
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports... Read full description -
Item #222753SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 8, 1910
* Graphite Mining* Automatic Railway Safety Stop
This 16 page issue is in nice condition (except for a small piece missing in the upper left hand corner of the front page measuring 3/4 by 1/2 inches) and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text which include: "The... Read full description -
Item #222748SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 1, 1910
* Training St. Bernards* Projector
This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day with accompanying text including: "Inhaling Oxygen to Increase Muscular Energy", "An Automatic Apparatus for Projecting Pictures", "An Apparatus for... Read full description -
Item #222745NEW-YORK EVENING POST, Feb. 4, 1815.
* Chart for various shipping weights
* Early 19th century original
Page 2 has an Abstract of the Tonnage of the Shipping of the several Districts of the United States issued by the Registers Office of the Treasury Department. Abstract measures 9 by 7 1/4 inches.
News of the day includes with advertsiemetns... Read full description -
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.
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