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Item #215715NEW-YORK MIRROR, July 27, 1839.
* Short Story by known writer
* Henry C. SchoolcraftFamous literary title, inside has a short story: The Celestial Sisters. By Henry R. Schoolcraft . Other topics include: "Employment For The Unhappy" "Arab Horses" "Progress Of Music" and more. Measures 14 by 10 1/2 inches,... Read full description -
Item #215686NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 3, 1860.
* Terrible tenement housing fire in New York City
* Instrumental is the advancement of significant building codesPage 5 report: Terrible Calamity! Burning Of A Tenement House Great Loss Of Life Narrow Escapes Names Of The Sufferers Daring Of The Firemen. Note: The subsequent public outcry forced the... Read full description -
Item #215667THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, September 29, 1864.
* Pilot Knob, Missouri
* Pulaski, Tennessee
The front pages has some nice one column headlines including: "THE INVASION OF MISSOURI" "Fighting Near Pilot Knob" "ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH" "Torbert's Fight With Wickham" "Gen. Sheridan at Harrisonburg" "LATEST FROM PETERSBURG" "IMPORTANT FROM... Read full description -
Item #215654NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, May 4, 1840 On the front page under a woodcut of and eagle is: A Proclamation issued by the President of the United States, stating that: "...a convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States upon the Government of the Mexican Republic was signed at Washington...", ... Read full description -
Item #215638NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 12, 1865
* Post Civil War Confederate Leaders on ParoleThe front page has: Washington Important Executive Order Alexander H. Stephens, John A. Campbell, John H. Reagan, George A. Trenholm and Charles Clark Released on Parole The Members of the South Carolina Convention Pardoned. Executive order granting parole with... Read full description -
Item #215631THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, (L.I.), N.Y., March 14, 1839.
* President Martin Van Buren Act
* Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York
Page 2 has: An Act giving to the President of the United States additional powers for the defence of the United States, in certain cases, against invasion, and for other purposes... signed in type: Martin Van Buren. Other news... Read full description -
Item #215621DAILY GRAPHIC, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1875.
* Escape of Boss Tweed* Tammany Hall Ringleader
Full page inside six illustrations: The Escape Of William M. Tweed From Warden Dunham Last Saturday. Other prints with text throughout. Good shape. -
Item #215567ARMY AND NAVY CHRONICLE, Washington, March 29, 1838.
* Uncommon military titleInside has the "Regulations For the enlistment and employment of Boys who may be entered to Serve in the Navy until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years". Other topics include: "Medical Corps Of The Navy" "Florida War"... Read full description -
Item #215539THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, June 8, 1770 An inside page has a letter from Virginia which includes: "The colonies wait silently for the determination of parliament concerning the revenue act. They have done all in their power to prohibit or retard the sale of British commodities but a view of our imports will show... Read full description -
Item #215537DAILY EVENING POST, San Francisco, Oct. 11, 1880.
* The Old West in California
* Circus ad
On the front page under Amusements is an ad for performances at Coles Amphitheater featuring The Wonderful Trick Stallions and other attractions. Has a small woodcut of the stallions. News of the day includes: "Terrible Railroad Catastrophe at... Read full description -
Item #215482INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 27, 1809.
* John Quincy Adams dinner tribute* New Orleans
On page 3 under Tribute Of Respect are details about a public dinner for John Quincy Adams prior to his departure to Russia, plus his reply signed in type: John Quincy Adams. Other news of the day includes: "New Orleans Address" "British... Read full description -
Item #215461HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 14, 1863 Over half of the front page is taken up with a print: "The War In The Southwest--Adjutant-General Thomas Addressing the Negroes in Louisiana on the Duties of Freedom" showing hundreds of black soldiers, women and children.
Inside has a full page: "Lookout... Read full description -
Item #215439NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1858.
* Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna Manifesto
Front page has: Santa Annas Manifesto General Antonio L. de Santa Anna to his Countrymen. Takes two col. on the ftpg. and most of three more on page 2, signed in type: Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna. Other news of the day includes: "The Flood at Cairo Ill." The Howard Street... Read full description -
Item #215438NATIONAL JOURNAL, Washington, Nov. 10, 1827.
* Early tightrope walking (funambulism) ad
* Mr. Villalave
Page 3 has a notice for a performance by Mr. Villalave and Company at the Washington Theatre. Has details about the performances, plus a woodcut of a tight rope walker doing a juggling routine. News of the day includes: "The Presidency"... Read full description -
Item #215429THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 14, 1863.
* Stevensburg Virginia* General Grant and General Lee
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... Read full description -
Item #215386SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Mass., May 4, 1849.
* Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
* Front Page PoemThe front page has a poem: Resignation. By Henry W. Longfellow. News of the day includes: "Kentucky Emancipation Convention" "Cholera at New Orleans" "California Emigrants" and much more. Interesting advertisements as well.... Read full description -
Item #215380EASTON EXPRESS, Easton, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1880
* Nice illustrated circus advertisement* Easton, PennsylvaniaThe front page has an ad for: Welshe & Sands Railroad Circus & Royal English Menagerie and Grand Mardi Gras Carnival with illustration of three of the attractions and more, taking two complete columns. News of the... Read full description -
Item #215364CONNECTICUT MIRROR, Hartford, Nov. 12, 1810.
* Trade with France resumes
* President James Madison proclamation
The front page has A Proclamation reinstating trade with France, signed in type: James Madison. Madison did so because he thought the Berlin and Milan Decrees had been rescinded by France. Such was not the case and the French... Read full description -
Item #215318INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 23, 1807
* Robert Fulton invention
Page 2 has a report from New-York stating that the Governor, Sec. of War and others "...attended at Ft. Jay, when Mr. Fulton exhibited and explained the principles of his machinery for blowing up ships..." plus a few details about the experiment to be conducted the... Read full description -
Item #215197THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated June 3, 1863.
* Seige of Vicksburg* Siege of Port Hudson BeginsThis 8 page newspaper has a small piece missing to the uppoer right corner as seen in the photo with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day... Read full description -
Item #215183THE MADISONIAN, Washington, November 30, 1839
* Pennsylvania Deer Hunting
* 1839 Washington D.C.
Front page topical report: Deer Hunting In Wyoming (Pa.) Obviously discusses hunting red deer but also mentions Wilkesbarre, Luzerne, and Harveys Lake.
Other news of the day includes: "New Lead Mines" "The National... Read full description -
Item #215146ZIONS HERALD, Boston, Jan. 2, 1828.
* Carrier's Address* 1828
Back page has a poem: "New Years Address To The Patrons Of Zions Herald". Mostly Religious content throughout. Scattered foxing spots. 4 pages in good condition. -
Item #215129
* April Fool's Cover
* Crown Prince Wilhelm
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young boy that pulled an April Fool prank on a young lady (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
This issue contains an... Read full description -
Item #215126
* Lady with her dog at the Furrier Cover
* Many Stories
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of lady with her small dog at the furrier (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
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Item #215123
* New Year's Cover
* Will Rogers
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young couple checking their watch, ready to celebrate New Year's (see photos). There is no related article on this inside. -
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Item #215117
* Two female ball players arguing with the umpire Cover
* Many Stories
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of two female ball players arguing with the umpire (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
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Item #215110
* Sailor, parrot and young lady Cover
* Charles Lindberg article
* Boxing stories
* Fibber McGee and Molly
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a sailor and young lady with a very noisy parrot (see photos). There is... Read full description -
Item #215107
* Exercising Cover
* Football Article
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young lady doing her excercise workout with lots of excercise materials around her (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
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Item #215104GEORGETOWN GAZETTE, Georgetown, El Dorado County, Cal., Nov. 24, 1904.
* Georgetown California
* 1904 Government Election Broadside
A 9 by 11 5/8 inch broadside supplement (printed on one side only) with a chart showing the Official Vote of El Dorado County, Election of 1904. Lists presidential electors, Congressman, and other state... Read full description -
Item #215103
* Hunting cover
* Davy Jones
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a hunter and his dog encountering a skunk (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
This issue features an article entitled: "Rendezvous... Read full description -
Item #215086
This issue features an article entitled: "Stealing World Series Signs and Signals - There are spies in baseball, very clever at fore-telling plays. Here are inside tips on the art."... Read full description -
Item #215083LIBERTY magazine, New York, October 7, 1939.
* Young couple trading roles cover
* Umpire looks at World Series
* Bob Hope
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young couple with the lady exchanging the vacuum cleaner for golf clubs (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
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Item #215065THE HAWK EYE BOY, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, March, 1879
* Amateur newspaper* Mount Pleasant, Iowa
This is one of a number of amateur newspapers which were a popular fad in the latter half of the 19th century. The masthead notes "Advance and Improvement". Typically these newspapers were rather short-lived. Complete as a 4 page issue, never bound nor trimmed,... Read full description -
Item #215056NEW YORK STATE MECHANIC, Albany, Feb. 4, 1843.
* Ransom Cook
* The Employment of Convicts
Mr. Cook's Report On The Employment Of Convicts takes all of the front page, and all of pages 2 and 3, signed in type: Ransom Cook.
Other topics include: "The Piano Forte" "Discovery Of Coal In New York" "Self Made Men" and more. Quarto-size, 8 pages,... Read full description -
Item #215049NEW YORK HERALD, May 13, 1872.
* Professor Agassiz Expedition
* Patagonian Coast
Page 8 has: "SCIENCE AFLOAT" "The Agassiz Expedition on the Patagonian Coast" "Oysters A Foot In Diameter" "A Desert Where Even Thistles Will Not Grow Hail Stones Large As Walnuts" "Extinct Volcanoes of the Southern Islands" & more. Other news of the day includes:... Read full description -
Item #215043THE SOUVENIR, Phila., May 27, 1829.
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* 1829
Inside has a Soliloquy Of A Drunkard's Wife. Other various topics such as: "The Menageries" "Cinnamon Fields Of Ceylon" and more. Quarto-size , 8 pages, has areas of lite staining, with some in this content, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #215036THE MADISONIAN, Washington, Aug. 7, 1840.
* Martin Van Buren
* Treasury Act
On the front under The Subtreasury Bill is: An Act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer and disbursement of the public revenue. Known as the Independent Treasury Act, it is signed in type: M. Van Buren. Other news of the day includes: "Libel Suits" "North... Read full description -
Item #215025THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1861 Here is an issue from the early months of 1861 not long before the "official" outbreak of the Civil War in April, 1861. Wilmington was a strategic port city which was not captured by the Yankees until early in 1865. As such it held much significance during... Read full description -
Item #215024THE DALLAS DAILY HERALD, Texas, 1875 An interesting and typically-Western style newspaper, with various news of the day, a wealth of ads, many of which are rather large and many are illustrated as would be expected in a newspaper from the "Old West". A bit of very light water staining, generally in very nice condition. Folio size &... Read full description -
Item #215016MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, 1826 Not only is this a nice, "newsy" newspaper from the early part of the 19th century, but perhaps the best feature of this issue is the very handsome masthead which includes nice lettering and a large engraving of a heraldic eagle with sunrays emanating behind it, making it a nice candidate... Read full description -
Item #214969LIBERTY magazine, New York, June 24, 1933.
* Painting at the shore cover
* Many Stories
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young female artist at the shore that is talking to a fisherman (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
You get the complete 56 page issue plus... Read full description -
Item #214968LIBERTY magazine, New York, July 15, 1933.
* Young girls playing leap-frog cover
* Wallace Beery
* McLarnin-Villa boxing
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of two young girls playing leap-frog at the shore (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
This includes an article is... Read full description -
Item #214967LIBERTY magazine, New York, July 22, 1933.
* Bicycle-riding Cowboy cover
* Max Baer
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a fisherman daydreaming with mermaids around his boat (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
This includes an article is entitled: "Struggles to the Death in the Prize Ring" by... Read full description -
Item #214959LIBERTY magazine, New York, January 27, 1940.
* Ice Skating cover
* Clark Gable
* The Dionne Quintuplets
* Boxing
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young lady ice skating (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
This includes an article entitled: "Clark Gable's... Read full description -
Item #214945LIBERTY magazine, New York, February 24, 1940.
* Young Lady with her heart-shaped box of candy cover
* College Football
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young lady receiving her heart-shaped box of candy at the post office (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
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Item #214943LIBERTY magazine, New York, September 7, 1940.
* Girls Softball cover
* Many Stories
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of girls' softball game being held up while the batter is applying her lipstick (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
You get the complete 64... Read full description -
Item #214942LIBERTY magazine, New York, November 2, 1940.
* Cartoon Characters cover
* Many Stories
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of cartoon character literally knitting the wool of the little lamb (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
You get the complete 64 page... Read full description -
Item #214941LIBERTY magazine, New York, September 14, 1940.
* Young boy and girl on cover
* Many Stories
* Colored Ads
The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of young girl cleaning front shirt of the young boy (see photos). There is no related article on this inside.
You get the complete 64 page issue plus... Read full description
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