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Item #700743NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1860
* Slave ship - slaver "Wanderer"
* Last documented shipment of slaves
* South Carolina court decision
Page 2 has over half a column taken up with: "Decision On The Slave Trade" which deals with the rather infamous case of the slave... Read full description -
Item #700742THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Feb. 28, 1861 Page 3 has a report: "Mr. Lincoln In Washington" noting in part: "Considerable surprise & excitement were occasioned through the country by the report...that Mr. Lincoln had arrived in Washington...and that his sudden departure from Harrisburg for Washington... Read full description -
Item #700739THE WORLD, New York City, May 10, 1919
* 1st winner of the American Triple Crown
* Kentucky Derby (1st of 3 wins)
This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 18: "Eternal Slight Favorite for the Kentucky Derby" with subhead: "Billy Kelly and Sir Barton, the Ross Entry..." and list of horses entered into the great... Read full description -
Item #700728THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1932
* Jack Sharkey vs. Max Schmeling
* Heavyweight boxing championship fight
* Nikola Tesla - father of radio
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "70,000 SEE SHARKEY OUTPOINT SCHMELING TO WIN WORLD TITLE" with subheads. (see images) Much more in the sport's section (pages... Read full description -
Item #700719CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 9, 1929
* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron
* Serving 1 Year Jail term - Avoids murder for hire
* Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia transfer
* Best publication to be had (very rare as such)
The front page has a one column heading: "Haul Capone to Penitentiary in Armored... Read full description -
Item #700713DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 14, 1856
* Bleeding Kansas
* Missouri border invasion
* War on slavery
Page 2 & 3 have reports from Congress during which the situation in Kansas achieved some attention. One report notes: "The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the bill to... Read full description -
Item #700707DAILY MORNING CALL, San Francisco, April 9, 1873
* Modoc War - Lava Beds
* Captain Jack fame
The top of the front page has a column headed: "THE MODOCS" "The Commissioners to make One More Effort to Effect a Peace" "Terms, 'Surrender, and Leave the Lava Bed'--Treachery Feared--Hostile Indians Treated... Read full description -
Item #700694FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1862
* Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia
* Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)
* Civil War ironclads clash
The front page has a print of a soldier shooting, as well as a lengthy article: "The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads" which featured the historic battle between... Read full description -
Item #700690GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Nov. 25, 1854 A title much like the more popular "Harper's Weekly" being tabloid-size with several pages of prints. This title actually precedes Harper's, which did not begin publication until 1857. The masthead features a very decorative engraving of Boston Harbor.
Perhaps the... Read full description -
Item #700675NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 30, 1865
* Confederate General Robert E. Lee
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE SOUTH" "The Rebels Not Prepared for the Spring Campaign" "Sad Howl Over the Miserable State of Affairs in Rebeldom" "Hood Relieved of Command... Read full description -
Item #700674THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 4, 1968
* Columnist Nat Hentoff - NYC police
* Be-in at Central Park advertisement
* Protest to End the War in Vietnam
* Date Martin Luther King jr. was killed
Page 11 has a column by columnist Nat Hentoff titled: "Keeping the Cops From Riotijng"
Page 29 has a 9 1/2 x... Read full description -
Item #700671COURSE of the RIVER MISSISSIPI [sic] from the Balise to Fort Chartres; Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1763 by Lieut. Ross of the 34th Regiment: Improved from the Surveys of that River made by the French".
London, Printed for Robt. Sayer No. 53 in 'Fleet Street, Published as the Act... Read full description -
Item #700624COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 19, 1797
* President George Washington
* Act of Congress script signature
The front page contains an Act of Congress, taking close to a full column of text, being: "An Act for Raising a Further sum of Money by additional Duties on certain Articles imported; & for other purposes."... Read full description -
Item #700623COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 26, 1797
* President George Washington
* United States Congress acts
The front page features not one, but four documents each signed by the President: Go. Washington, three of them are signed in the very desirable script type. One of the Acts relates to fixing the military establishment... Read full description -
Item #700622COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 22, 1797
* President George Washington's last day in office
* Three Acts of Congress signed in script type
The front page contains not one but three Acts of Congress, each one signed in script type by the President: Go. Washington.
The Acts are regarding duties on distilled... Read full description -
Item #700613NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 25, 1820 Featured is a nice report on the United States Mint about to mint half eagle ($5) coins in gold. Photos note details.
Also inside: "History, Literature, etc. of Hayti".
The back page has a curious article headed: "Missouri" beginning: "The... Read full description -
Item #700604THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, Philadelphia, June 13, 1780 "The Crisis" is a collection of 13 essays written by Thomas Paine during the American Revolutionary War. In 1776 Paine wrote Common Sense, an extremely popular and successful pamphlet arguing for Independence from England. The essays collected here constitute Paine's... Read full description -
Item #700594NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1935
* University of California Golden Bears crew
* Wins national championship in men's rowing
* Long Beach - California
Page 10 has a one column heading: "CALIFORNIA'S CREW DEFEATS SYRACUSE" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the University of California crew winning... Read full description -
Item #700583THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, July 29, 1775 In the world of American Revolutionary literature and manuscripts three bodies of work stand out: 1) Thomas Paine's Common Sense; 2) the Declaration of Independence; and 3) the earliest of the Revolutionary trinity: The Causes and... Read full description -
Item #700580THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 28, 1776
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (1776)
The front page begins has a letter from New York which includes a document to the Pa. General Assembly noting in part: "That they have the highest sense of the necessity of... Read full description -
Item #700562DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1857
* Elder Heber C. Kimball & polygamy
* Mormons War - Mormonism Utah
Page 3 has: "From Utah Territory" which provides the latest concerning the Mormon War, noting in part: "...the Mormons were making preparations for a fight, & did not conceal their... Read full description -
Item #700547THE LEIGHTON TATTLER, "Published by and For the Students of Leighton" (no city nor state)
* Very rare movie prop issue
* "Blondie Goes to College"
* Larry Parks as "Rusty Bryant"
We've all seen newspapers used as props in movies, typically with a headline relating to the plot of the movie. Obviously... Read full description -
Item #700546CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 28, 1929
* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron
* Charged with contempt of court - faking illness
* Best publication to be had - very rare as such
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "U.S. CITES CAPONE FOR CONTEMPT; DOUBTS 'ILLNESS'" with subhead. Photo of Capone leaving the... Read full description -
Item #700539VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, July 3, 1969
* Stonewall riots - uprising - rebellion
* LGBT - gay community protests
* Birth of the gay pride civil rights movement
* The best issue to be had (very rare)
The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of... Read full description -
Item #700537DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 30, 1857
* Utah War - Mormonism
* Mormons Rebellion
* United States military
Page 3 has: "The Army In Utah" which reports on the advance of U.S. troops towards Utah, noting: "... the numerous [wagon] trains guarded by it, reached there...The march was... Read full description -
Item #700525THE DAILY AMERICAN, Nashville, Tennessee, April 29, 1879
* Early Southeastern United States publication
We seldom find newspapers from Nashville, but here is one. A large folio size newspaper of 4 pages with various news & ads of the day. Very small "Library of Congress" label within the masthead, irregular along the spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #700515DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 31, 1857 Page 2 has half a column taken up with a report headed: "From Salt Lake City" which is a lengthy & quite detailed report--mostly taken from The Deseret News, concerning the growing tensions and the imminent Mormon War.
Page 2 has:... Read full description -
Item #700498DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 17, 1863
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* Robert E. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg
From the capital of the Confederacy, with reports headed: "Gen. Lee in Virginia" "No Cause for Despondency" "Gen. Lee's Army--The Potomac Re-Crossed" which... Read full description -
Item #700496DAILY REPUBLICAN, Lynchburg, Virginia, April 29, 1863
* Rare Confederate publication
A Confederate title we rarely have the opportunity to offer.
The front page begins with an editorial that dismisses the claim that the war will end any time soon. Also reports headed: "From the Northwest" "The Raid On... Read full description -
Item #700488NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 23, 1862
* Battle of Fredericksburg - Confederate victory
* General Ambrose Burnside vs. Robert E. Lee
Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "Our Loss in Killed and Wounded Over Ten Thousand" "The Fredericksburg Disaster" "Graphic Accounts of... Read full description -
Item #700482NEW YORK HERALD, December 18, 1862
* Battle of Fredericksburg aftermath
* General Ambrose E. Burnside
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "On The Rappahannock" "Special Dispatch From Gen. Burnside" "Astonishment of the Rebels at Our Recrossing the Rappahannock" "Flags of Truce & Burial of... Read full description -
Item #700479NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 25, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SIEGE OF FORT SUMTER" "Interesting Correspondence Between General Gilmore and General Beauregard" "Details of the Bombardment of the 18th Inst." "Important From Tennessee" "General Rosecrsans'... Read full description -
Item #700463THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 2, 1758
* Fort Frontenac captured
* French and Indian War
The back page has a very nice letter: "...from an officer in one of the provincial regiments in America...dated Albany, Sept. 15" which begins: "You will hear from many hands the successful blow struck against the French interest in America... Read full description -
Item #700442THE DAILY TIMES, Beaver, Pennsylvania, Nov. 11, 1918
* World War I ends
* World War II on the horizon ?
A large banner headline announces: "PEACE CONDITIONS EXTREMELY SEVERE" which would be very prophetic, and would prove to be a motivation of Adolf Hitler to initiate efforts resulting in World War II.
One... Read full description -
Item #700438LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 13, 1989
* Abbie Hoffman & Sugar Ray Robinson
* Yippies founder & Chicago Seven member
* Flower Power movement advocate
* Middleweight boxing champion
The top of the front page has a pictorial with heading: "Death of a Champion" with more in the sport's section.
Also on the front page is a... Read full description -
Item #700436THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1943
* Rudger Clawson death
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Detroit race riot of 1943
* World War II - WWII
* African Americans taking jobs
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "23 DEAD IN DETROIT RIOTING; FEDERAL TROOPS ENTER CITY ON THE ORDERS OF ROOSEVELT" with subheads. Coverage continues... Read full description -
Item #700431CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 3, 1947
* American film actress Madge Meredith
* Arrested for kidnapping her manager
The back page has a photo showing Madge Meredith at the Sheriff's office in Los Angeles after her arrest for an alleged kidnapping.
Page 3 has a one column heading: "Actress Gives Up For Quiz In Kidnapping... Read full description -
Item #700418NEW YORK POST, Dec. 9, 1980
* John Lennon assassination
* "The Beatles" front man
* From the city of the murder
* Nice headline for display
Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.
The dramatic front page... Read full description -
Item #700402THE LONDON COURANT, England, July 25, 1746
* Jacobite Rebellion era
* Nice masthead engravings
The masthead features two engravings, one showing a sailing ship and the other a post-boy 'trumpeting' the news.
Various news from Europe with most of the back page taken up with advertisements.
Complete as a single sheet issue,... Read full description -
Item #700386NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980
* John Lennon assassination
* "The Beatles" front man
* From the city of the murder
* Nice headline for display
Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it being from the city where he was shot and died.
The dramatic front... Read full description -
Item #700384THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 23, 1927
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King Benjamin Purnell scandal trial
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The front page has a one column heading: "CULT GIRL, 19, WEDS OLD MAN ON FAKE OATH" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there... Read full description -
Item #700381THE WAR, New York, June 1, 1813 The entire front page and half of page 2 are taken up with the: "President's Message" which is signed in type: James Madison. The President announces the United States' acceptance of an offer by the Emperor Alexander of Russia to mediate a resolution to the conflict with Britain and... Read full description -
Item #700375THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 8, 1872
* Columbia Lions vs. Stevens Tech Ducks
* Third season of intercollegiate football
Page 10 has a report on a very early college football game with one column heading: "FOOT BALL" "An Eleven of the Columbia College Defeat An Eleven of the Stevens Institute" with lineups and stats. (see... Read full description -
Item #700336SUPPLEMENT TO DUNLAP'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Nov. 14, 1792 This is a single sheet that is almost entirely taken up with advertisements that would not have fit in the "regular" issue. One is for: "The Time of a Negro Woman For Sale..." & another: "Twenty... Read full description -
Item #700328NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 18, 1856
* Republican Party is formed - born
* John C. Fremont to be nominated
* 1st GOP nomination for United States president
A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports on their very first Presidential nominating convention,... Read full description -
Item #700313THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 25, 1978
* Premiere opening of "Up in Smoke"
* Cheech & Chong counterculture movie
* Stoner comedy film - cult classic
Page 73 has a iconic advertisement for: "Up in Smoke" for it's opening in New York City. Being a weekly publication, this is actually the... Read full description -
Item #700312THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, New York, May, 1892
* Ralph Waldo Emerson
* Henry David Thoreau
* Their correspondence from the early 1840's
By far the most notable content is the 10 pages dedicated to the correspondence between Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau from the early 1840's.
Other... Read full description -
Item #700311THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, New York, April, 1892
* "The Private Life", by Henry James
* A Drive Through the Black Hills", by Antoinette Ogden
* Sea Songs
Taking multiple pages each are the following: "The Private Life", by Henry James (of The Turn of the Screw, Daisy Miller,... Read full description -
Item #700302THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 9, 1959
* Frank Lloyd Wright death (1st report)
* Famous American architect
This 72 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Frank Lloyd Wright, 89, Architecture Genius, Dies" with one column photo of Wright.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #700265THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Nov. 21, 1977
* "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" movie
* Opening day - World premiere advertisement
* Science fiction film - Steven Spielberg - Richard Dreyfuss
Page 45 has a iconic 10 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" for it's opening in... Read full description
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