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Item #695452PENNSYLVANIA CORRESPONDENT, & FARMERS' ADVERTISER, Doylestown, May 26, 1806
* Early 19th century Bucks County, Pennsylvania
This is the first of this title we have offered.
The back page has two Acts of Congress, each signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson. One is : "To Authorize the Secretary of War... Read full description -
Item #695435THE LANTERN, New York, March 20, 1852 This was a comic weekly edited by John Brougham, the comic actor. Ultimately this paper proved unpopular and perished after just 18 months. This is the volume one, number eleven issue.
There are various comic cartoons within including a full page captioned: "The Mint Question" presented as a... Read full description -
Item #695429THE DETROIT NEWS, March 20, 1923
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The front page has a one column heading: "PURNELL FRAUD, SAYS WITNESS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no... Read full description -
Item #695417THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1944
* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
* German occupied Poland
* Jewish resistance - Jews
The top of page 5 has one column headings: "POLE TELLS STORY OF GHETTO BATTLE" "Nine-Day Conflict in Warsaw Began Spontaneously, Says Underground Courier", "Germans' Losses Heavy" "3,000 Jews Used... Read full description -
Item #695416NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 7, 1829
* President Andrew Jackson
* Inauguration - inaugural address
An inside page has a nice article headed: "The Inauguration" which begins with details of the proceedings including: "...in the presence of an immense concourse of spectators, filling the portico,... Read full description -
Item #695413DER VOLKSUNTERRICHTER. THE PEOPLE'S INSTRUCTOR, Easton, Pennsylvania, Sept 4, 1811 A bilingual newspaper which existed from just Aug. 8, 1810 thru May 26, 1813. Only 3 institutions have any holdings of this title, one of which has just a single issue.
On each page the left column is in German and the right column in English.
Eight pages, 8... Read full description -
Item #695410THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1943
* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
* German occupied Poland
* Jewish resistance - Jews
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "Battle Is Reported In Warsaw's Ghetto" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in German occupied Poland. I suspect news such as this was kept secret... Read full description -
Item #695388THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1940
* William Ernest Carter death (1st report)
* Controversial male RMS Titanic survivor
The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "WILLIAM E. CARTER, TITANIC SURVIVOR" with subheads. (see) Mr. Carter got caught up in the finger pointing associated with being a male Titanic survivor and... Read full description -
Item #695385THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 20, 1936
* Chipley, Washington County, Florida
* Tornado disaster - Fort Payne, Alabama
The front page has a one column heading: "TORNADOES KILL 17, INJURE 40 IN SOUTH" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #695328PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Jan. 29, 1862 The front page has two Civil War maps, one: "Showing the Position of Hatteras Inlet and Roanoke Island" and the other a: "Diagram Showing Hatteras Inlet & Where the Vessels Were Wrecked".
Many front page column heads on the Civil War including: "War Against Treason!"... Read full description -
Item #695307NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 1, 1861
* Battle of Aquia Creek Civil War map
* Union Navy gunboats vs. Confederate batteries
* One of the first battles of the war
The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages.
The back page includes a Civil... Read full description -
Item #695274PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Feb. 13, 1862 A very graphic & displayable issue as the front page features not one but two Civil War maps, one captioned: "Albemarle Sound & the Point of Attack of the Federal Fleet", with related text, and the other headed: "Roanoke Island".
Both the first and last columns have nice stacks of... Read full description -
Item #695262NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1862
* Vicksburg, Mississippi vicinity map
* Battle at Princetown Court House
The front page is dominated by a very nice Civil War map headed: "FARRAGUT'S NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Map Showing the Situation of Vicksburg, Miss., Indicating the Cotton Plantations in the Vicinity &... Read full description -
Item #695250NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1862
* Battle of Hanover Court House
* Peninsula campaign - Virginia
The front page has a rather large Civil War map headed: "The Line Of Gen. McDowell's Advance Upon Richmond" which has considerable detail.
There are also one column heads including: 'From Gen. M'Clellan's Army"... Read full description -
Item #695246THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 12, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Page 2 has a great wealth of reporting from the... Read full description -
Item #695244THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Dec. 30, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Page 2 has some lengthy reporting on the Mexican War headed:... Read full description -
Item #695241THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 3, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Page 2 has reports from the Mexican War headed: "From The Brazos".
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Item #695239THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, July 31, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Page 3 has four slave-related ads, one headed: "For Sale--Land Negroes, and... Read full description -
Item #695238THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, July 30, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Page 3 has four slave-related ads, one headed: "Negroes Wanted.." each... Read full description -
Item #695237THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 11, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Page 3 has four slave-related ads, one headed: "Negroes Wanted.." each... Read full description -
Item #695208THE WAR, New York, Aug. 24, 1813
* USS Chesapeake vs. HMS Shannon
* "Don't Give up the Ship !" quote
* War of 1812 naval battle
The front page is taken up with: "Indian Eloquence" which is a speech by one of the chiefs of the Six Nations; "Indian Hostilities"... Read full description -
Item #695201THE WAR, New York, Aug. 3, 1813
* Battle of Beaver Dams - Ontario, Canada
Could any other title better define the focus of this newspaper?
Most of the front page is taken up with: "Impressed Seamen", one of the causes of the War of 1812, with the balance of the front page taken up with: "Creek Indians" with much... Read full description -
Item #695197This is a damaged lot of eleven Civil War issues of the famous titles: New York Herald, New York Tribune, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Each has a front page Civil War map (one has a print of a general; no map) but each issue is damaged by tears, stains, margin chipping with some loss, loose at the spine, separation at the central fold,... Read full description -
Item #695181SECTION 11 (sports) only of the New York Times, Feb. 10, 1929
* Ray Conger defeats Pavoo Nurmi "Flying Finn"
* Wanamaker Mile run race - Millroade Games
The front page of this section has a one column heading: "CONGER BEATS NURMI IN MILE AT GARDEN" with subheads. (see)
Complete section 8 only with 10 pages, a little... Read full description -
Item #695178THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, April 6, 1933
* End of Prohibition in America (1st report)
* Beer - liquor returns
* Airship Akron disaster
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "BEER ON SALE IN 19 STATES" with subhead. Other news of the day including a front page, 1st report on the USS Akron airship disaster.
Complete... Read full description -
Item #695176THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 29, 1962
* 1st satellite put into space by Canada
* Alouette 1 launch (1ST REPORT)
The front page has a one column heading: "Canadians' 1st Satellite Put in Orbit" with a subheads. (see)
Complete with 22 pages, small library stamp in the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice. -
Item #695174CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 22, 1935
* Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
* Colliery explosion disaster
* Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder case
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "11 MINERS KILLED BY BLAST, GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA" with subheas. (see) First... Read full description -
Item #695171THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1931
* Al 'Scarface' Capone vs. United States
* Contempt of Court trial starts w/ photo
The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE PUT ON TRIAL; COURT ROOM GUARDED" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo of Capone. He would be found guilty and be sentenced to Cook... Read full description -
Item #695169THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 21, 1762
* Siege of Spanish ruled Havana, Cuba
* British occupation - Seven Years' War
Most of page 5 is taken up with a wealth of interesting reporting headed: "America" with datelines from New London, Charleston, Philadelphia, Nassau, Boston, and New York. Much of the... Read full description -
Item #695164THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 2, 1762 Page 7 has over half a column article noting in part: "As the cession of Canada to the English is generally...thought to be one of the articles of the approaching peace, it may not be... improper...to mention a circumstance which may have escaped the attention of our... Read full description -
Item #695145THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 31, 1761 The front page has over a full column of reports headed: "America" with datelines from Charleston, Boston, and Halifax in Nova Scotia. A few bits include: "...A gang of the Point Indians were returned from war against the Spaniards; they lost four men...and killed one Spaniard and a... Read full description -
Item #695144THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1944
* Charlie Chaplin acquitted
* Mann Act - Joan Barry
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "CHAPLIN ACQUITTED IN MANN ACT CASE" with subhead.(see)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #695134THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Dec. 21, 1956
* Montgomery bus boycott ends
* Racial segregation to integration
* Civil rights movement - MLK
A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation throughout the country, doing much to create defiant reactions throughout the South. The new law went into effect on... Read full description -
Item #695103THE DETROIT NEWS, March 13, 1923
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "''EXPOSE' BORES BENTON HARBOR'" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare... Read full description -
Item #695075CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1935
* Abyssinia Crisis heightens
* Kingdom of Italy
* Empire of Ethiopia
The front page has a one column heading: "ETHIOPIANS KILL 40 ITALIANS IN CLASH AT NIGHT" with subhead. Related photo on the back page.
Complete in 26 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with... Read full description -
Item #695072THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1931
* Physicist Robert Andrews Millikan
* California Institute of Technology
* Cosmic rays & breaking down the atom
The front page has a one column heading: "MILLIKAN PICTURES SHOW ATOM SMASHED" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 56 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #695056THE DOVER ENQUIRER New Hampshire, Oct. 14, 1828
* Very rare, short lived publication
From information available it appears this newspaper existed under this title for less than one year. This is the volume 1, number 34 issue.
The first column has notices supporting John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson for President, and Richard Bush & John... Read full description -
Item #695046CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 14, 1937
* Thomas Garrigue Masaryk death
* Czechoslovakia founder & 1st President
The front page has a one column heading: "Masaryk Dies; First Head of Czech Nation" Photo on the back page. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in very nice... Read full description -
Item #695018DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN, Walpole, New Hampshire, Jan. 25, 1813
* Very rare publication
* Cheshire County
* War of 1812 reporting
An extremely scarce newspaper existing only from July 4, 1812 thru July 5, 1813. This is the volume 1, number 30 issue. Not surprisingly, this is the first of this title we have offered in our 47 years,... Read full description -
Item #694996LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 18, 1999
* Staples Center (Crypto.com Arena) opens
* Multi-purpose indoor arena inaugural event
* Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band concert
The front page of section B has a one column heading: "'Boss' Brings Madness to Edge of Downtown" with subhead. (see)
The top of page 2 of this section has a... Read full description -
Item #694993THE DETROIT NEWS, March 12, 1923
* The Israelite House of David religious commune
* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell
* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GIRLS WARNED OF CULT CROSS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was... Read full description -
Item #694991THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1943
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan official report
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has two column headings that read: "Hornet Was 'Shangri-la' For Doolittle Tokyo Raid" "War Department Reveals That All but One of 16... Read full description -
Item #694990THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1943
* Jewish rescue in Palestine?
* Extermination of Jews in Europe
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PALESTINE CALLED MAIN HOPE OF JEWS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the use of Palestine to save the Jewish population from extermination under Hitler's control in Nazi Germany.
Complete 1st... Read full description -
Item #694987THE WASHINGTONIAN, Windsor, Vermont, July 20, 1812
* Nice masthead for display
The dominant feature of this issue is the very displayable masthead, featuring a large engraving of a heraldic eagle with an 11-inch banner. Although we once had many of this title, this is one of our last.
Printed during the early months of... Read full description -
Item #694969THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1932
* Vannie Higgins shot & killed
* NYC mobster - prohibition bootlegger
* "Brooklyn's Last Irish Boss"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANNIE HIGGINS DIES, SILENT ON SLAYERS; POLICE MYSTIFIED" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside... Read full description -
Item #694966THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, October 7, 1783
* Newburgh Conspiracy plan
* General George Washington
* Revolutionary War ending events
Both the front page and page 2 have nice, lengthy letters concerning the Newburgh Conspiracy of that time.
The Newburgh Conspiracy was a plan by Continental Army officers to challenge the... Read full description -
Item #694960THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 10, 1930
* Paul Dirac - theoretical physics
* New Atomic theory
* Space and matter
Page 11 has a one column heading: "SCIENTISTS ACCLAIM NEW ATOM THEORY" with subheads. See images for large portion of the text. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our... Read full description -
"As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free"...
Item #694928THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 26, 1872
* Walt Whitman
* "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free"
* Considered the 1st publication
Page 3 has Walt Whitman's, "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free," which was a poem he wrote and delivered at the 1872 Commencement at Dartmouth College. This printing was actually from the day prior to the... Read full description -
Item #694925NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 1, 1812
* Carthagena's independence
* Rare mention of The Inquisition
* Report from Caracas re: their independence
Page 7 has under the heading "South America" mention of the manifesto of Carthagena, stating in part that in... Read full description -
Item #694922LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1997 (Calendar Section only)
* Premier weekend of Air Force One
* Harrison Ford... Glenn Close
* Full page ad in a Hollywood area newspaper (L.A.)
A terrific issue published on the premiere weekend of the motion picture hit "Air Force One" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the... Read full description
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