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Item #724790CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Sunday Edition), March 30, 1980 (sections I-V) The front page has considerable detail regarding the merging of the Midwest Mafia - including involvement of Anthony Spilotro ("Tony the Ant") and Nick and Carl Cilvella.
Included are sections I through V. Minimal margin wear and toning, good condition. -
Item #724789SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Oct. 6, 2001 The front page is almost totally devoted to Barry Bonds breaking the single-season home run record with a very dramatic photos & large headline (#71 and #72). Great to have this report in a San Francisco newspaper despite the later controversy concerning use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Item #724788NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1999 The front page has a four column photo titled: "With a Few Tears and a Final Assist, Gretzky Says Goodbye".
The front page of the sports section has a much larger photo of Gretzky waving to the crowd, headed: "THE GREAT GOODBYE" with more, and additional reports within.
The complete issue with all 4 sections,... Read full description -
Item #724735SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 11, 1879 The front page has various scenes from inside a Tobacco Factory. Inside contains images and text re: "A Three Legged Woodcock", "...The Tanks of the Brighton Aquarium", "The Chichester Water tower", and more. Period... Read full description -
Item #724654APAMAMA NUT I BEBA, Feb. 18, 1944 This island is a postage stamp size chunk of coral and trees in the Pacific Ocean, one of the Gilbert Islands, not far from the Equator. In the masthead is: "Apamama's On The Map - With One Objective - Blast The Jap!"
This is a crudely produced "camp" newspaper... Read full description -
Item #724650THE HYP-DOCTOR, London, Oct. 30, 1733 The title is an archaic phrase for a "hodgepodge of nonsense". This curious satirical paper published from 1730-1741, a pro-Walpole (first Prime Minister of Great Britain) newspaper created to oppose another British title "The Craftsman". It was published by John "Orator"... Read full description -
Item #724646THE OLD CAPITOL, Columbia, Texas, March 10, 1888 Yes, Columbia--now known as West Columbia--was the first formal capital of Texas, established in 1836. A quite rare title which existed for less than 2 years. Only one institution has a substantial holding of this title and its file is not complete.
The content is... Read full description -
Item #724643WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 8, 1863 This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this... Read full description -
Item #724609THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, April, 1792 By far the most significant content is the historic/collectible essay: "The Morals of Chess. By Dr. Franklin", which takes 2 1/2 pages. Note: This essay was first printed in the Columbian Magazine in the Dec. 1786 issue. Regardless, this contemporary printing is among the few... Read full description -
Item #724607SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., Dec. 10, 1863 Page 2 column 3 begins: "THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE". This State of the Union address from Abraham Lincoln runs for over 4 columns and is directly followed by a Proclamation for Amnesty and Recovery for the southern states. Lincoln stated, "I, Abraham Lincoln,... Read full description -
Item #724605ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 7, 1879 The top of pg. 2 has column heads: "RIDDLED BY RANGERS" "A Pitched Battle in Which Two Robbers Were Killed" "The Aged Mother of the James Boys Interviews". The interview with Jesse James' mother takes almost a full column.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine, very nice condition. -
Item #724603EXTRA GLOBE, Washington, May 3, 1838 There would appear to have been three titles with this name as Miles ("The People's Voice") notes a campaign newspaper from 1832 and another from 1836. This is the one founded in 1834. In its first issue it noted: "The Extra Globe, which we publish today, is the beginning of the... Read full description -
Item #724602THE YANKEE, Boston, May 13, 1814 The entire front page & back page are taken up with: "Gen. Hull's Trial" on his court martial case (close-trimmed to a portion of the right margin clips some letters).
Inside has much on the War of 1812 including: "Indian Affairs" "From Lake Champlain"... Read full description -
Item #724601THE SUN, New York, Dec. 21, 1879 Page 7 contains a wonderful, lengthy, and very detailed article with several column heads: "THE JAMES BOYS OF TEXAS" "A Visit to the Home of the Elder Of the Terrible Brothers" "The Visitor's Grim Reception at the Pistol's Mouth--'Hold Up Your... Read full description -
Item #724600SUPPLEMENT TO HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 30, 1876 This is a huge foldout print captioned: "The Centennial---Balloon View Of The Grounds" which gives a terrific overview of it and showing Philadelphia in the background. Rarely do such large, foldout prints from Harper's Weekly survive intact, as they were typically... Read full description -
Item #724599NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 5, 1863 The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA" which takes about half of the page.
Many front page column heads including: "Advance Of The Potomac Army" "The Enemy In Retreat" "Left Wing Behind... Read full description -
Item #724598EASTON EXPRESS, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1878 Most of a page 2 column is taken up with a detailed article headed: "Edison's Great Invention" "An Authoritative Explanation of His Wonderful Electric Light--Why the Secret Has Been so Carefully Guarded".
The front page has: "Polygamy" "A Reminiscence--Brigham Young and... Read full description -
Item #724595THE SEASON - ATLANTIC CITY, For the week ending July 17, 1894 This was a seasonal newspaper to promote the attributes of Atlantic City as a summer vacation spot. Page 2 notes that it was: "...distributed FREE on all express trains on the Camden & Atlantic and West Jersey Railroads...".... Read full description -
Item #724593DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Nov. 14, 1849 Page 3 has "Correspondence from California" which has a letter which includes: "...The news here is most flattering. Gold is abundant! Labor is worth seven to thirty dollars a day..." with much more on how high the prices are, & continuing with: ... Read full description -
Item #724592THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1859 The front page has: "Letter From Fred. Douglass" which provides his perspective on the John Brown insurrection at Harper's Ferry. Related to the raid are close to two columns of text with heads: "The Slavery Issue" "The Remains of Cook, the Insurgent" "The Attempt of Cook & Coppic to... Read full description -
Item #724559THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE (with Supplement), Williamsburg, Mar. 17, 1775 This newspaper was published by Alexander Purdie, a distinction to be made since there were three newspapers of this title printed in Williamsburg during the early period of the Revolutionary War.
The entire front page is a terrific... Read full description -
Item #724422NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 22, 1844
* Mormons leader Joseph Smith
* Election campaign for president
* 1st presidential candidate to be killed
It is not known by many today that Joseph Smith, leader of the Latter-Day Saints, ran for president of the United States in 1844.
After several years of... Read full description -
Item #724419OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 22, 1886 This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports newspaper dedicated entirely to the national game of professional baseball.
Although the masthead reads: "Official Record" the title... Read full description -
Item #723416NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 22, 1826 Inside contains a lengthy article headed: "Adams and Jefferson" which includes near the beginning: "Fellow citizens--I regret to be obliged...to trespass further on your patience. The lot has fallen on me to call your attention...to the pecuniary embarrassments of our... Read full description -
Item #723401THE FRIEND OF PEACE, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July, 1828 This was a 19th-century anti-war publication authored by Noah Worcester (under the pseudonym "Philo Pacificus"), focused on promoting peace and Christian pacifism through essays.
Complete in 32 pages, still having the original blue wrappers noting the... 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 #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 #721550THE WEEKLY PACQUET OF ADVICE FROM ROME: OR, THE HISTORY OF POPERY, London, Oct. 17, 1679 An unusual anti-Catholic newspaper which has a short life before being suppressed. Attached at the back is a single sheet headed: "The Popish Courant" of the same date.
Complete in 8 pages, 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches, slightly irregular at the wide... Read full description -
Item #720719NORTHUMBERLAND PRESS--EXTRA, Pennsylvania This is a broadside "Extra" containing various financial information in this "Auditor's Report of the Finances of Northumberland County for the Year 1882".
Single sheet, blank on the reverse, 10 3/4 by 16 1/4 inches, good condition. -
Item #717311NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 28, 1875 The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on what is known as the Virginia Great Fire of 1875, a quite notable event in the history of Virginia City.
Considered one of Nevada’s fastest growing cities in its day, Virginia City quickly became a pile of rubble after the October 26 fire... Read full description -
Item #716177BUTNER WORLD NEWS, Aug. 29, 1945 This is a mimeographed newspaper produced by the staff on board the USS General H.W. Butner, the American troop carrier transporting troops from Europe to the Pacific.
It is a four page newspaper, typewriter set, with front page headlines including: "MacArthur Gets Tough With Japs Regarding... Read full description -
Item #716176THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1850 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 common anti-slavery newspapers we have encountered.
The prime content would be the lengthy: "Letter to the American Slaves, From Those Who... Read full description -
Item #716172EXTRAORDINAIRE, Paris, France, July 8, 1641 with the date at the top in Roman numerals but then also dated at the bottom of the back page: "8 Juillet, 1641".
This "extraordinary" issue was done for a singular purpose, as defines most "extraordinaries" produced since then.
This issue published simultaneously along with the "Gazette" of Paris,... Read full description -
Item #716171GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 24, 1794 The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction.
The front page has 3 runaway slave ads and three shipping ads. Other news of the day is found throughout,
Four pages, tiny binding holes along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #716170THE NEW-YORKER, April 27, 1839 This was published by the famed Horace Greeley, begun some 7 years before his more famous 'New York Tribune' would publish its first issue. Although he would work at several newspapers prior to the 'New Yorker', this would be his first successful venture, eventually reaching a circulation of... Read full description -
Item #716160DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) July 23, 1889 This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of the Old West, and only rarely do such issues come to light. It attracted larger-than-life Old West figures including Wyatt... Read full description -
Item #716158Supplement To THE WALL STREET DAILY NEWS, New York, Oct. 1, 1898 "A Daily Journal Devoted to Financial Interests" as noted in the masthead, but rather than being the typical newspaper, this is the monthly broadside (printed on one side only)chart noting: '"Highest & Lowest Prices and Total Sales of Stocks at New York Stock Exchange for... Read full description -
Item #716157THE ATHENIAN MERCURY, London, March 19, 1692 This was the very first of the "agony aunt" newspapers, a newspaper providing personal advice to its readers.
In creating this format of responding to questions from readers, the publisher, John Dunton, did so as a result of feeling guilty for cheating on his wife. He thought that people... Read full description -
Item #716155(Sold - No longer available for sale) THE TIMES, London, England, Nov. 19, 1888 "Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international "sensation" of... Read full description -
Item #716152THE NEW WORLD, Philadelphia, Jan. 25, 1797 A quite scarce title, and until a recent find, the very first we have offered in our 44 years. It published for exactly one year. Various news reports and advertisements of the day.
Four pages, folio size, never-trimmed margins, very nice condition. -
Item #716139HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, volume for May thruy November, 1851 The “Town Ho’s Story” appears on pages 659-665 in the October issue. It was the first appearance of any part of the great novel Moby Dick and became chapter 54 in the book. A publisher’s note on page 659 says: “From The Whale, the title of a new work by Mr. Melville, now in the press... Read full description -
Item #716138NEW YORK JOURNAL, April 9, 1898 A nice issue from the Spanish-American War with a banner headline: "ONE QUICK, FIGHTING DASH BY SPAIN---BUT TOO LATE; WE ARE ALL READY AND SHALL FORESTALL HER" with various subheads.
The front page has a graphic bit concerning "Remember The Maine".
The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-8,... Read full description -
Item #716137COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 18, 1820 Listed under the page 2 "Marriages" is one that reads: "In Washington city, Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur, Esq. of N. York, to Miss Maria Hester Monroe, youngest daughter of James Monroe, President of the U. States." This was first wedding to be held at the White House.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #716136NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 3, 1858 The front page is almost entirely taken up with much detail on the burning of the Quarantine Hospital, the city's first line of defense against migrant-borne infectious diseases. First column heads included: "THE STATEN ISLAND ARSON "Full Details of the Burning of the Quarantine... Read full description -
Item #716135THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, May 4, 1877 Among the front page articles: "Arizona" "Agent Clum Completely Successful in Hunting up the Renegade Apaches--Latest Sonora News". Clum is John Clum who would go on to publish the famous newspaper Tombstone Epitaph. and more.
Also on the front page is a lengthy article:... Read full description -
Item #716134THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Oct. 21, 1879 The top of the first column is headed: "The Indian War" "Present Situation of Affairs in Colorado" which has two reports, and this is followed by: "The Apache Outbreak in New Mexico".
Also on the front page are reports from the Tombstone Nugget, including: "The Mormon... Read full description -
Item #716133DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois This is a trio of exceedingly displayable issues, each formatted similarly although with individually significant headlines on Desert Storm: the beginning of the air war: "WAR!"; the beginning of the land war: "INVASION!" and the "VICTORY!" once Iraq conceded and agreed... Read full description -
Item #716132NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1876 The top of page 3 has small one-column headings: "The Molly Maguires" "The Jones Murder--The Voluntary Confession of Kerrigan--Probable Breaking Up Of The Organization".
Ten pages, very nice condition. -
Item #716131RELIGIO PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL, Chicago, Nov. 27, 1875 A quite uncommon title which, as noted in the decorative masthead, is "Devoted To Spiritual Philosophy". This interesting newspaper was begun in 1865 by an association of dozens of the leading spiritualists of the day. Its masthead is a graphic depiction of the... Read full description -
Item #716130THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 28, 1952 The front page has a two column heading: "Thousands Take Last Look Before Casket of Mrs. Peron" with subhead and related photo.
Eva Peron came into popular culture with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Evita" based on her life.
Complete in 42 pages, some... Read full description
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