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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 7, 1863  Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "Johnston's Army at Enterprise" "Retreat * Scattering of Rebel Forces" "The Situation at Vicksburg" "Preparations for the Fall Campaign" "The Rebel Force at Fredericksburg" "Moseby Capturing More Sutlers' Wagons" & much more. 
Page 7 has nearly half a column headed: "The Sufferings of the Colored People" which begins: "Men of all creeds & parties are unanimous that the most hideous feature of the late riot was the

BOSTON GAZETTE, May 25, 1807

• Edgar Allan Poe's father theater ad

A curious literary item here as the top of page 3 has an advertisement for the "Boston Theatre" for the performance of: "BOSTON SAILORS", a theatrical performance, with the character "Jack Junk" performed by  "Mr. Poe" and more. (see image) He was the father of Edgar Allan Poe.
News of the day and other interesting advertisements. Four pages, nice condition.

Background: On May 25, 1807, David Poe Jr., an itinerant actor and the

HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, NY, December, 1867

• Lengthy article re: Charles Darwin
• Children's nurseries on Randall's Island w/ illustrations

The two most noteworthy items within this issue are: "DARWIN AND DOMESTICATION" - a 5+ page article regarding Charles Darwin, and "THE NURSERIES ON RANDALL'S ISLAND" - a 16 page article with multiple images providing an abundance of details regarding the activities of the orphanage located on the island.
Other topics with related prints are found throughout.

NILES' REGISTER, Baltimore, April 16, 1836  An inside page  contains a fine report on one of the more famous battles of the entire 19th century, immortalized by the John Wayne movie & remade on the big screen in recent years as well.
Headed: "FROM TEXAS--Fall Of San Antonio and Massacre of the Texian Troops" this report gives the details of the Battle of the Alamo through several accounts. They contain considerable detail including the fates of Travis & Jim Bowie among others.  This text takes

THE FIREBRAND, Portland, Oregon, March 28, 1897

• Rare pro- radical anarchist communist publication

A fascinating newspaper with their motto just under the title: "For the Burning Away of the Cobwebs of Ignorance and Superstition." and the dateline notes: "An Exponent of Anarchist - Communism. Holding that Equality of Opportunity alone Constitutes Liberty; that in the Absence of Monopoly Price and Competition Cannot Exist, and that Communism is an Inevitable Consequence."
Gregory (Union List of

THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, Oct. 30, 1878

• Yellow fever - jack epidemic
• Lower Mississippi Valley
• Memphis, Tennessee hardest hit
• Early sanitation & quarantine measures

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "The Fever" with subheads. (see images) Very rare to have in this Memphis publication, the hardest hit city during the epidemic.
Complete with 4 pages, a large sized issue which measures 27 1/2 x 21 inches, nice condition.

Background:The yellow fever epidemic of 1878 was

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Aug. 26, 1865  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's sought after "Our Watering Places - The Empty Sleeve at Newport" (showing a Civil War veteran with one arm missing), from an original November 15, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly.

The artistic significance of this print lies in its subtle, emotionally charged commentary on the immediate post-Civil War era. Published just months after the cessation of

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Nov. 15, 1862  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's desirable:  "THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC - A SHARP_SHOOTER ON PICKET DUTY", from an original November 15, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly.

This print is widely acclaimed as Winslow Homer's most famous and important Civil War creation. Sent to the front lines as a special artist for Harper's Weekly, Homer captured a Union sharpshooter perched silently in a pine

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, Jan. 25, 1868  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features the Winslow Homer illustration, "Winter", which is a desirable ice-skating scene from an original January 25, 1868 issue of Harper's Weekly.

The significance of this print centers on Homer's celebrated series of seasonal and leisure pastimes depicting post-Civil War American life. "Winter" captures a fashionable young woman stepping onto a frozen pond, lace-up skates in

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 1847  The front page has a full column taken up with the detailed report of the: "Army Court Martial" trial of Col. John Fremont, which carries over to page 2 as well.
Fremont was convicted in court-martial for mutiny and insubordination over a conflict of who was the rightful military governor of California. After his sentence was commuted and he was reinstated by President Polk, Fremont resigned from the Army.
Terrific to have this

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1803  The top of the front page has an historic notice headed: "Louisiana Treaty" announcing the ratification of the treaty by the Senate by which the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, referred to now as the Louisiana Purchase. It lists the names of the senators who voted against the treaty and those who voted in favor of the treaty.
This report is followed by the text of the: "Treaty Between the United States of America and the French Republic"

NEW JERSEY STATE GAZETTE, Trenton, April 9, 1841  All columns on all 4 pages have wide, black "mourning" rules for the death of President Harrison.
The front page has most of a column headed: "The President's Death" with various details. 
Page 2 has a great wealth on not only the funeral & the funeral procession, but also the details of his death found under: "The Last Hours of Gen. Harrison", with content on page 3 as well.
This is a "2nd rate" newspaper with much wear at folds & margins, with

BOSTON GAZETTE, Jan. 26, 1807

• Edgar Allan Poe's father David Poe Jr. theater ad
• "Macbeth" and "Dermot And Kathleen" plays

The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a  notice for the performances of "MACBETH", with Mr. Poe as "Malcolm" and "DERMOT AND KATHLEEN" with Mr. Poe in the title role as "Dermot" re. the father of Edgar Allan Poe.
Complete with 4 pages, some light damp staining, generally in nice condition.

background: This issue of the Boston Gazette dated January 26, 1807, is a

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, Nov. 23, 1878  This four-page Reconstruction-era issue features pages 1 and 2 printed in French and pages 3 and 4 printed in English, reflecting the region's rich bilingual heritage.

The historical significance of this issue lies in the exceptional scarcity of the publication itself. Published in St. James Parish along the Mississippi River, Le Louisianais operated from 1865 through 1883, serving as a vital voice for the local Francophone and Acadian

DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) May 28, 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 Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed there). "Union List of Newspapers" notes only two institutions have but scattered 19th century issues of this

THE PEOPLES VOICE, Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma OK, November 18, 1898

• Rare Territorial issue with a graphic political cartoon
• News regarding "Oklahoma and Indian Territory"

This is actually a "territorial" newspaper, as Oklahoma did not become a state until 1907, one of only 3 of the contiguous 48 to join the union in the 20th century (New Mexico & Arizona the other two). 
The ftpg. has coverage of a bank robbery, the recent election, and others of local concern. The inside has a short

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Tennessee, Aug. 19, 1880  Among the front page articles are: "Crime & Criminals" "Oklahoma - Arrival of Captain L. D. Payne at Fort Smith Under Rest" "After the Apaches" "Hostile Sioux Surrendered" and much more.
Four pages, large folio size, good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 14, 1865

• Spiritualism condemned by Orthodox Christians
• Post Civil War reconstruction era religion

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Spiritualism vs Orthodoxy" and more. (see images) 
Complete with all 8 pages, uncut and untrimmed, very nice condition.

Backgpound: An original August 14, 1865 issue of Horace Greeley’s New-York Daily Tribune featuring the page 5 article “Spiritualism vs. Orthodoxy” is a notable cultural artifact that captures a critical

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882  This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes descriptions of the various methods of lifesaving as well as the tools used by rescuers.
Also within this issue is: "A Clever Town Built by Quakers" referring to is Philadelphia, which includes 16 illustrations, including the boat-houses on the Schuylkill River.
Contains 150+ pages, disbound without

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 13, 1822

• Denmark Vesey Slaves Rebellion
• Free black man in Charleston SC

The back page has a report of the Denmark Vesey slave revolt, noting that six slaves were executed in Charleston.
The report has a small heading: "South Carolina" and reads: "Six negro men, one of them free, and the rest slaves, were executed at Charleston on the 2nd inst. pursuant to a sentence of death passed on them three or four days before, for being engaged in an attempt to raise

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 30, 1871  Inside has a small print of: "England--A Game of Football, the Last Scrimmage", which is rugby. 
The prime print is one of: "Karl Marx, One of the Founders of the 'Internationale' " with an article on him titled: "Dr. Karl Marx. This is a very early American portrait of Karl Marx, and apparently the earliest presently documented portrait of Marx in an American illustrated periodical. This was just seven weeks after the celebrated portrait

HARPER'S WEEKLY (single print), New York, April 26, 1873  This authentic, stand-alone, full-page woodcut engraving features Winslow Homer's powerful illustration, "The Wreck of the 'Atlantic'—Cast Up by the Sea," from an original April 26, 1873 issue of Harper's Weekly.

The significance of this print lies in its visceral depiction of one of the worst maritime disasters of the nineteenth century. On April 1, 1873, the ocean liner RMS Atlantic struck a submerged rock off the coast of Nova

THE ANTIGALLICAN MONITOR & ANTI-CORSICAN CHRONICLE, London, Oct. 20, 1811  Published by Lewis Goldsmith, of Portuguese-Jewish extraction. Previous to publishing this newspaper he spent much time in France acting as a "secret agent" to Napoleon, including efforts to kidnap King Louis XVIII. Goldsmith escaped to England in 1809 & by 1811 he founded this newspaper (subsequently known as the British Monitor, which advocated tyrannicide) through which he denounced the French Revolution.
The front

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 5, 1853  This newspaper is forever linked to the best-selling novel of the 19th century: "Uncle Tom's Cabin", for the book was originally released as a 40 week serial in this anti-slavery newspaper beginning in June, 1851. It was the newspaper's publisher who encouraged Stowe to produce the work in book form, and it is common consensus that the book had much to do with popularizing sentiment which lead to the Civil War.
So it is not surprising that page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, June 15, 1870

• Cincinnati Red (reds) Stockings
• 84 game baseball win streak ends
• Brooklyn Atlantics

Page 5 has small column heads regarding the defeat of the Cincinnati Red Stockings by the Brooklyn Atlantics, ending their phenomenal 84-game winning streak with: "The National Game" "The 'Red Stockings' Defeated by a Brooklyn Crowd" (see image) Great to have this report in a newspaper from where the event occurred. 
Complete with 12 p[ages, good condition.

Background: On June 14,

KA ELELE (The Messenger). Honolulu, Oahu, Sept. 24, 1846. Buke 2 (Vol. 2), Pepa (no.) 12.   This is an exceptionally scarce original Hawaiian-language newspaper published during the constitutional era of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Edited under the direction of Rev. Richard Armstrong, Ka Elele ranks among the earliest and most important newspapers printed for Native Hawaiian readers. Appearing at a time when Hawaii possessed one of the world's highest literacy rates, the newspaper served as a

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 8, 1899

• Brazos River flood disaster
• Dewey & Sealey, Texas

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FLOOD AND FAMINE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 8 pages, a few small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, minor margin wear, generally

DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) May 23, 1889  A rare publication from this famous, "old west" town. 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 Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed there). "Union List of Newspapers" notes only two

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 6, 1865

• President Andrew Johnson's State of the Union Address
• Expresses deep God-directed gratitude
• Much mention of the loss of Abraham Lincoln

The top of the first column of the front page has a heading: "MESSAGE of the President Of The United States To The Two Houses Of Congress...." Text of the address takes up 5 columns, all on the front page and is signed in type: Andrew Johnson. It includes in part:

"To express gratitude to God in the name of the people for the

NEW YORK HERALD,  Sept. 6, 1863

• Tennessee Map - Kingston
• Charleston, South Carolina

The front page is dominated by a large Civil War map headed: "ALL TENNESSEE REDEEMED. The Capture of Kingston--Chattanooga & Knoxville Outflanked...".
Various column heads on the Civil War as well including: "Charleston" "The Rebels Have Fifteen-Inch Guns" "General Foster's Department"  "Gallant & Successful Charges Upon the Enemy" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, April, 1880  An article titled: "La Villa Real de Santa Fe" has many illustrations of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, vicinity.
Other articles include: "Some Pennsylvania Nooks" with prints of Wayne's Homestead, the Chester Valley & Valley Forge; "An Irish Fishing Village"; "The Swiss Rhine" with many prints of Swiss localities, and much more.
Complete in 160 pages, disbound without the outer wrappers, 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Dec., 1885  Published as a special, elevated Christmas issue, this issue features the true original first printing of The Garroters: A Farce by William Dean Howells, along with a serialized installment of his acclaimed novel Indian Summer. Also included is an installment of Constance Fenimore Woolson’s post-Civil War Southern novel East Angels, alongside an extensive, art-historical monograph on the tragic French watercolorist Léon Bonvin written by renowned art

THE WEEKLY RECORDER, Chillicothe, Ohio, Sept. 13, 1815  Page 7 has a report from Saint Louis: "The Treaty with 3 reports mostly concerning the Indians, one item noting: "...from Gen. Jackson bringing...a letter to Gov. Clark advising him that he only awaits the signal to order a competent force from Tennessee and Kentucky to quiet our frontier...".
The back page has a report headed: "Shocking Massacre". The report describes the 1811 destruction of the American fur-trading ship Tonquin, owned by

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 22, 1871

• Death of Charles Babbage - English polymath
• "The father of the Computer" inventor

Among the many front page reports is a very small, inconspicuous, and seemingly innocuous report of the death of a man named Charles Babbage. But there is much significance to this man.

Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, inventor, and mechanical engineer whose designs anticipated the fundamental principles of the modern computer nearly a century before electronic computing

NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "Important From Richmond" "Highly Interesting Accounts of the Great Raid" "The Manner of Col. Dahlgren's Death and the Capture of His Men" "Confinement of the Prisoners in Dungeons and in Irons" "Their Promopt Execution Demanded" "The War In West Virginia" and much more.
Other news of the day and period advertising is found throughout.
Eight pages, uncut and untrimmed, good condition.

PUNCHINELLO, New York, Aug. 27, 1870  This is the 22nd issue of this famous title known for its satirical content directed at the various social and political issues of the day. Inspired by the English publication Punch, it existed only from April 2 to December 14, 1870.

The magazine was founded by former editors of Vanity Fair, which went out of business in 1863. They found four investors willing to provide $5000 each—though they did not disclose that they included robber baron Jay Gould,

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 24, 1863

• Return of General Meade
• Affairs at Vicksburg

• Battle at Bristoe Station

The front page has: "Particulars of the Fight at Colliersville" "Affairs In And About Vicksburg" "The Recent Army Movements in Virginia" "The Battle At Bristoe Station" "CHATTANOOGA" "Changes Of Rebel Generals" "The Army Of The Potomac" "Return Of General Meade to His Command" and much more. 
Complete in 8 pages, good condition.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 2, 1868. The front page features "Reynolds' Steam Condensing and Water Elevating Engine". Inside the issue are: "Selfridge's Patent Washing Machine"; "Gear's Variety Planing and Molding Machine"; "Hattan's Patent Fireplace"; "Dimock's Thermo-Annuciator"; and additional illustrations, articles and advertisements.
Complete in sixteen pages and in nice condition.

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 3, 1862  The most noteworthy article is found on page 4 headed: "Free Colored Emigrants" which is a letter from free Washington, D.C. blacks to President Abraham Lincoln in which they plead that he follow-through on his promise to provide, upon his own recommendation made in August, a new homeland in South America.
The letter includes in part: "Many of us, acting upon your promise to send us so soon as one hundred families were ready, having sold our furniture, have

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1861  Page 4 has a great article: "Abraham Lincoln, LL.D." which begins: "The Trustees of Columbia College, at their Annual Commencement...most happily struck the chord of public feeling, by conferring on Abraham Lincoln the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws...", an interesting fact unknown to many.
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT REVOLT" "Conflicts With the Rebels" "The United States Forces Victorious" "General Scott's Plans for

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 3, 1863  Page 2 has most of a column taken up with: "Affairs In Utah - Fatal Adventures with Grizzly Bears--The Peach Crop--Arrival of Saints--Miscellaneous News" with a dateline from "Salt Lake City".
The report begins with much detail concerning encounters with grizzly bears. Further on is: "...Capts. Patterson's, Sanders' and Preston's companies of Mormon immigrants have arrived...The immigrants report that the detachment of C. V.'s at Ham's Fork overhaul the trains,

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 28, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "Department Of The Gulf" "Encouraging Prospects in Texas" "Gen. Washburn Moving Upon Indianola & Lavacca" "The Navigation of the Mississippi Less Interrupted" "The Free State Convention" "From Fortress Monroe" "The Army Of The Potomac "The Arizona Expedition" and more. 
War-related content inside as well, including a lengthy article: "Negro Equality in the South".
Eight pages, great condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1862  The front page features a very large Civil War map headed: "THE FIELD OF OPERATIONS FROM TENNESSEE TO THE GULF OF MEXICO" with the other heading noting: "Map Showing the Entire Line of Gen. Halleck's Action in Tennessee & the Gulf States, from Memphis to Knoxville, from Nashville to New Orleans and Fort Pickens---Showing, also, all the Railroads Intersecting the Country, and the Entire Military Line of the Mississippi River." 
But perhaps the most interesting

THE WORLD, New York City, April 27, 1869

• Spirit photography - ghosts
• William H. Mumler fraud trial

The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "'SPIRIT' PHOTOGRAPHY" "Continuation of the Case Against Mumler" "Experts Show how Spirit Photographs can be Taken" and more with loads of testimony. Lengthy report continues on page 2 for a total of about 3 1/3 columns of text.
Complete with 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.

Background: In 1869, William H.

NEW YORK WORLD, Feb. 12, 1862  The front page has: "Important Resolutions Of Senator Sumner", which is followed by the full text of his historic series of resolutions outlining what quickly became known as his radical "State Suicide Theory."

Alongside this landmark constitutional argument, the issue features ongoing reports and official dispatches from the front lines of the American Civil War which help to provide context. The front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In

NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1862

• Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
• Confederate states Civil War map

The front page features a very nice map headed: "RETREAT OF THE REBEL ARMY FROM CORINTH" with the map showing from New Orleans to Memphis, to Pensacola.
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "ANOTHER TRIUMPH" "Corinth in Possession of Gen. Halleck" "Important Events Proceeding the Evacuation" "Heavy Fighting & Important Positions Gained" "Retreat of the Rebels & Occupation of Corinth by Our

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 1862  Page 2 of this issue features a report titled "THE LATE BURNING AT HARPER'S FERRY," detailing the destruction of portions of the town by Union forces. Page 3 carries a report on the "BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF GENERAL BURNSIDE'S EXPEDITION," with subheads including "Two Thousand Prisoners Taken" and "Elizabeth City Burnt By The Rebels," providing detailed coverage of the North Carolina campaign.

The historical interest of this issue lies

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 1849  Over two columns on page 2 are taken up with an excellent and very detailed letter headed: "Diluvial Gold Deposits of California". It begins: "The excitement of the public mind, growing out of the discovery of native gold in the diluvial deposits of California, will, I trust, furnish an apology for the present communication....". The letter has a wealth of information on the gold deposits, less than half of which is seen in the photos.
The

NEW YORK HERALD, April 25, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Remains arrive in New York City
• Civil War closing events

All columns on all 8 pages are black-bordered in memory of Abraham Lincoln. Two-thirds of the first column are taken up with nice heads concerning the funeral of Abraham Lincoln including: "HONORS To the MARTYR PRESIDENT" "Our Tribute to the Lamented Dead" "Arrival of the Cortege" "The Body In State" "The Procession to the City Hall" "Scene of Sadness & Sorrow" "Incidents of the

THE DOWNFALL OF BABYLON, New York, Oct. 24, 1835  A quite rare & unusual weekly (later semi-monthly) newspaper with strong anti-Catholic leanings published by: "Samuel B. Smith, Late a Popish Priest", as noted in the dateline. This newspaper published from 1834-1839 & features an engraving in the masthead showing various churches in ruin and a subtitle: "Or, the Triumph of Truth Over Popery".
The ftpg. has: "On the Moral Corruption of the Popish Hierarchy, Monks, Nuns, and People", a continuing