LONDON GAZETTE, UK, 1670

This is the oldest continueously published paper in the world. Printed on high quality rag paper. A Little Background: "When in the autumn of 1665 Charles II sought shelter in Oxford from the Great Plague, he and his courtiers wanted newspapers to read, yet feared to touch "The Intelligencer" or "The News," which, coming from London, might be infected. Therefore Leonard Litchfeld, the university printer, was authorized and ordered to bring out a local paper. On Tuesday, November 14, 1665, the first number of "The Oxford Gazette" appeared, and it continued afterwards through eleven weeks on Thursdays and Mondays.

The plague was soon over and King Charles went back to Whitehall, but he was pleased with the Oxford effort and it was soon succeeded by "The London Gazette, which made its first appearance, labelled as No. 24, on February 5, 1666, and which has been kept alive, altering its size and character from time to time, down to this day. "

MEMOIRS OF LITERATURE, London, 1711

A very uncommon title from England, four pages with no news of the day but rather editorials and literature reviews. Nice condition for a very early newspaper.

THE WORLD, London, 1755

THE WORLD, London, 1755 Devoted to satirizing the vices and follies of the fashionable world. Nice woodcut in the masthead of a man writing in a book while looking at a globe. Six pages.

NY DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 31, 1849

From the days when New York supported no less than nine newspapers, this 4 page newspaper has great front page headlines just under the dateline from California reporting on the great gold rush in San Francisco. These reports take up almost 3 columns and there is a nice reference to Sutter's Mill. This is one the the nicer reports from california especially being in the middle of the front page.

Magazine HOUSEHOLD WORDS, 1852

This 24 page issue is in great condition and measures 6 x 9 inches. This was a weekly journal which was conducted by Charles Dickens as noted in the masthead. This magazine has mainly literary reading (stories, poems etc.), some by Charles Dickens himself.

THE FRIEND, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1855

A very early newspaper from Hawaii, containing various religious content but other items as well. Eight pages measuring approximately 12x9 inches.

APPLETON'S JOURNAL, New York, 1872

APPLETONS' JOURNAL, New York, 1872. Basically literary content and with a front page illustration. Has 28 pages & measures about 11 by 8 inches. Some wear and dirtiness to the margins.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 15, 1900

A weekly periodical highlighting a surprise birthday party for Mark Twain on the front page. In an impromptu speach, the writer warned, "If you meet a humorist on his own ground the chances are that you will be thrown down; unless are a very great joker, he will probably out joke you, and if he doesn't people will still think he did."

The publication also carried an enchanting, two-page drawing feature all of Twain's characters wishing him a happy birthday (next image).

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 1900

The inserted drawing (from previous description) depicting Twain amidst his characters.