LONDON CHRONICLE, Great Britain, May 17, 1777

Printed 11-months after the colonies declared their independence, the back page has a full column declaring why the British would win the war in America. The text states: "…there (is) a great prospect that the ensuring campaign there would be  successful...because our army under Gen. Howe is at present stronger than it was last year & would be soon further augmented...because the rebel army was considerably diminished; for by the latest advices from America he had been informed that deserters in great numbers with their arms were then coming in to our army every day...because he found that the Mass. people did not now act with General Washington. As the case with most early newspapers, very small sheet (note quarter in corner for prospective).

LONDON CHRONICLE, Great Britain, May 17, 1777

Page #2: Note red inked British tax stamp in lower left hand corner.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 12, 1879.

Typically 19th century magazines are found without their outer wrappers as they were long ago thrown away or purposely removed when bound into volumes. Here is a rare example of a magazine with the original green outer wrappers still present, and how beautiful this wrapper is! This title was a separate stand-alone magazine which existed at the same time as the "regular" Scientific America, although not beginning until 1876. A 16 page issue filled with various engineering & science related articles, with many illustrations as well. Most facinating is the early designs of a blood pressure/ pulse sensor (next image)

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 12, 1879.

Early blood pressure/pulse recording devices

THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER March 13, 1959

Special edition, 14-pages, celebrating the island-state’s vote for U.S. statehood. Full of interesting period ads and pictures.