KING CHARLES II of Spain DEAD w/LAST WILL

COMPLETE, ORIGINAL and very early newsbook (the direct precurser to the newspaper) titled "The Present State of EUROPE: or the ...MONTHLY MERCURY, Giving an Account of all the public and private OCCURENCES...for the Month of December, 1700."  This early newsbook / newspaper was printed in London, England and consists of approximately 48 pages, the dimensions of which are 8" x 6".

This newsbook was issued monthly and each issue has the date of publication on the front page. The news inside is formatted by headings indicating the country from which the news was coming (France, England, Spain, Poland, Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Ireland, etc). The news coverage has mostly to do with the various countries of Europe in general and the Royalty of Europe in particular. There is lots of coverage of WARS, treaties, important people, commerce, deaths, disasters, Kings, Queens, ie- all the news that one sees in today's newspapers. 

This particular issue has coverage of  the following events (and much more): 

News report of the death of the Spanish King Charles II.

Printing of the text of the Last Will and Testament of Spanish King Charles II (in 7 pages)- Long and detailed !! Signed in type by the late Spanish King, Charles II.

His death began the War of the Spanish Succession (known as Queen Anne's War in the Americas).    More History

1703 newspaper NAVAL BATTLE Queen Anne's War JAMAICA

COMPLETE, ORIGINAL and very early newsbook (the direct precurser to the newspaper) titled "The Present State of EUROPE: or the ...MONTHLY MERCURY,

This particular issue has coverage of  the following events (and much more): 

Long, full page news report on an early naval battle near the Island of Jamaica  between the British and French fleets near the beginning of QUEEN ANNE'S WAR, the Colonial War in the Americas theatre of War during the War of the Spanish Succession.

JACOBITE REBELLION Scotland

         COMPLETE ORIGINAL single sheet newspaper,  the Observator (London, England)  dated Oct 4, 1704. Very early banner headline and long essay on the JACOBITE REBELLION in Scotland against England. Great opportunity to own a 300 year old newspaper. Complete with news, commentary and ads.

1712 newspaper w Treaty to End QUEEN ANNE's WAR

COMPLETE, ORIGINAL and very early newsbook (the direct precurser to the newspaper) titled "The Present State of EUROPE: or the ...MONTHLY MERCURY, Giving an Account of all the public and private OCCURENCES...for the Month of August, 1712." 

This particular issue has coverage of  the following events (and much more): 

 Six pages of content with detailed coverage and printing of the Treaty between France and England to suspend fighting between them in the War of the Spanish Succession (known as Queen Anne's War in the Americas- ). The Treaty to suspend the fighting and a Proclamation signed in type by British QUEEN ANNE are both present in these 6 pages of text !!

This marked the beginning of the end of QUEEN Anne's WAR ( The War of the Spanish Succession).

1714 newspaper w 1st report Death of British QUEEN ANNE

COMPLETE, ORIGINAL and very early newsbook (the direct precursor to the newspaper) titled "The Present State of EUROPE: or the ...MONTHLY MERCURY, Giving an Account of all the public and private OCCURENCES...for the Month of August, 1714." 

This particular issue has coverage of  the following events (and much more): 

First news reports of the death of QUEEN ANNE, ruler of Great Britain. Also detailed coverage of her funeral.

COMPLETE, ORIGINAL and very early newsbook (the direct precursor to the newspaper) titled "The Present State of EUROPE: or the ...MONTHLY MERCURY, Giving an Account of all the public and private OCCURRENCES...for the Month of March, 1718."  This early newsbook / newspaper was printed in London, England and consists of approximately 48 pages, the dimensions of which are 8.5" x 6.5".

This newsbook was issued monthly and each issue has the date of publication on the front page. The news inside is formatted by headings indicating the country from which the news was coming (France, England, Spain, Poland, Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Ireland, etc). The news coverage has mostly to do with the various countries of Europe in general and the Royalty of Europe in particular. There is lots of coverage of WARS, treaties, important people, commerce, deaths, disasters, Kings, Queens, i.e.- all the news that one sees in today's newspapers. 

This particular issue has coverage of  the following events (and much more): 

 Inside, 5 pages of details of the torture and execution of one JAMES SHEPHEARD for the attempted assassination of King George I of Great Britain. 

  Shortly Lived  Rare British Apollo London Newspaper 1710

THE BRITISH APOLLO, OR CURIOUS AMUSEMENTS FOR THE INGENIOUS and subtitled: "To Which are Added the Most Material Occurrences Foreign and Domestick". Published in London, and "Perform'd by a Society of Gentlemen" as noted in the masthead, the date is  June 30 to July 3rd. issue 44 The British Apollo appeared twice a week until issue 79, and then three times a week. A popular paper edited by Aaron Hill and Marshall Smith, it existed for less than 4 years. Readers were invited to send in questions, on any subject whatsoever, and the editors would contrive to provide answers, which took up the first half of each number. The last two pages were devoted to poetry, snippets of news, announcements of new books, and various advertisements. An interesting & curious title for a newspaper, complete in 4 pages & measuring about 7 1/2  by 12  inches. Nice condition.

                                                      Death Of Peter the Great

 The Post Boy London England  March 4 1724  The report of GREAT SADNESS of the Czars Death and "The Czars guards had tears from their eyes once they learned of thee Czars death The Czars Body will be moved to Moscow: where it will deposited among his Ancestors A very significant issue, as the front page includes a brief--yet quite significant--report noting: "The Czarina having by a Letter to his Majesty, notify'd the Death of the late Czar of Muscovy, the Court went into mourning on Sunday on that Account." Not only great to have a period account of the death of "Peter The Great" in a newspaper of the day, but to have the report near the top of the front page as well! A single-sheet issue, with a very decorative masthead, and in great condition. Excellent Condition

                                                   SIR  Isaac Newton Is Buried : 1727 Newspaper

Here is the complete, genuine issue of THE LONDON GAZETTE newspaper from England, dated April 4, 1727. An interesting and quite historic report on one of the inside page reporting the burial of Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey Who died March 31 the age of 84. Very significant!  The 8 page newspaper which is in nice condition. Great to have in a London newspaper  

                                              November 13 1735   Pennsylvania's First Paper!!!!!!

  The American Weekly Mercury November 13 1735   IT is exceedingly difficult to find any colonial American newspapers from before 1760, let alone an issue from 1735. A great issue from the premier city of the colonies at that time--when Ben Franklin was just beginning his career--and a handsome issue as well, as the masthead features two wood engravings which make this a very decorative issue and nice for display. This complete 4 page issue contains various items from Europe, plus reports headed "Boston" and "Philadelphia". Front page also  includes news from London and a letter to the pope from the premier of Poland!!! Several ads are illustrated. Professionally rejoined at the spine, in great condition, measures 7 1/2 by 11 3/4 inches. inside Gives the condition of the French Army With many ads on the back cover    

                              BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KITE & KEY EXPERIMENT 

 Gentlemen's Magazine October 1752 Chapter 10 gives the Conclusions of Mr. Franklin's Famous Kite & Key Experiment  Done only 5 months earlier The Book is in VERY GOOD condition VERY READABLE

                                                                       GEORGE III

December 6-9, 1760, THE LONDON GAZETTE  8 Pages, Printed by E. Owen and T. Harrison in Warwick-Lane; Condolences on the Death of GEORGE II, and congratulations to his Grandson, GEORGE III on accession to the throne, from various officials and nobility throughout England. (It was GEORGE III who reigned over AMERICA and whose policies led to the Revolutionary War, 16 years later!) A public notice requiring Passports for anyone leaving or entering England; Red Tax Stamp on two pages; List of Appointments to Admiral for the Navy; Very good condition, with some browning on lower corner, not affecting readability;

                                                        POST MASTER BEN FRANKLIN

    COMPLETE ORIGINAL newspaper , the Boston Evening Post (MA) dated Jul 25, 1763. EARLY and RARE American Pre Revolutionary War newspaper with a DECORATIVE and VERY DISPLAYABLE masthead. Inside page news of Benjamin Franklin who had been appointed Post Master of North America in the era right after the French and Indian War. There is also reference to the Peace treaty ending the French & Indian War. HISTORIC CONTENT. Great companion item for the serious collector of Colonial stamps of  Ben Franklin

                                                George Washington at age 22...

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, June, 1754 Inside has: Account of a Journey from Williamsburg to the French fort, near the Lake Erie, in Virginia. Lengthy and detailed with several mentions of George Washington. Octavo-size, 40 pgs., with a full/title index pg

.HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: "In April 1754, on his way to establish a post at the Forks of the Ohio (the current site of Pittsburgh), Washington learned that the French had already erected a fort there. Warned that the French were advancing, he quickly threw up fortifications at Great Meadows, Pa., aptly naming the entrenchment Fort Necessity, and marched to intercept advancing French troops. In the resulting skirmish the French commander the sieur de Jumonville was killed and most of his men were captured. Washington pulled his small force back into Fort Necessity where he was overwhelmed (July 3) by the French in an all-day battle fought in a drenching rain. Surrounded by enemy troops, with his food supply almost exhausted and his dampened ammunition useless, Washington capitulated. Under the terms of the surrender signed that day, he was permitted to march his troops back to Williamsburg. Discouraged by his defeat and angered by discrimination between British and colonial officers in rank and pay, he resigned his commission near the end of 1754. The next year, however, he volunteered to join British general Edward Braddock's expedition against the French. When Braddock was ambushed by the French and their Indian allies on the Monongahela River, Washington, although seriously ill, tried to rally the Virginia troops. Whatever public criticism attended the debacle, Washington's own military reputation was enhanced, and in 1755, at the age of 23, he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander in chief of the Virginia militia, with responsibility for defending the frontier. In 1758 he took an active part in Gen. John Forbes's successful campaign against Fort Duquesne. From his correspondence during these years, Washington can be seen evolving from a brash, vain, and opinionated young officer, impatient with restraints and given to writing admonitory letters to his superiors, to a mature soldier with a grasp of administration and a firm understanding of how to deal effectively with civil authority."  George Washington

                                                                   1764 THE  Irish Warning

      This is the October 16 to October 20 issue of the Public Register - or - FREEMAN'S JOURNAL , a medium folio paper measuring approximately 17 inches by 11 inches.

This 237-year-old newspaper has a great engraved "Hibernia" masthead, with the saying, "the Wreath or the Rod!"

The front page of this paper presents a very clever warning against loss of freedom and foreign domination (i.e. of Ireland, by England), disguised as a history of two foreign countries - such an indirect attack was necessary to avoid possible charges of treason. [An even more elaborate disguise was to be found, of course, in Gulliver's Travels.] The writer focuses on the lessons to be learned from the relations between the two neighboring countries, Norway and Denmark - here, in a slightly older version of English, referred to as "Nordweg" and "Danemarch." In great detail the writer recounts how the people of Norway, subject to the king of Denmark, lost all vestiges of self-government, by becoming careless and susceptible to the king's Machiavellian schemes. The king usurped freedom and squandered the kingdom's wealth, all the while leading a debauched life. ["Some of the Better People affected to be much offended at the scandalous, adulterous Life the King led. But… only because his Handmaid was a foreigner…. They probably would have allowed him one of their Sisters, their Daughters, or their Wives."] This is a very clever piece, almost a parable relating to the relations between the Crown of England and the people of Ireland.                                                                                                                                         What makes this warning about the king taking away the freedom of people in subject lands very interesting, of course, is that it was published just one decade before the American colonies would make their own protest against the infringement of their rights!         A most interesting piece of Irish history is to be found in a PROCLAMATION BY THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN. There had been riots, and his honor was taking action to put an end to them. "Whereas many idle and ill-disposed Persons have, of late, unlawfully assembled themselves, and in a riotous and tumultuous Manner, armed with Swords and other Weapons, have disturbed the peace of the city… to the great Terror of his Majesty's Subjects within this City," His Honor is offering a 50-pound reward for the apprehension of those involved. It is signed Benjamin Geale, October 5, 1764.

  Pennsylvania Evening Post  November 1775  Very Nice paper informing the people The Positioning of the British Troops throughout the country.... Nice atmosphere paper

                           A pro-American newspaper from London in 1775...

 Pennsylvania Evening Post Feb 1776  A nice Paper from the year of our Independence

George Washington's Resignation 1785

   Norfolk Chronicle OR the Norwich Gazette London Saturday Apr 23 1783  Entire Back page is George Washington's Resignation as commander and chief of the armies  In his resignation He also Write " There are four things which I humbly conceive are essential to the well being may even venture to say the existence as the United States as an Independent  Power" Going on to give the 4 Reason  Very Nice Reading From a London Paper Very Historical!!!