The Sun Newspaper: February 1834 Through December 1834
New York: The New York Sun, 1834. Hardcover. green marbled boards boards w/ leather, gilt trimmed corners & gilt printed spine. unpaginated. Fair (front board detached. boards scuffed & scratched. edges & corners rubbed. leather spine creased, split at board edge & flapped; leather heavily rubbed & worn. pages lightly tanned; light to moderate foxing to pgs w/ some instances of very dark. text remains dark and detailed, highly legible w/ some instances of lighter pages. Item #191712
This is a collection of bound, original New York Sun Newspapers. Each paper is approximately four pages. This collection begins at February 14 of 1834 and runs to December 31 1834. Collection has been hand inspected and appears to be missing the following issues: Feb, 23rd; March 2,9, 16, 23, 24, 30; April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 11, 18, 23, 25; June 1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 22; July 5, 6, 13, 20, 27, 28; Aug 3. 10, 17, 23, 24; Sept 14, 21, 28; Oct 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov 2, 16, 23, 30; Dec. 8, 14, 15 (is only the first two pages), 21, 26, 28. Ex-libris plate to front pastedown lists this collection as being donated by the family of Francis Hoag, the longtime editior of The Suffolk County News. This collection also includes the very first issue of The Sun from Tuesday, September 3, 1833. This issue is heavily torn and chipped at edges with the page gutter nearly split; aged, tanned scotch tape reinforces the interior edges.
Price: $4,500.00