Concord, NH: M'Farland and Ela, Publishers, 1833. Unbound. Good. Item #006569
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4 page, large format newspaper. Roughly 23 ½ inches tall by 17 inches wide. A single issue of this newspaper, containing articles of general interest, relating politics and current events. Of note are several articles on various shipwrecks. This includes an account of the explosion of the steamship New England, detailing the event and providing names of those injured and killed. Also included is a short account of the burning and loss of the British ship Essex, occurring near the island of Bermuda; and, an account of a shipwreck near the port of Boulogne, where the ship Amphitrite-bound for Botany Bay with 125 female convicts and a few children on board-foundered and eventually sunk due to waves. Almost all lives were lost. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy creasing along the extremities, with some minor tearing, and appearing somewhat tattered along the edges. Some loss along the fore edge and center of spine due to apparent chewing. General browning, some foxing and minor soiling to the paper. Ownership signature along the top edge. Some creasing to the piece.

Price: $20.00