For Sale: Authentic 1893 Lizzie Borden news coverage

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:02 pm

This item is now for sale on ebay. It claims to be and original complete issue of Leslie's Weekly dated June 29, 1893 with a story about the trial and aquittal of Lizzie Borden with photos included.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 52526&rd=1
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This is an original 1893 NY Sun newspaper with headlines "Lizzie Borden Free...."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 91591&rd=1
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Ok I can see the interest there...but who would be interested in a 1962 copy of a Fall River phone book?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 10928&rd=1

FairhavenGuy · Post by **FairhavenGuy** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:25 pm

Old telephone directories contain a wealth of historical information about a community. Names and addresses of thousands of residents and businesses, yellow pages ads for old businesses, etc.

I own Greater New Bedford phone books for 1981 and for 1957 (the year before I was born). They are great reference material. I wish I had more, but when I see them in a local used book store, they're usually $25 apiece or more.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:18 pm

The Leslie's Weeklyissue like this one was on sale last month. I don't know if it's the same issue. I think the final sale price was less than this.
It looks good, but too pricey for me.
The shippng tho, for these two items are $6.50 and $7.00, respectively. That seems like a lot?
Thanks for the links to things I can't have!

snokkums · Post by **snokkums** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:23 pm

That is so cool!! Thanks for the information
roibn

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:48 pm

Is that a lot for shipping, does anyone know?

william · Post by **william** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:17 am

That would be a lot for shipping, Kat, but not if it included special handling.
Printed items of this nature should be packed in acid free and archival safe
material

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:54 pm

The shipping instructions say $6.75 but the item detail says $6.50. Someone is going to have a delay.
Otherwise, it's not specified if archival materials will be used in shipping.
Thanks for answering, Bill!

Fargo · Post by **Fargo** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:46 am

The last while I have seen a few supposedly original 19th century newspapers about the Borden case on e-bay. I have a reprinted copy of the Fall River Daily Globe from August 5th 1892, it was given to me by a friend who informed me that it was reprinted around the time of the Conference at Bristol College in 1992. Nowhere on this newspaper can I find anything saying that it is a reprint. This newspaper has also darkened with age as newspapers do. So I have to wonder about some of the newspapers for sale that are supposed to be original.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:17 am

That is very interesting!
Nancy says she has original Newspapers from when the Conference was on too. I never knew what to believe about that- because I thought those things would have been way too expensive, and I felt like I hadn't asked the right questions of her- that I misunderstood.
Maybe there were reprints? And if it doesn't say on there- someone might not know.