The Story of the New York Times, 1851-1951, Meyer Berger, 1951, First Printing

The Story of the New York Times, 1851-1951, Meyer Berger, 1951, First Printing

Who wrote it: The Story of the New York Times, 1851-1951, is by Meyer Berger, the paper's Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, with a foreword by publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger, published by Simon and Schuster, copyright 1951, first printing.

What it's about: A centennial history of the Times, from Henry Raymond's founding and the exposure of the Tweed Ring to Adolph Ochs, the Titanic, Lindbergh, and the atomic bomb. It is a history of the paper and of a century of news at the same time.

Special features: Illustrated with facsimile front pages, including the Titanic and the Lincoln assassination, with a frontispiece of Adolph S. Ochs.

Condition: Red cloth hardcover with black spine label, no dust jacket; clean and bright with faint rubbing at the spine ends, pages lightly toned. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.

Thanks so much for visiting,
❤️ Jess