Beschreibung:

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Vol. CXLVII...No. 50,946, Wednesday, October 15, 1997. THE LAST COPY OF THE FINAL BLACK AND WHITE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES. Folio, page size: 560 x 347 (22 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.), conjugate leaf present; matted and displayed behind plexiglass. [ Together with :] THE ONLY EXTANT PHOTO-OFFSET PLATE USED TO PRINT THE LAST FRONT PAGE ISSUED IN BLACK AND WHITE. 580 x 340 mm. (22 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.) overall size; mounted and displayed behind plexiglas. [ With :] THE ONLY EXTANT SET OF FOUR PHOTO-OFFSET PLATES USED TO PRINT THE FIRST COLOR FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES. Each plate 580 x 340 mm. (22 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.) overall size; each separately mounted and displayed behind plexiglas. Each plate is marked at head with its color code and scale: "Yelo," "Mag[enga]," "Cyan," and "Blk," respectively. [ Together with :] THE NEW YORK TIMES, Vol. CXLVIII...No. 50,947, Thursday, October 16, 1997. AN EARLY COPY OF THE FIRST FRONT PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TO BE PRINTED IN COLOR. Folio, page size: 561 x 346 mm. (22 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.), conjugate leaf present; matted and displayed behind plexiglas. The back page is coded "2/3" at top, which indicates that this copy came from the earliest press to run the first color copies. The cover page shows a large color image of the Cleveland Indians celebrating Tony Fernandez's 11th inning homerun sending them to the World Series. The other headlining stories on this historic front page include: "GTE Joins Bidding for MCI, offering $28 billion in cash," and "Reno Confronts Republicans On Demands for Prosecutor" (showing Janet Reno pictured in color). The above lot is accompanied with a letter from the Publisher and Chairman of The New York Times , authenticating these items. (7)