NY Times Publishes 157 Years Worth Of Front Pages In Handy Book and DVD Format

We're taking a look at The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1850-2008 (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; $60 hardcover), which features an introduction by Times’ Executive Editor Bill Keller. For the first time ever, in one indispensable book-and-DVD package, The New York Times presents every front page published since the newspaper first hit stands.

Times reporter James Barron was here to tell us more.

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This stunning and cutting-edge volume provides access to the world as reflected in The Times, from wars and political assassinations, to social movements and space exploration. All the news that’s fit to print—or download—can be accessed via this extraordinary collection, which includes 10 gatefolds to showcase the pages at their magnificent full size and a magnifying glass to read the fine print.

The book includes a selection of more than 300 front pages covering the most significant events of the past 157 years, along with insightful commentary from the paper’s top contributors, including Roger Cohen, Gail Collins, Thomas L. Friedman, Frank Rich, and William Safire, among others. The three accompanying DVDs include every front page published in the history of The Times, from 1851 to today, with links to the full stories on www.nytimes.com.

James Barron, reporter for The New York Times