RARE 1818 Sunday Visitant Charleston SC Newspaper Antebellum South Barber COA For Sale

An exceptional, museum-grade piece of early American Southern printing. This listing features a guaranteed authentic, original issue of The Sunday Visitant; or, Weekly Repository of Christian Knowledge. Published in the historic coastal hub of Charleston, South Carolina, this scarce periodical offers a pristine window into the cultural, religious, and social landscape of the Antebellum South during the early 19th century.

Historical Provenance

Printed in Charleston, South Carolina, by renowned regional publisher A. E. Miller. The Sunday Visitant is highly sought after by institutions and specialized collectors due to the extreme scarcity of early Southern religious periodicals, which had much smaller press runs compared to northern counterparts. These specific issues have been carefully preserved in professional archival storage and come fully verified by the industry's leading early print authority, Phil Barber of Historic Pages. The matching physical Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this acquisition.

Technical Specifications

• Year Printed: 1818

• Available Issues: Volume I, No. 4 (Jan 24, 1818)

• Printing Location: Charleston, South Carolina

• Typeface: Early 19th-Century Roman Typography

• Paper Stock: Premium, heavy-gauge handmade chain-laid rag paper

• Condition Report: Excellent structural integrity, broad margins, crisp text block layout, expected uniform historic toning

• Provenance Trust: Individual Phil Barber (Historic Pages) COA sheet included