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OLD 1686 TORY PAMPHLET Dialogue Newspaper 17th CENTURY...
OLD 1686 TORY PAMPHLET Dialogue Newspaper 17th CENTURY...
Item # 200826
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August 11, 1686
Here is a very rare complete, genuine newspaper from London before the first American newspaper was ever printed with the following title & date: THE OBSERVATOR, London, August 11, 1686. A dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. This early singlesheet newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing. Measures 8 x 12 inches. Great item. Great condition.
Historical Background: " In April, 1681, Roger L'Estrange began the publication of The Observator, a single sheet newspaper printed in double columns on both sides. It was written in the form of a dialogue between a Whig and a Tory (later Trimmer and Observator), with logic and reason weighted on the side of the latter. The Observator did not presents the news in the fashion of The London Gazette, but presented a commentary upon the events of the day. This format makes it somewhat more difficult for present-day readers to follow, but at the same time, it is more interesting than the rather staid Gazette."
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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