Alexander Andrews - The History of British Journalism from the Foundation of the Newspaper Press in England to the Repeal of the Stamp Act in 1855, with Sketches of Press Celebrities

London, Richard Bentley, 1859. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce book on the history of journalism in Britain. First edition. Two volumes. Scarce work. A history of journalism in Britain from the foundation of the newspaper press, with commentary on: the travelling press, the first advertisements, and specimens of articles of a political nature. Written by Alexander Andrews. Bound by Westleys & Co, London. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Previous owner's label to front pastedown. Bound by Westleys & Co, London. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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