Author: Thomas Barnes [ed.]; John Thadeus Delane [ed.]
Title: The Times
Description: London, Times Newspaper, 1813-1872 . Unbound. Fourteen very scarce issues of 'The Times' newspaper, with issues here dating from between 1813 and 1872. Containing issues of the daily broadsheet from No. 8,840, Saturday February 20th 1813, to No. 27,437 Wednesday September 4th 1872.Present here are one issue from 1813, ten issues from 1850, one issue from 1859, one issue from 1871, and one issue from 1872.'The Times' is a British daily national newspaper, first published in 1785, and the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (1838), The Straits Times (1845), The New York Times (1851) and The Irish Times (1859). It is sometimes referred to as the "London Times" or "The Times of London" for distinguishing purposes. The Times is the originator of the ubiquitous Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation, specifically for its legibility in low-tech printing.The 1813 issue includes discussion of trade in East-India, discussion of tensions with America, and discussions of negotiations and tensions with Napoleon Buonaparte.1850s issues discuss relations and tensions with Ireland, the murder of Rev. George Edward Hollest, naval intelligence gathering, the death of the Queen of Belgium, and the Doddinghurst murders.The 1871 issue contains a large issue titled 'Civil War in Paris', and discussion of 'The Slave Trade on the White Nile&apos.Times Newspaper ink stamps to twelve of these issues.Present are:No. 8,840, Saturday February 20 1813No. 20,609 Wednesday October 2 1850No. 20,610 Thursday October 3 1850No. 20,615 Wednesday October 9 1850No. 20,619 Monday October 14 1850No. 20,620 Tuesday October 15 1850No. 20,621 Wednesday October 16 1850No. 20,622 Thursday October 17 1850No. 20,623 Friday October 18 1850No. 20,624 Saturday October 19 1850No. 20,631 Monday October 28 1850No. 23,271 Monday April 4 1859No. 27,021 Monday March 27 1871No. 27,473 Wednesday September 4 1872 Unbound, as issued. 1813 issue significantly age toned, with closed tears at folds. Issues otherwise clean and bright, with minor edgewear and age toning, and only the odd light spot or handling mark. Small losses of paper to back strips, resulting in the pages of a number of issues being tenderly held, and further leaves loosely inserted. Small ink stamps to twelve issues. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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