Author: HUNT, F. KNIGHT.
Title: The Fourth Estate: Contributions Towards A History Of Newspapers, And Of The Liberty Of The Press.
Description: First Edition; 8vo; 2 volumes Vol, 1. pp. 302; pencil marks around some paragraphs [easily erased], appendix; original orange boards with highly decorative blind stamping, title, author and volume in gilt on spine, some foxing to pages; a good copy. Volune 2. pp. iv, 298; index; pencil marks around some paragraphs [easily erased], original orange boards with highly decorative blind stamping, title, author and volume in gilt on spine, some foxing to pages; a good copy. London, David Bogue, MDCCCL, [1850]. Printed Dedication page reads "To the Journalists Of England, And Their "Constant Readers", These Contributions to The History Of The Fourth Estate Are Dedicated" after title page. Includes information on the forerunners to newspapers at the time of Cromwell, Napoleon and other people of the times by now famous Author's such as Dr. Johnson.

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