The Echo, January - March 1872 ( London's Halfpenny Newspaper )

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Verlag: Published by The Echo, London, 1872

Beschreibung

, approximately 720 pages, an 8 page issue for each day of the week. London's first half penny newspaper, which aimed for mass appeal through the reporting of international scandal and gruesome crimes. The contents include regular book reviews, daily news concerning London's political and industrial worlds, as well as substantial foreign correspondence and news of internation affairs. Of note is news of hangings for murder and other crimes, which demonstrate through the course of the papers a debate and changing attitude, towards the abolition of corporal punishment. There is a regular correspondence from Spain on the Radical Party and the political situation, which illustrates the unrest that would soon lead to the Spanish civil war. First Edition , the book has staining to front board, spine worn and torn, front and rear hinges cracked at bottom, insides clean and bright, but lacking the first couple of pages, book is ex-library with usual stamps and markers, poor condition , brown cloth, gilt title on spine 46 x 32 cm Hardback ISBN: Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 42556

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Echo, January - March 1872 ( London's ...

Verlag: Published by The Echo, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1872

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage