News of the day from 1734...
Item # 685377
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THE COUNTRY JOURNAL: OR THE CRAFTSMAN, London, Dec. 7, 1734 This was the leading anti-Walpole political journal of its time: Thomas Lockwood describes it as "the most successful political journal of the first half of the eighteenth century...".
The stated purpose of the newspaper was to expose political craft--hence the title--but the overriding purpose was to unseat Robert Walpole as Chancellor, or as the new term of abuse called him, "Prime Minister".
Various news reports of the day with one item noting the shipping of tobacco.
The back page has an illustrated advertisement for "Dr. Richard Rock's Tincture Which Instantly & totally Eradicates the most excruciating Pains of the Tooth--Ach & Infallibly Rectifies all Disorders of the Teeth...".
Four pages, 10 1/4 by 14 1/2 inches, red tax stamp on the page 3, bit of foxing on the front page, good condition.
The stated purpose of the newspaper was to expose political craft--hence the title--but the overriding purpose was to unseat Robert Walpole as Chancellor, or as the new term of abuse called him, "Prime Minister".
Various news reports of the day with one item noting the shipping of tobacco.
The back page has an illustrated advertisement for "Dr. Richard Rock's Tincture Which Instantly & totally Eradicates the most excruciating Pains of the Tooth--Ach & Infallibly Rectifies all Disorders of the Teeth...".
Four pages, 10 1/4 by 14 1/2 inches, red tax stamp on the page 3, bit of foxing on the front page, good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026
Categories: The 1600's and 1700's, British
Price
$47
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.