FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, England, Aug. 17, 1799  

* Rare 18th century publication

The masthead features an engraving somewhat similar to the Royal coat-of-arms. A folio size newspaper with untrimmed margins, several illustrated ship ads on the front page with mostly British & other European reports inside.
This title is not held by any American institution. It is Crane & Kaye title #1316a.
Four pages, full red tax stamp on the back page, good condition.

Background: Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal was a major weekly newspaper in Bristol, England, launched in 1752 after a split in the Farley family publishing business. It became one of the city’s most widely read papers, covering news, advertisements, and local affairs. After Felix Farley’s death, his wife Elizabeth and later other family members continued the paper. It ran until 1853, later merging into the Bristol Times. Today, many issues are preserved in archives and digitized online, offering valuable insights into 18th–19th century British life and media.