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Engraving of a porcupine in the masthead...

Item # 704633
March 29, 1798
PORCUPINE'S GAZETTE, Philadelphia, March 29, 1798  

* Rare 18th century American publication

The masthead features an engraving of a porcupine. The entire front page is taken up with ads including one for a runaway slave headed: "Ten Dollars Reward" Two more appear on the back page.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, a little ink dirtiness to a quadrant of the front page only, a few tiny binding holes along the blank spine, nice condition.