THE TATLER, London, June 15, 1710  This newspaper was founded in the year previous by Richard Steele who used the nom de plume "Isaac Bickerstaff, Esquire", the first such consistently adopted journalistic persona.
Steele's idea was to publish the news and gossip heard in London coffeehouses, hence the title, leaving the subject of politics to the newspapers. To assure complete coverage of local gossip, a reporter was placed in each of the city's popular coffeehouses: accounts of manners and mores were datelined from White's; literary notes from Will’s; notes of antiquarian interest were dated from the Grecian Coffee House; and news items from St. James’s. It was published three times a week for less than two years, from April 12, 1709 to January 2, 1711. (credit Wikipedia).
Single sheet, 7 3/4 by 13 inches, damp stain neaer the spine, good condition.