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A rare title which seldom comes into hands of collectors...
A rare title which seldom comes into hands of collectors...
Item # 704925
May 29, 1733
THE HYP-DOCTOR, London, May 29, 1733
* Very rare 18th century publication
The title is an archaic phrase for a "hodgepodge of nonsense". This curious paper published from 1730-1741, a pro-Walpole (first Prime Minister of Great Britain) newspaper created to oppose another British title "The Craftsman".
The focus is noted in the masthead: "Sharps the Word, or The Waggs Out-Witted; A Particular Reply to the Last Craftsman, to his Cudgel...the Commissioners of the Stamps & Free-Masons Defended...".
A single sheet issue with wide, untrimmed margins, 9 by 14 1/4 inches, red tax stamp on the front page, very nice condition.
AI notes: The Hyp-Doctor was a British weekly newspaper published from 1730 to 1741 by John "Orator" Henley, known for his eccentric religious oratory. It served as a pro-Walpole publication, created in direct opposition to The Craftsman, which criticized Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. The title was a satirical pun, and the paper regularly defended Walpole’s administration while mocking political opponents. Known for its sharp wit and polemical style, The Hyp-Doctor remains a notable example of 18th-century political journalism and satire, with surviving issues now rare and collectible.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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