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Very rare campaign newspaper, only one issue recorded elsewhere...
Very rare campaign newspaper, only one issue recorded elsewhere...
Item # 715527
August 07, 1838
THE EXPOSTULATOR Boston, Aug. 7, 1839 A very rare title, and this is the volume 1, number 1 issue. It is presumed to not have existed beyond 1839 and the American Antiquarian Society only has issues thru the end of October. No late dates are known elsewhere, in fact beyond the AAS only two issues have but a single issue each, neither of which are this date we are offering.
This is a campaign newspaper, however, unlike others, this newspaper clarifies its position: "Our Politics are of no party or sectional character. We shall not advocate the election of any individual, but we mean to oppose the election of every man, be he of what party he may, who advocates obnoxious and tyrannical measures...".
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, this is a damaged issue as a bit over half of the central, vertical fold is missing likely from the removal of an old, stained tape mend (see the photos). Otherwise, some front page dirtiness and a few stains.
Category: Post-Civil War
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