SPECIMENS OF NEWSPAPER LITERATURE: WITH PERSONAL MEMOIRS, ANECDOTES, AND REMINISCENCES.
Buckingham, Joseph T.:
Boston. 1850. Two volumes. xii,348;356pp. Portrait in each volume. Original blindstamped cloth. Rear hinge of vol. 1 broken, and rear board warped, chips at head and toe of spine. Internally very good. "Contains many interesting literary anecdotes connected with the early history of this country" - Sabin. Buckingham was the controversial editor of publications including the BOSTON DAILY COURIER and NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE in the first half of the 19th century, and later served in the legislature of Massachusetts. He was eulogized as "the most independent editor of his time." HOWES B926. SABIN 8909.
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