viii, 336pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Very lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, Full length fold on front flap, price unclipped.
A survey of the emergence of the press and its practices in a free society from the beginnings of editorial independence in The Times in the 1820s.
