American Weekly Mercury. Dec. 22, 1719 to Dec. 31, 1722.

Item #26986

(NEWSPAPER). The American Weekly Mercury. Dec. 22, 1719 to Dec. 31, 1722. 4to. Four vols. A fine, fully untrimmed set in cloth, t.e.g. Limited to 250 sets. This is a complete facsimile reproduction of a rare colonial newspaper originally published in Philadelphia by Andrew Bradford. The Mercury was the first newspaper published in the Middle Colonies and the fourth in British America. The first number appeared at Philadelphia, Dec. 22, 1719, and was preceeded only by Public Occurrences (1690) which ended with the first number, the Boston News-Letter (1704) which had a long career, and the Boston Gazette (1719) which had appeared just one day before the Mercury.

Price: $650.00