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JOHN BULL. John Bull. "For God, the King

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JOHN BULL. John Bull.  For God, the King

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Auction Date:2012 Oct 20 @ 11:00 (UTC+1)
Location:38 Molesworth Street, Dublin, Dublin, ., Ireland
JOHN BULL. John Bull. "For God, the King, and the People. Vol. 1 to Vol. 7. Printed and published by E. Shackell, 1820-27Vols 1 to 7, comprising 331 (of 339) consecutive issues - wanting issues 263 (vol 5), 284 and 293 (vol 6) and 326, 332 and 335-8 (vol 7) - volumes one to four with their general title-page and leaves of index, pages (4), 440 : (4), 441-845 : (4), 416 : (4), 424 : 400 : 424 : 184, 7 vols bound in 3, folio, uniform contemporary reverse calf, with red and black labels, gilt : the spines worn but bindings strong, with some minor tears and faults to some dozen leaves, but withouut serious loss : original issues, with revenue stamps, in very good state.A notorious Tory newspaper, edited by Theodore Hook, established to counteract the popular enthusiam for Queen Caroline and her Whig supporters. "Hook's reckless humour and preternatural faculty of improvisation now had full swing, and his powers were never displayed to so much advantage, as in this scurrilous, scandalous, but irresistibly facetious, and for a time exceedingly potent journal … His disreputable paper must be named among those which have contributed to mould English history." - D.N.B.(3)HISTORY; ENGLAND; PERIODICALS; JOURNALISM; PERIODICALS; ; ; ; ; ; ;