The Pictorial Press: Its Origin and Progress
CHAPTER I. 1
The Pictorial Taste Universal--The Early 'News-books'--Development of the Newspaper Press--General use of Newspapers--Establishment of Illustrated Journals--Wandering Ballad-Singers the First Newsvendors--The _English Mercurie_ of 1588--The Abolition of the Star Chamber and its Effect on the Press.