Poster advertising 'The Constitution, Sunday Newspaper'.

Printed in red and black on one side of a piece of paper roughly fifteen inches by nineteen wide. Good on aged paper with some offsetting. A few closed tears skillfully repaired on blank reverse with archival tape. Striking and attractive production with ornate thick decorative border and printer's slug in red ink, enclosing text in a variety of types in black, with 'ORDERS RECEIVED WITHIN' at foot. Two dates neatly corrected in a contemporary hand. 'The Constitution' is described as 'A Journal of Intelligence, Political & Literary', which 'WILL BE FOUND TO CONTAIN | A greater quantity of Miscellaneous News, in a condensed form, Criticisms, and Original Matter, together with the latest and most authentic information, than any Weekly Paper published. | Its principles are Bold, Independent, and Constitutional. Details of price, country edition, etc. Advertises forthcoming portraits of Earl Grey, Lord Brougham and the Reform Ministry. The British Library Newspaper Catalogue states that thirty-three numbers of 'The Constitution' were published between 3 April 1831 and 22 January 1832, after which it was incorporated with 'The Plain Dealer'. According to BBTI Elliot was active between 1828 and 1838.