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How to Order Back Issues of The New Yorker

The New Yorker magazine published its first issue on Feb. 21, 1925, with a cover image of a top-hatted dandy dubbed Eustace Tilley. Notable writers, artists and editors contributed to the magazine over its history. It publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drawings, including cartoons. If you want a back issue, you have a few choices, from buying digital versions that allow you to view full electronic copies of old issues on a computer, to contacting the magazine by phone or online to ask about ordering a single print copy.

Instructions

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  Subscribe to the digital edition of the magazine, which includes access to digital copies of back issues back to 1925, if you want to see a back issue but don't need a hard copy. You need an online connection to read the magazine in a Web browser on a computer or other device. As of 2010, the price for a one-year digital subscription is $39.95, and you can buy it online through The New Yorker's website. The magazine also includes access to digital back issues with print subscriptions as of 2010.
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  Write to The New Yorker to ask about buying a print copy of a back issue through an online contact form on the magazine's website. Type your name and email address into the contact form and pull down the subject menu to choose "Order Back Issues." In the note field, write a message to specify the cover date of the issue you're interested in buying. Type in the security word and click the "Submit" button. Wait until you receive a response to find out if the issue is available and the price.
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  Phone the magazine company's office at 1-800-825-2510 to ask about ordering a print back issue.

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