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The first copy of the new Guardian Berliner newspaper
The first copy of the Guardian Berliner newspaper at the company’s printing presses in east London. Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian
The first copy of the Guardian Berliner newspaper at the company’s printing presses in east London. Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Photograph: Dan Chung/Guardian

How to buy back issues of the Guardian and Observer

Looking for an old issue of the Guardian for a birthday present? Need the paper delivered to your door? Here’s everything you need to know

Subscribe

To subscribe to the Guardian and Observer print and digital editions, and to find out how to get the paper delivered to your door, see our dedicated subscription site.

Daily edition

To read the daily Guardian and Observer newspapers enhanced for your iPad, sign up for a two-week free trial of the Daily edition.

Guardian app for iOS and Android

Our live apps feature all the content from the Guardian website, optimised for phones and tablets. Take a look at our showaround to find out more.

Digital edition

To read the paper online exactly as it was printed, subscribe to the Guardian and Observer digital edition.

Guardian and Observer back issues

For a comprehensive range of original editions dating back to 1900 go to Historic Newspapers. Please note that this service is provided by an independent third party.

Digital archive

The archive features 1.2 million replica pages of the Guardian and Observer dating back to 1791 including almost 13 million articles and thousands of photographs. For more information and to access it read our introduction.

Guardian Weekly

To find out more about the Guardian Weekly and to subscribe, see our dedicated site.

International editions

Guardian News and Media no longer publishes international print editions. For more information, please see our FAQs.

For anything else, click here to access our Help site.

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