How to subscribe to or buy back issues of the Guardian and Observer

Looking for an old issue of the Guardian for a birthday present? Want to buy a copy of one of our photographs? Don’t know how to subscribe to our daily edition or live apps? Need the paper delivered to your door? Here’s everything you need to know

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

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Guardian back issues

For a comprehensive range of English, Scottish and Irish editions from the past nine months visit Guardian back issue newspapers, or for genuine originals dating back to 1900 go to Historic newspapers

Observer back issues

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Digital archive

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Guardian Weekly

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International editions

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