The London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer..
Kimber, Isaac,1692-1755.
Kimber, Edward,1719-1769.
Boswell, James,1740-1795.Hypochondriack,No. 1-69.
Clarke, John,active 1821,former owner.StEdNL
Hutchison, John,D.D.,former owner.StEdNL
London, : Printed for R[ichard]. Baldwin, jun. at the Rose in Pater-Noster-Row.,
[1747-1783]
Edited 1732-1755 by Isaac Kimber, 1755-1769 by Edward Kimber (cf. NCBEL).
Imprint varies slightly; later volumes have "By His Majesty's authority" above imprint.
Above imprint on title pages: Multum in parvo.
Text begins with factotum initial.
Includes reprinted material from The London Courant, The Craftsman, Old England, The Westminster Journal, The London Gazette, The London Gazette Extraordinary, and other London periodicals.
Includes engraved maps, music, poetry, British and European news, Parliamentary news, stock prices, birth, death and marriage notices, bankrupts, essays, excerpts from pamphlets, book and theater reviews, and booksellers' advertisements.
Includes "The Diabolical Courant: or, The Hellish Intelligencer," a satire "found printed as a news-paper, in the library of a gentleman of this city, lately deceased, who belonged to the Spiritual Court."
Includes 5 essays entitled "The whimsical philosopher" (May 1749-Dec. 1750), 29 essays entitled "Harlequin" (from Jan. 1773), 69 essays entitled "The Hypochondriack" by James Boswell (Oct. 1777-June 1783), 30 essays entitled "Essays on various subjects" (Jan. 1778-Nov. 1781), and 8 essays entitled "The link-boy" (Jan.-Aug. 1782).
Some volumes include appendix.
NCBEL,
Times handlist,
Volume numbering begins with XVIII (1749).
Some pages misnumbered.
Title ends with semi-annual volume (Jan.-June 1783).
Microfilm.
Electronic reproduction.
Includes cumulative indexes to subjects, persons named, books.
General index (1732-1758) published: London: R[ichard]. Baldwin, 1760.
Inscription on front flyleaf and head of title to volume 1: John Clarke. The inscription on the front flyleaf is dated 1821. Booklabel on front pastedown: John Hutchison. D.D.
Cumulates: The London magazine (How: 1732-1747), and The London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (Jan. 1747-1783).
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London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (London, England : 1747 : Monthly)