L'Espion anglois, ou Correspondance secrete entre Mylord All'Eye et Mylord All'Ear
Edition: Nouvelle edition, revue, corrigée & considérablement augmentée.
Publisher: Chez John Adamson.
Published: 1783
Place of publication: A Londres
Language: fre
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: Politics and government; Social life and customs
Other titles: Correspondance secrete entre Milord All'Eye et Milord All'Ear.; Correspondance secrete entre Mylord All'Eye et Mylord All'Ear.
Work titles: Espion anglois
Notes: Title page of v. 5 misprinted: ... Mylord All'Eyar.

Title pages of v. 6-10 read: ... Milord All'Eye et Milord All'Ear.

Vol. 1-4 are by Mathieu François Pidanzat de Mairobert. After his death, the work was continued by an anonymous writer or writers. Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie.

"This work was enormously popular, and Adamson, and apparently others printing on his behalf, reprinted various volumes between 1777 and 1785. Consequently, the bibliography of this work is extremely confused."--Echeverria & Wilkie.

Vol. 1-4 dated 1784; v. 5-7 dated 1783; v. 8-10 dated 1785.

For collation by signatures, see John Carter Brown Library bibliographical file.

Vol. 1: [8], 507, [1] p.; v. 2: [4], 455, [1] p.; v. 3: [8], 508 p., 2 folded leaves of plates; v. 4: [6], 492 p.; v. 5: [8], 400 p.; v. 6: iv, 428 p., v. 7: [4], 283, [1] p.; V. 8: [4], vi, [2], 400 p.; v. 9: [4], 368 p.; v. 10: [6], 347, [1] p.

Each v. except v. 7 has title vignette. Title vignettes vary.

Several pages misnumbered.

The 2 leaves of plates at the end of v. 3 are tables.

Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie.  French image, 777/22.

"A 'newsletter' composed of scandalous gossip, satirical pieces, and literary, political, and military news, [this work] includes much on the U.S., the American War, B. Franklin, and Lafayette ...--Echeverria & Wilkie.

Includes bibliographical references.

Echeverria & Wilkie.  French image, 783/62.

John Carter Brown Library copy v. 1-6, 8-10 bound in contemporary vellum; v. 7 bound in contemporary sheep. Vol. 8 has contemporary ms. notes on free endpaper and on an extra sheet laid in.

John Carter Brown Library copy purchased from the trust fund of Lathrop Colgate Harper.