The Polite repository, or, Pocket companion
Subtitle: containing an almanack, the births, marriages &c : of the sovereign princes of Europe : lists of both Houses of Parliament, officers of state, navy and, army, the baronets of England : and various other articles of useful information : ornamented with elegant engravings and ruled pages for occurrences &c&c. : to be continued annually
Publisher: Printed for W. Peacock, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, and sold by all booksellers, stationers, &c.
Published: 1793
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Almanacs; Early works to 1800; English Almanacs; Registers; Officials and employees; Calendars; Description and travel
Other titles: Polite repository; Pocket companion
Notes: Dated at head of the title: MDCCXCIII.

William Peacock's Polite Repository was a "yearly almanac-cum-diary distinguished by its elegance and miniature scenic engravings"--"Humphry Repton, illustrator, and William Peacock's Polite repository 1790-1811", by Nigel Temple, in Garden history, volume 16, number 2, Autumn 1988, page 161.

"The whole of the engravings are exectued by John Peltro, from the original drawings of H. Repton, Esq."--Page [5].

Frontispiece: View of the Lake at Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, drawn by H. Repton Esq., engraved by J. Peltro.

Illustrations (vignettes) appear at the head of the verso of the monthly double spreads of the engraved calendar pages; captions on the prints Jan-Dec. give the name of the estate or site; illustrations at beginning and end of the calendar pages have no captions, but an "Explanation of the views" is provided on p. [5].

Lib. copy is softcover, bound in white silk, all edges gilt.