The weekly amusement ... or An useful and agreeable miscellany of literary entertainment [electronic resource].
1763
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The weekly amusement ... or An useful and agreeable miscellany of literary entertainment [electronic resource].
Portion of Title
Useful and agreeable miscellany of literary entertainment
Publication Details
[London, England] : Printed for R[obert]. Goadby, and sold by Willm. Lee, at the Bible near Cripplegate London, [1763-1764]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Great Britain -- England -- Sherborne.
Great Britain -- England -- Sherborne.
Language
English
Description
4 v., plates ; 21 cm (8⁰)
Frequency
Annual (collected issues)
Publication Coverage
From Saturday Decemr. 24th, 1763 to Saturday Decemr. 29 1764-[Dec. 26, 1767].
Note
Engraved title pages.
"Consisting of such choices pieces both prose and poetry as are worthy of notice either for usefulness or entertainment. The best political pieces of the times new improvemts [sic] in husbandry gradening &c The finest parts of the most celebrated prose and poetic writers Tending to inform the judgment instruct the understanding improve the heart & correct the taste Together with an historical detail of the publick transactions & occurrences of the year ...".
Imprint lacks date; years of publication from title statements.
Printed in London for Robert Goadby in Sherborne; the weekly issues were published and sold in both places.
Frontis. plate is engraved.
Chronological designations from title statements.
Includes fiction, essays, poetry, and a bi-weekly summary of public events. Some contents reprinted from other publications.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
"Consisting of such choices pieces both prose and poetry as are worthy of notice either for usefulness or entertainment. The best political pieces of the times new improvemts [sic] in husbandry gradening &c The finest parts of the most celebrated prose and poetic writers Tending to inform the judgment instruct the understanding improve the heart & correct the taste Together with an historical detail of the publick transactions & occurrences of the year ...".
Imprint lacks date; years of publication from title statements.
Printed in London for Robert Goadby in Sherborne; the weekly issues were published and sold in both places.
Frontis. plate is engraved.
Chronological designations from title statements.
Includes fiction, essays, poetry, and a bi-weekly summary of public events. Some contents reprinted from other publications.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Indexed In
NCBEL, II:1303
Times handlist, p. 43
English Short Title Catalog, P1997.
Times handlist, p. 43
English Short Title Catalog, P1997.
Supplement Note
Occasional supplements for the first two years bound at end of the 1766 volume.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexes
Each volume includes poetry and subject indexes except 1767 which is not indexed.
Linking Note
Collects, with added prefatory material and indexes: The Weekly amusement.
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