The London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer [electronic resource].
1747
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The London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer [electronic resource].
Uniform Title
London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (London, England : 1747 : Annual).
Variant Title
Section title in each issue: Monthly chronologer
Portion of Title
Gentleman's monthly intelligencer
Publication Details
London [England] : printed for R[ichard]. Baldwin, jun. at the Rose in Pater-Noster-Row, [1747-1783]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
37 v., plates : ill., ports., maps, music ; 8⁰ (22 cm.).
Frequency
Annual
Publication Coverage
[Vol. XVI] MDCCXLVII.-[vol. 52 (June 1783)].
Note
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.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Indexed In
NCBEL, II:1285-1287
Times handlist, p. 40
English Short Title Catalog, P2032.
Times handlist, p. 40
English Short Title Catalog, P2032.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexes
Includes cumulative indexes to subjects, persons named, books.
General index (1732-1758) published: London: R[ichard]. Baldwin, 1760.
General index (1732-1758) published: London: R[ichard]. Baldwin, 1760.
Linking Note
Cumulates: The London magazine (How: 1732-1747), and The London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (Jan. 1747-1783).
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Whimsical philosopher, No. 1-5.
Harlequin, No. 1-29.
Essays on various subjects, No. 1-30.
Link-boy, No. 1-8.
Harlequin, No. 1-29.
Essays on various subjects, No. 1-30.
Link-boy, No. 1-8.
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