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Title
The Tuner [electronic resource].
Author
Publication Details
London [England] : printed and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-noster-Rowe, M DCC LIV. [1754]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
5 v. : ill. ; 8⁰.
Frequency
Irregular
Publication Coverage
[Letter the first (1754)]-Letter the fifth [(1755)].
Summary
Satirical essays in the form of letters to "Eugenius" attacking bad plays, bad performances, bad writing and 'bad' politics.
Note
Title page includes vignette, with border motto: "Messieurs et mes dames voulez vous de la musique."
Imprints vary; letters 2-5 include: "sold by Mr. Lewis at Covent-Garden; Mrs. Kingman at the 'Change; and G. Woodfall at Charing-Cross."
Note following designation on letters 2-5: "To be occasionally continu'd."
Price below imprint.
Note from preface to letter 1 reads in part: "I inlist myself in the service [of taste], not periodically engaged, but an occasional volunteer".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Imprints vary; letters 2-5 include: "sold by Mr. Lewis at Covent-Garden; Mrs. Kingman at the 'Change; and G. Woodfall at Charing-Cross."
Note following designation on letters 2-5: "To be occasionally continu'd."
Price below imprint.
Note from preface to letter 1 reads in part: "I inlist myself in the service [of taste], not periodically engaged, but an occasional volunteer".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Indexed In
Crane & Kaye, 899
English Short Title Catalog, P2831.
English Short Title Catalog, P2831.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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