The political censor, or Monthly review [electronic resource] : of the most interesting political occurrences, relative to the United States of America. By Peter Porcupine.
1796
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The political censor, or Monthly review [electronic resource] : of the most interesting political occurrences, relative to the United States of America. By Peter Porcupine.
Portion of Title
Monthly review
Other Title
The political censor; or Review of the most interesting political occurrences Sept. 1796
Caption Title
The political censor, for ...
Publication Details
Philadelphia [Penn.] : printed for Benjamin Davies, no. 68, High-Street, MDCCXCVI. [1796]
Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Language
English
Description
v. ; 21 cm (8⁰)
Frequency
Monthly, Mar.-Sept. 1796
Former Frequency
Bimonthly, Jan-Feb. 1796
Publication Coverage
[January-February 1796]-
Ceased in Oct.? 1796
Ceased in Oct.? 1796
Note
'Peter Porcupine' = William Cobbett.
Portion of title repeated as caption, with date of issue.
September 1796 issue has variant title.
Imprint includes year of publication.
Imprints vary; Sept. 1796 reads in part: "Printed for, and sold by, William Cobbett".
Originally issued in wrappers; note on Mar. 1796 wrapper reads in part: "This work will be published on the last day of every month. Six Censors will make a volume, the sixth will ... contain a general index and table of contents."
Text of Mar. to May issues has continuous pagination, apart from preliminary leaves; Sept. issue paginated separately.
Includes reports and commentary on the political situation in the United States. Author is anti-democratic, anti-French, anti-Thomas Paine. Sept. issue includes excerpts from George Chalmers' hostile biography of Paine. Note in the Sept. issue reads in part: "The history of Jacobinism will be published in the course of the next month [i.e. Oct. 1796], after which, the Political censor will be continued monthly, without interruption."
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Portion of title repeated as caption, with date of issue.
September 1796 issue has variant title.
Imprint includes year of publication.
Imprints vary; Sept. 1796 reads in part: "Printed for, and sold by, William Cobbett".
Originally issued in wrappers; note on Mar. 1796 wrapper reads in part: "This work will be published on the last day of every month. Six Censors will make a volume, the sixth will ... contain a general index and table of contents."
Text of Mar. to May issues has continuous pagination, apart from preliminary leaves; Sept. issue paginated separately.
Includes reports and commentary on the political situation in the United States. Author is anti-democratic, anti-French, anti-Thomas Paine. Sept. issue includes excerpts from George Chalmers' hostile biography of Paine. Note in the Sept. issue reads in part: "The history of Jacobinism will be published in the course of the next month [i.e. Oct. 1796], after which, the Political censor will be continued monthly, without interruption."
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Evans, 30219
Evans, 30221
Evans, 30223
Evans, 30225
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 13a
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 14a-b
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 17a-b
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 20a
Sabin, 14001
English Short Title Catalog, P6084.
Evans, 30221
Evans, 30223
Evans, 30225
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 13a
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 14a-b
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 17a-b
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 20a
Sabin, 14001
English Short Title Catalog, P6084.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Linking Note
Monthly numbers Mar.-May 1796 appeared in two further editions, published by Cobbett; Sept. 1796 reprinted in 1797.
Continued in Nov. 1796 by: Porcupine's Political censor.
Continued in Nov. 1796 by: Porcupine's Political censor.
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