The History of the works of the learned.: [electronic resource] :: Giving a general view of the state of learning throughout Europe, and containing an impartial account and accurate abstracts of the most valuable books publish'd in Great Britain and foreign parts. Interspers'd with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects, critical reflections, and memoirs of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature.

Chambers, Ephraim,

The History of the works of the learned. [electronic resource] : Giving a general view of the state of learning throughout Europe, and containing an impartial account and accurate abstracts of the most valuable books publish'd in Great Britain and foreign parts. Interspers'd with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects, critical reflections, and memoirs of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature.

1737

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The History of the works of the learned. [electronic resource] : Giving a general view of the state of learning throughout Europe, and containing an impartial account and accurate abstracts of the most valuable books publish'd in Great Britain and foreign parts. Interspers'd with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects, critical reflections, and memoirs of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature.

Uniform Title

History of the works of the learned (London, England : 1737 : Monthly).

Variant Title

Running title, verso: Works of the learned

Publication Details

London [England] : printed for T[homas]. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, and sold by J. and J. Fox in Westminster-Hall, and J. Jackson near St. James's-Gate, [1737-1743]

Place of Publication or Printing

Great Britain -- England -- London.

Language

English

Description

84 v. ; 8⁰.

Frequency

Monthly

Publication Coverage

January 1737-December, 1743.

Note

Edited by Ephraim Chambers (cf. NCBEL).
Title and month of issue repeated as caption on first page of text.
Below imprint: Price one shilling.
Imprints vary; <jan. 1742>-Jan. 1743: "Printed for Jacob Robinson; and sold by T[homas]. Cooper"; from Feb. 1743-, "printed for Jacob Robinson" only.
Recto running title repeats month and year of issue.
Pagination and register continuous within each volume.
Last page of each issue lists new publications for the month.
Consists primarily of book reviews and literary news; includes booksellers' advertisements.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

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Access limited to authorized users.

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NCBEL, II:1297
Times handlist, p. 40
English Short Title Catalog, P2222.

Available Note

Cumulated volumes available on microfilm in the English Literary Periodicals series (UMI, reels 599-601)

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Indexes

With cumulative index in June and December issues.

Linking Note

Cumulated semiannually, with added prefatory material.