The Athenian mercury. Resolving weekly all the most nice and curious questions propos'd by the ingenious

All titles

• The Athenian mercury. Resolving weekly all the most nice and curious questions propos'd by the ingenious
• Athenian gazette: or Casuistical mercury Vol. 1-19

People / Organizations

• P. Smart ("printed for")
• John Dunton (Author)
• Richard Sault (Author)
• Samuel Wesley (Author)

Imprint

London, printed for P. Smart, 1690 [i.e. 1691]-1697

Publication year

1691-1697

ESTC No.

P1742

Grub Street ID

359271

Description

v. ; 1/2°.

Note

Mainly the work of John Dunton, assisted by Richard Sault and Samuel Wesley, the elder

Subtitle dropped in later issues

Imprint from colophon; imprint varies

Some issues dated according to Lady Day dating

Some issues reprinted cf. Nelson & Seccombe p.611

Collected every 30 issues, with added title page and prelims

At the end of v. 19, no. 30, the editor's note reads in part: The 19th volume being now finisht) ... 30 numbers shall speedily be printed altogether to compleat the 20th volume, and after that an intire volume shall be publisht quarterly. Publication ceased with v.20, no.10

This record subsumes all editions of individual issues of this title, as recorded by Nelson & Seccombe

Description based on: [Vol.1] Numb. 2 (Tuesday, March, 24th. 1690 [i.e. 1691]); title from caption

Latest issue consulted: Vol.20 numb.10 (Monday, June 14. 1697); One issue only filmed at UMI microfilm Early English books Tract supplement, reel D2: Vol.13, no. 23.