The London magazine: or

All titles

• The London magazine: or
• Gentleman's monthly intelligencer.; Monthly chronologer.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Astley ("printed for")

Imprint

London [England] : printed for T[homas]. Astley, removed from St. Paul's Church-yard, to the Rose in Pater-Noster-Row. Of whom may be had, compleat sets from the beginning to this time, neatly bound, or stitch'd, or any single month to compleat sets, [1732]-1747

Added name

Kimber, Isaac, 1692-1755, ed.

Publication year

1732-1747

ESTC No.

P2034

Grub Street ID

55756

Description

178 v., plates : ill., ports., maps, music ; 8°] (22 cm.).

Note

Edited by Isaac Kimber (cf. NCBEL)

Title pages lacking in copies catalogued: 1732-1735; 1746 issues have title pages; title and imprint from Mar. 1746 issue

Imprint varies slightly; from Dec. 1746, issues list R[ichard]. Baldwin as bookseller

Title and date of issue repeated as caption title on first page of text

Title pages have woodcut above date line

Below date line: "To be continued. (Price six pence each month.)"; Title pages include content information

Text begins with factotum initial

Includes essays, poetry, music, British and European news, Parliamentary news, stock prices, birth, death and marriage notices, stock prices, excerpts from literature, and booksellers' advertisements. With section titles for monthly current events: The gentleman's monthly intelligencer (1732-1735); The monthly chronologer (1736-1747)

Description based on: March, 1746.

Uncontrolled note

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