The Champion; or, British mercury. By Capt. Hercules Vinegar, of Pall-Mall

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  • The Champion; or, British mercury. By Capt. Hercules Vinegar, of Pall-Mall
  • Champion; British mercury
People / Organizations
Imprint
London [England] : printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row; where advertisements and letters to the author are taken in, [1739-1740]
Added name
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754, ed.; Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. Champion.
Publication year
1739-1740
ESTC No.
P3008
Grub Street ID
56450
Description
94 v. ; 40 cm. (1/2°)
Note
'Hercules Vinegar' = Henry Fielding, the editor and originator

With cut of Hercules slaying the Hydra in center of title

Imprint from undated colophon

First year of publication from reference sources; final year of publication from date of issue

Imprints vary; from no. 21, "printed for C. Corbett, at Addison's Head against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleetstreet"

Issue number from head of title

Below date line in brackets: To be continued every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning

Printed in three columns; text begins with factotum initial

Includes editorial essays, news notes from England and Europe, advertisements. Articles signed 'C' or 'L' are reputed to be written by Fielding

Description based on: Numb. 20 (Saturday, December 29, 1739.); title from caption.