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Langue : anglais
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1902
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Vendeur : Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, Etats-UnisDorley House Books, Inc.
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Ajouter au panierPaperback. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. printed wraps; pp.209-312+ads+ publisher's catalog;cludes items by/about: Alison Vuckler (Making of Laura Lee); E.W Williams (Phineas Pett, Naval Constructor); Benvenuta Solomon (LOondon in 121785erse); Arthur E.T. Newman (Notes from Churchwarden's acounts, 1555-1658); Tomas Bayne (Thoma…s Aird, Journalist/oet); Heneafe H. Jebb (Upper Classes under the former Edwards) J. Quigley (With the Fisher-Folks at Wild Douarnentz) Foster Watson (Unlicensed Nonconformist Schoolmaster, 1662.); E.A. Reybolds-Ba;; (The Web of Empire); etc.
Langue : anglais
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1900
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- Magazine ou périodique
Vendeur : Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, Etats-UnisDorley House Books, Inc.
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Ajouter au panierPaperback. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. printed wraps; pp.103-208; publisher's catalog laid in; some chipping of edges; includes items by/about: A. Werner (COurtship of Tammala Chalmers); J.G.M. McPherson (Golf and its Attractions); James T. Fpoard (Joint Authorship of Christopher Marlowe nd William Shakespeare); Norley Cheste…r (Historical Influences of 'Divine Comedy'); john Stafford (Lost City of the Vale); Percy Fitzgerald (The Cuckoo Clock) etc.
Langue : anglais
Edité par D. Henry, St. John's Gate, London, 1764
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Vendeur : Great Matter Books, Grand Rapids, MI, Etats-UnisGreat Matter Books
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Ajouter au panierSoft cover. Etat : Fair. This magazine has soiled, curled and otherwise damaged edges. Text is yellowed. Spine is fragile. The articles are yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. The articles are very interesting. There is a chart detailing "The Number of Souls in the Province of Maryland, in the Year 1755. A "Curiou…s Account of the Sheep and Sheep Walks of Spain". There are Poetical Essays and a Historical Chronicle for June, 1764. This chronicle details various proceedings in the English courts, recent gossip concerning the Royals, various weddings and deaths and much more. Very entertaining reading. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated.
Langue : anglais
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1902
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- Édition originale
- Magazine ou périodique
Vendeur : Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, Etats-UnisDorley House Books, Inc.
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Ajouter au panierPaperback. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. printed wraps; pp.209-312+ads+ publisher's catalog;cludes items by/about:Williaml T. Palmer (Three Fells Sketches); William Miller (The Duchy of Naxos); Mary Dormer Harris (Lady Mary Wortley Montagu); Philip Sidney (Strange Story of Fair Rosamond); H. Schutz Wilson (Phantom Puppets of th…e stage of shakepeare); Campbell Wynn Williams (An Old Mare's Tale); E.W. Austin (Pyrenean Playground) etc.
Edité par Chatto & Windus, 1881
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Vendeur : BookOrders, Russell, IA, Etats-UnisBookOrders
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Ajouter au panierHard Cover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Penciled complimentary note on first blank page. Book number inside front cover. Pages are slightly darkened and have occasional age spots. Binding is weak but holding. Cover has leather tips and spine. Boards are badly rubbed. Leather is discolored, scuffed, and edge worn. 760 pages. Interest…ing reading.
Autres imagesLangue : anglais
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1877
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Vendeur : SF & F Books, Chester, VA, Etats-UnisSF & F Books
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. The Gentleman's Magazine bound volume CCXLI (Jult-December 1877), published by Chatto & Windus of London, 760 pages. Dyed green leather and red marble patterned paper quarterboards with gilt and blind tooled and ribbed spine, marble patterned page ends and end papers. Contains index and tissu…e guarded frontispieces. Notably contains two submissions by H. Rider Haggard: "Zulu War Dance" and "A Visit to the Chief Secocceni". Whatmore M2 and M3. Fine magazines with white to off-white pages, VG binding with edge wear and rubbing - this wear seems solely due to shelf use and stacking.
Edité par Watts & Co., London, 1763
Vendeur : Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, CanadaAntiquarius Booksellers
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Ajouter au panierNo Binding. Etat : Good Very Good. Single Issue of 'The London Magazine' for January, 1781, disbound from an Annual Volume. Main content of this issue is - No engravings - Murder of Lady Mazel; MSS in the British Museum; Account of the Commerce of Louisiana. Delaval's Electrical experiments; Prize Ship Herminone and distribution… of treasure; Newport, Shropshire; much more including several regular features. Engraving of Kew not present - lost or never bound-in. Overall the issue is in original condition, still bound together with remnants of leather still attached, pp365-416. FURTHER INFO ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST - OPTIONS.
Edité par Sylvanus Urban/D. Henry, Printer, London, 1763
Vendeur : Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, CanadaAntiquarius Booksellers
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Ajouter au panierDisbound. Etat : VG+. February, 1763. This issue contains several features of note including - 1] "Two Proposals for Establishing a Lasting Peace & Friendship with the Indians in North America" 2] "Account of the Discovery & Conquest of Siberia" 3] "An Account of the Disturbances in North America" . Many other article. Plus, it…contains the two plates called for. Complete in 52 pages with a full title/index page. Measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches. Attractive, bright, clean and unmarked condition. Disbound from an imperfect Annual edition. Weight, 57g. Ships at cost via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Size: 13.5cm by 21.3cm. Book.
Edité par Chatto & Windus, London, 1880
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Vendeur : Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, Royaume-UniBeach Hut Books
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Ajouter au panierHalf-Leather. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Very light wear only. Half leather binding with 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers and page edges. 760 pages, tightly bound.
Autres imagesLangue : anglais
Edité par For D. Henry; and Sold by F. Newbery, London, 1767
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Good. Octavo (8vo); (iv), 640pp, (xvi). Modern cloth spine (without title information) and discreet white cloth tape in gutters are both adequate to secure the binding, original paper-covered boards rubbed and worn, corners showing, contemporary owner name (E. Harriott) ffep, discreet library stamp verso title…page, page 198 (May) misnumbered 238 (pagination continues thusly), lacking pp439-440 (August). All monthly title pages present, with Supplement and Index to the Essays, Dissertations, Transactions, and Historical Passages, 1767. Illustrated with nineteen (19) engravings and music in text as follows: 1) [January] The Ornamental Flowers facing Annual Title. 2) [February] The Trenching Plough (folding) at pp24-25. 3) [February] Professor Mitchell New Method of Surveying Harbours at pp56-57. 4) [March] The Map of the East India Company New Acquisitions in Bengal (folding), i.e. The Mogul Empire at pp98-99. 5) [April] The Views of Aggleston (folding) at pp168-169. 6) [May] The Patagonians at pp194-195. 7) [May] The Ornamental Flowers at pp238-239. 8) [June] The Specimen Plate of Modern Artists at pp288-289. 9) [June] Fergusons New Hygrometer at pp 296-297. 10) [July] Miscellaneous Plate at pp332-333. 11) [July] Miscellaneous Plate at pp340-341. Music in text at p375. Song Sung by Mr. Vernon. 12) [August] Inscription on the Written Mountains (folding) at pp400-401. Music in text at p421. Collins Invitation to Phoebe. 13) [August] The Two Orphan Girls at pp432-433. Music in text at p469. The Shepherds Artifice. 14) [September] The Coudou or African Deer (folding) at pp488-489. 15) [October] The Siyah Guhush at pp488-489. 16) [October] Rahere Monument at pp502-503. 17) [November] The Funeral Procession of H.R.H. The Duke of York (folding) at pp534-535. Music in text at p563. The Invitation. 18) [December] Mount Vesuvius at pp572-573. 19) [Supplement] An Elegant Prospect of Kew Gardens (folding) facing Supplement Title. ESTC No. P1957 (Series).
Edité par William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols and Son, UK, 1843
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Ajouter au panierCloth. Etat : Good to Very Good. Volume XIX. Bound volume of 'The Gentleman's Magazine' containing six issues from January to June of 1843. 672pp [sequential numbering]. Each monthly issues contains two illustrated plates. Enormous range of contents. Interior text bloc is tight and square, pages very white and clean, no marks, n…o foxing. Boards are dark green, tough cloth showing very little wear. Hinges are sound, no cracking. Main issue is the spine. At one time this was covered with duct tape, which having been removed, has damaged the surfaces of the spine and the spine edges. Please email for further information etc. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 900g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance, USA rates by weight alone. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Autres imagesEdité par Printed by John Nichols for David Henry and sold by Eliz. Newbery, London, 1789
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Vendeur : Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, Etats-UnisSecond Story Books, ABAA
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Board on both volumes significantly shaken with splitting at joints. Both volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; light plus bumping a…nd chipping to heads and tails of spines. CONTENTS: Vol. LIX, Part 1 (iv, 579, [18] pages. Front free endpaper loose but present. Lacking "View and plan of the Revolution House" and "View of the County Hall"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. -- Vol. LIX, Part 2 ([2], 582-1218, [18] pages. Lacking "View of Hearts"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman's Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These issues include, among many others, articles about the Articles of Confederation and the beginnings of the French Revolution. 1389076. Special Collections.
Autres imagesEdité par Printed by John Nichols and sold by Eliz. Newbery, London, 1793
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Rear board on Part 2 significantly shaken; splitting at joints of both volumes. Both volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; moderate…bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines. Ink library stamp and personal bookplate to front pastedown of each volume; Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. CONTENTS: Part 1 (iv, 583, [15] pages) -- Part 2 ([2], 585-1220, [16] pages). Shelved in Room D. 1389086. Special Collections.
Autres imagesEdité par Printed by John Nichols and sold by Eliz. Newbery, London, 1792
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Rear board Part 2 somewhat shaken; splitting at joints on both parts. Both volumes with light bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; moderate bumping and chi…pping to heads and tails of spines. Ink library stamp and personal bookplate to front pastedown of each volume; Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. Part 2 lacking "An Anemone"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. CONTENTS: Part 1 (iv, 583, [15] pages). -- Part 2 ([2], 585-1221, [17] pages. Shelved in Room D. 1389071. Special Collections.
Autres imagesEdité par Printed by John Nichols for David Henry and sold by Eliz. Newbery, London, 1790
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. First Edition. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Part 1 with both boards shaken; Part 2 with rear board shaken and front board loose. Splitting to joints on both volumes. Both volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing… to edges and corners of boards; light plus bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines. All plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. CONTENTS: Vol. LX Part 1 (iv, 579, [15] pages). -- Vol. LX Part 2 ([2], 582-1216, [20] pages. Small open tear to top margin of first issue title page, impacting some text. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman's Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These volumes contain, among many other subjects, articles about Benjamin Franklin and the mutiny of the Bounty. 1389073. Special Collections.
Autres imagesTHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. VOLUME XLVI FOR THE YEAR M.DCCLXXVI.
THOMAS JEFFERSON. URBAN, SYLVANUS, GENT. pseudonym of EDWARD CAVE editor and publisher.
Edité par London printed for D. Henry at St. Johns Gate, 1776
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Vendeur : Roger Middleton P.B.F.A., Oxford, Royaume-UniRoger Middleton P.B.F.A.
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Ajouter au panierBRITISH PRINTING OF THE AMERICAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, 1776. 8vo, 210 x 130 mm, 8½ x 5 inches, full year of 12 issues, January - December 1776, bound together, plus the Supplement, each month with its own title page with a woodcut of St. John's Gate at the top. Complete with14 engraved maps and plates as reqired in the pl…ate list on final page, including: Map of the South Pole, Map of the discoveries of Captain Cook, Folding Projection of the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, plus a folding plan of the City and University of Cambridge in the 16th century, Map of the Country round New York and Philadelphia, Map of Long Island, Map of Connecticut, Map of the Progress of His Majesty's Armies in New-York, 5 engraved plates,1 folding, plus a few small illustrations in the text, engraved plate at page 80 misplaced at page 248, pages: [4], 1-608, plus 16 pages of index, errata and list of plates. Bound in half calf, marbled boards, gilt title, volume number and date to spine, engraved bookplate to first pastedown. Marbled covers rubbed with loss of paper, shelf wear to lower edges of boards, pale foxing to both Hemisphere maps, small repair to Eastern Hemisphere plate, no loss of image, pale browning and offset from text to maps, occasional pale browning, otherwise a very good copy. The DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE is found on pages 361 and 362 of the August issue for 1776. There are also some other articles of interest on America, such as: Account of the Proceedings of the American Colonists, since the passing of the Boston Port-Bill. Edward Cave (1691 1754) launched The Gentleman's Magazine in 1731 creating the first general-interest "magazine" in the modern sense. It soon became the most influential and most imitated periodical of its time. See Joseph Sabin, Dictionary of Books Relating to America, No.26954. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.
Autres imagesEdité par Printed by Nichols and Son, and sold by J. Harris 1801-1815, London, 1801
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. First Edition. Octavos, thirty volumes. In Fair to Good plus condition. Bound variously in full brown calf or quarter brown calf with marbled paper boards; all volumes with red leather spine labels bearing gilt titling. All volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; light plus bumping…and chipping to heads and tails of spines and at least light plus wear at joints. Many volumes with boards shaken; four volumes with one board detached but present. Vol. LXXIV, Part 2 lacking "A Representation of the death of Charles the Bad [etc.]"; Vol. LXXV, Part 1 lacking frontispiece and "Sections of Timber"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Ink library stamp to front pastedown of each volume; many volumes with bookplate also present on front pastedown. Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. Shelved in Room D. 1389813. Special Collections.
Autres imagesEdité par 1731-1772, London, 1731
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. First Edition. Octavos, forty-two volumes. Volumes in Fair to Very Good minus condition; majority of volumes either Good minus or Good. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines; thirteen volumes now lacking spine labels, and five with loss of significant portion of label. T…wo volumes with one board detached but present; additional volumes with loose boards, significant cracking to joints and spines, etc. Multiple volumes with tightly trimmed margins, resulting in minor loss of text near margins; in several instances, an earlier reader has excised columns of text or portions of columns. Most volumes lacking some plates and maps. Light plus age toning and scattered foxing to text blocks. Ink library stamp and personal bookplate to front pastedown of each volume; Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown of each volume. A volume-by-volume inventory with notes on plates and general condition can be found HERE. Please contact us with any additional questions. Shelved in Room D. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman's Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These issues cover the first forty-two years of the publication's history. In order to establish the completeness of the plates and maps in these volumes, each volume was compared with the lists provided in Charles St. Barbe's A Complete List of the Plates and Wood-cuts in Gentleman's Magazine (London: John Nichols and Son, 1821). 1389799. Special Collections.
Autres imagesEdité par 1774-1783, London, 1774
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. First Edition. Octavos, eleven volumes. In Good minus to Very Good minus condition. Bound variously in quarter calf bindings with marbled paper boards or in full speckled brown calf; all volumes with red leather labels bearing gilt titling. All volumes with some rubbing and minor chipping to head and tails of spines a…nd edges and corners of boards; wear and splitting to joints. Surfaces of boards show light to moderate rubbing and shelf wear. All volumes with bookplate and ink library stamp to front pastedown and Folger bookplate and deaccession stamp to rear pastedown (except the volume for 1782, which lacks the bookplate on the front pastedown and the deaccession stamp in the rear). CONTENTS: Vol. XLIV (1774) ([4], 628, [16] pages). Title page loosening. Lacking "Plate IX. Curiosities of Herculaneum", "View of Bolton Castle", "Plate XI. (marked X.) Curiosities of Herculaneum", and "Map of the Roads from London to Barnard Castle". Other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLV (1775) ([iv, 639, [13] pages). "A Plan of the Town and Chart of the Harbour at Boston" inserted after p. 41. Lacking "Map of the Road from London to St. David's", "Plate XII. (marked XI.) of Curiosities of Herculaneum", "Dr. Johnson's introduction to a Highland Hut", "Plate XIII. (marked XII.)", "Map of the Road from London to Norwich", "Map of the Road from London to Shrewsbury", "Map of the Road from York to Chester", "A View of Wingfield Castle", "Plate XIV. (marked XIII. Curiosities of Herculaneum," and "A Map of the Road from London to Barnstaple and Truro". "Plan of the Town of Boston" is inserted after p. 492. Other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLVI (1776) ([4], 609, [15] pages). Lacking "Dr. Johnson's Entertainment at a Highland Change or Inn" and "Map of Connecticut and Rhode Island". "Map of New York" bound in after p. 606. Other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLVII (1777) ([4], 642, [14] pages). "A Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent" and "Portrait of Lazarus Coloredo" are inserted after p. 572. "A Bird, the Hoopoe" is inserted before p. 313. Lacking "Roman Inscriptions at Nismes". All other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLVIII (1778) ([4], 645, [15] pages). Lacking "View of Woolsthorp House", "View of the Cascade of Velika Gubaviza", and "The Larva of the Moth Sphinx Atropos"; all other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. XLIX (1779) ([4], 649, [15] pages). Front board shaken; free endpaper loose but present. "Elevation of the Back of the North Front of Somerset House" inserted after p. 392. All other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. L (1780) ([4], 628, [16] pages). Front board shaken. Lacking "Portrait of Joseph Highmore"; all other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LI (1781) ([3], 598-600, iii-iv, 633, [15] pages). Lacking "Four Figures illustrating the doctrine of Water-spouts"; all other plates present as listed in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LII (1782) (iv, 631, [17] pages. Lacking "Portrait of George Sandys [etc.]", "View of the Temple of the Sepulchre"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LIII, Part 1 (1783) (iv, 543, [1] pages). Some margins narrowly trimmed resulting in minor loss at edges of pages. All plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. Vol. LIII, Part 2 (1783) ([2], 545-1067, [27] pages. Lacking "Elevation of the Front of the Cathedral at Lisieux"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. The Gentleman's Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term "magazine" with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave's vision for the magazine as a "storehouse" of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman's Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. Sabin 26954; Matyas 76-05. The 1776 volume contains an early non-broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence. Matyas points out that "[t]he words 'King' and 'Prince' are deleted and replaced with a solid line" and that the "words 'tyranny', 'tyrants', and 'tyrant' are deleted and replaced with a single letter 't' followed by a solid line." All volumes from the American Revolutionary War period include articles on the current state of the conflict as seen from the British perspective, from the Boston Tea Party to the ratification of the Treaty of Paris. Shelved Room G. 1389062. Special Collections - Downstairs.
