The London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer

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  • The London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer
  • London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (London, England : 1747 : Monthly).
  • London magazine; Gentleman's monthly intelligencer; London magazine; The London magazine: for
  • Whimsical philosopher, No. 1-5.; Harlequin, No. 1-29.; Essays on various subjects, No. 1-30.; Link-boy, No. 1-8.
People / Organizations
Imprint
London [England]: printed for T[homas]. Astley, and sold by R[ichard]. Baldwin, jun. at 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, [1747-1783]
Added name
Kimber, Isaac, 1692-1755, editor.; Kimber, Edward, 1719-1769, editor.; Boswell, James, 1740-1795. Hypochondriack, No. 1-70.
Publication year
1747-1783
ESTC No.
P2035
Grub Street ID
55757
Description
449 v., plates : ill., ports., maps, music ; 8°] (22 cm.).
Note
Edited 1747-1755 by Isaac Kimber, 1755-1769 by Edward Kimber (cf. NCBEL)

Imprint varies slightly; Astley's name is omitted in some later issues

Title pages have vignette showing St. Paul's, London Bridge, and the Thames from the South Bank; signed: T. Davies

Wrappers include royal arms and advertisements for books published

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

Text begins with factotum initial

Includes "The Diabolical Courant: or, The Hellish Intelligencer," a satire "found printed as a news-paper, in the library of a gentleman of this city, lately deceased, who belonged to the Spiritual Court."; Includes 5 essays entitled "The whimsical philosopher" (May 1749-Dec. 1750), 29 essays entitled "Harlequin" (from Jan. 1773), 70 essays entitled "The hypochondriack" by James Boswell (Oct. 1777-June 1783), 30 essays entitled "Essays on various subjects" (Jan. 1778-Nov. 1781), and 8 essays entitled "The link-boy" (Jan.-Aug. 1782)

With: essays, poetry, music, British and European news, Parliamentary news, stock prices, birth, death and marriage notices, excerpts from literature, and booksellers' advertisements.
Uncontrolled note
Issues for 1747-1754 filmed from the holdings of the Cambridge University Library, issues for 1755-1780 filmed from the holdings of the British Library, issues for 1781-1783 filmed from the holdings of the Harvard University Library