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Shelfmark

Iaa2.5.25

Title

The London magazine: or, gentleman's monthly intelligencer. Vol. XX. For the year MDCLI.

Publication, distribution, etc.

[London]: Printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose in Paternoster Row., [MDCCLI. 1751.]

Physical description

[5], 606, [20] p. : ill., ports., music ; 22 cm. [8vo]

Note

The March issue contains a pirated version of Thomas Gray's 'Elegy written in a country churchyard' (p. 134-135). This is one of the earliest pirated printings of the Elegy.

Note

Twelve issues of 'The London Magazine', with collective title-page, preface, and index.

Note

The title-page is engraved for and printed by R. Baldwin.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T154193

Provenance

Contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of Joseph Pickford Esqr, with motto 'Si vincula gero non vincor'.

Provenance

20th century booklabel of J.O. Edwards.

Binding

Contemporary stiff boards covered with nonpareil marbled blue and red inks; brown leather spine; gold tooled double fillet decoration on spine, with title and volume number; sprinkled edges; five raised bands.

Copy-specific note

Copy imperfect: contains 9 plates of portraits, etc, but lacks all maps and views.

Copy-specific note

Previously I.Gra.1751

Subject

Gray, Thomas, 1716 - 1771 Elegy written in a country churchyard.

Subject

English essays 18th century Periodicals.

Subject

English literature 18th century Periodicals.

Added entry--name

Gray, Thomas, 1716 - 1771

Added entry--name

Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737 - 1810 bookseller.

Added entry--name

Edwards, J. O. former owner.

Added entry--place

England London

Identifier

B43824
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