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.
Genre/Form
Periodicals
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737 - 1810 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Edwards, J. O. former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B43824