Shelfmark
Fm.6.09(13)
Title
The Sailors advocate. To be continued..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for H. Whitridge, under the Royal-Exchange; and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, and by the book-sellers of London and Westminster, and the principal towns in Great-Britain., [1728]
Physical description
4 v. ; 18 cm. (8vo)
Note
Title repeated as caption on no. 1 only; later numbers lack caption titles.
Note
No. 2 has half title, with issue no.
Note
Imprint of no. 1 lacks date; imprint of no. 2 dated: 1728.
Note
Imprints vary; no. 2 has imprint reading in part: "printed for A. Moore"; the imprint name is fictitious.
Note
Below imprint in square brackets: Price six pence.
Note
Issue number for no. 1 taken from head of A2; later issue numbers on title pages, repeated at head of first page of text.
Note
Issues have individual pagination and signatures.
Note
Includes essays and commentary against pressing and mistreating sailors as damaging to the strength, capability and prestige of the Royal Navy and the merchant service. No. 2 includes reprint of 1707 pamphlet: "An enquiry into the causes of our naval miscarriages."
Citation/references note
ESTC, P2832
Citation/references note
Goldsmith's lib. cat., 37719
Citation/references note
Hanson, 3852
Citation/references note
Sabin, 74972
Citation/references note
Treadwell, M. "Of false and misleading imprints," in: Fakes and frauds (1989), p. 41
Numbering peculiarities note
First issue lacks title page designation.
Numbering peculiarities note
Issues lack chronological designation.
Numbering peculiarities note
No more published.
Supplement note
No. 1 and 4 have appendices.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside back cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
18th century quarter binding; four raised bands; gilt spine title in gold-tooled triple-fillet frame: "Miscellanies on baptism &c."; marbled paper sides; blue and white endbands; endleaves; text block edges sprinkled red and brown.
Copy-specific note
Bound in a volume of pamphlets. Ms. contents list on front flyleaf: "In this volume are contained ..."
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Do.6.09.
Subject
Sailors England Periodicals Early works to 1800.
Subject
Impressment England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Merchant marine Manning of vessels.
Subject
Naval deserters England Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--name
Whitridge, Henry publisher.
Added entry--name
Roberts, James, 1668 or 9 - 1754 bookseller.
Added entry--title
Enquiry into the causes of our naval miscarriages
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B47243