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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

Added entry--name

Whitridge, Henry publisher.

Added entry--name

Added entry--title

Enquiry into the causes of our naval miscarriages

Added entry--place

England London.

Identifier

B47243
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