The Weekly oracle: or, Universal library

All titles

• The Weekly oracle: or, Universal library
• Weekly oracle: or, Gentleman's journal No. 56, 3 Jan. 1736
• Weekly oracle: or, Universal library (London, England : 1734)

People / Organizations

• Thomas Read ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London] : Printed and sold by T. Read, in Dogwell-Court, White-Fryars, where letters to the authors, post-paid, and advertisements are taken in, the latter, if of a moderate length, and such as require no preference to others, at two shillings each. This paper may likewise be had at the pamphlet shops, at the Royal-Exchange, Temple-Bar, Charing-Cross, Westminster-Hall, and of the persons who carry newspapers, [1734-1737

Publication year

1734-1737

ESTC No.

P1534

Grub Street ID

55330

Description

v. : ill. ; 2°.

Note

Undated imprint at foot of p.[1]

Below imprint: (Price two-pence)

Colophon: Books, bills, bonds, cases of Parliament, pannels for jurors, &c. are carefully and expeditiously printed by the printer of this paper

Geometric diagrams used to illustrate answers to mathematical queries

Anecdotes, local news, gossip, with a final leaf of questions and answers in each issue

Description based on: No. 1. (Saturday, December 7, 1734); title from caption

Latest issue consulted: No 10. (Saturday, February 8, 1735.).

Uncontrolled note

Filmed with Dr. Burney's copy of "vol. IV" (ms. note on flyleaf) of collected queries pages