All-alive and merry; or, The London farthing post

All titles

• All-alive and merry; or, The London farthing post
• All alive and merry; London daily post; London morning post 1740; London daily post 1741

People / Organizations

• A. Merryman ("printed for")

Imprint

London] : Printed for A. Merryman[,] and sold by the hawkers, [1739-1743

Publication year

1739-1743

ESTC No.

P1564

Grub Street ID

55358

Description

v. ; 1/2°.

Note

Imprint from undated colophon

Printer's name: "A. Merryman" is probably a pseudonym, possibly for the printer Abraham Ilive (cf. Wiles); imprint addresses vary slightly

Some numbers aparently issued twice with somewhat different text; possibly piracies, but more likely to be provincial editions. Cf. Wiles

Description based on: "All-alive and merry; or, The London morning post". Thursday, May 22. [1740]; title from caption

Latest issue consulted: "All-alive and merry; or, The London daily post". Wednesday April 20 [1743]

Title assumed from Wiles and NCBEL

Intentionally imitated by: "The London evening advertiser".

Uncontrolled note

Reproduced on microfilm from originals in the Burney Collection of the British Library; imperfect, scattered issues only; some copies cropped, with print fade and print show-throuogh.

Cataloged from Harvard University copy; their holdings: [1740]:Sept.1-Dec.10. Copies tightly bound, some with print fade or slight tear. KU-S has one number: April 9 [1741]. MS. annotations on first issue in Burney collection: 'Tuesday' is crossed out and replaced with 'Monday'; October 21 [1741] date altered to read '12'.Citation/references NCBEL, II:1330 Times handlist, p. 41 Crane & Kaye, 1016 Wiles, R.M. Serial publication in Engand, p. 44-53.