The London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer

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  • The London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer
  • London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (London, England : 1747 : Annual).
  • London magazine; Monthly chronologer; Gentleman's monthly intelligencer
  • Whimsical philosopher, No. 1-5.; Harlequin, No. 1-29.; Essays on various subjects, No. 1-30.; Link-boy, No. 1-8.
People / Organizations
Imprint
London [England] : printed for R[ichard]. Baldwin, jun. at the Rose in Pater-Noster-Row, [1747-1783]
Added name
Kimber, Isaac, 1692-1755, ed.; Kimber, Edward, 1719-1769, ed.; Boswell, James, 1740-1795. Hypochondriack, No. 1-69.
Publication year
1747-1783
ESTC No.
P2032
Grub Street ID
55754
Description
37 v., plates : ill., ports., maps, music ; 8°] (22 cm.).
Note
Edited 1732-1755 by Isaac Kimber, 1755-1769 by Edward Kimber (cf. NCBEL)

Imprint varies slightly; later volumes have "By His Majesty's authority" above imprint

Above imprint on title pages: Multum in parvo

Text begins with factotum initial

Includes reprinted material from The London Courant, The Craftsman, Old England, The Westminster Journal, The London Gazette, The London Gazette Extraordinary, and other London periodicals

Includes engraved maps, music, poetry, British and European news, Parliamentary news, stock prices, birth, death and marriage notices, bankrupts, essays, excerpts from pamphlets, book and theater reviews, and booksellers' advertisements

Includes "The Diabolical Courant: or, The Hellish Intelligencer," a satire "found printed as a news-paper, in the library of a gentleman of this city, lately deceased, who belonged to the Spiritual Court."; Includes 5 essays entitled "The whimsical philosopher" (May 1749-Dec. 1750), 29 essays entitled "Harlequin" (from Jan. 1773), 69 essays entitled "The Hypochondriack" by James Boswell (Oct. 1777-June 1783), 30 essays entitled "Essays on various subjects" (Jan. 1778-Nov. 1781), and 8 essays entitled "The link-boy" (Jan.-Aug. 1782)

Some volumes include appendix.
Uncontrolled note
Vol. 16-23 of the UMI set filmed from the holdings of the Cambridge University Library, vol. 24-49 from the holdings of the British Library, vol. 50-52 from the holdings of the Harvard University Library