The Midwife; or The Old woman's magazine. Containing all the wit, and all the humour, and all the learning, and all the judgement, that has ever been, or ever will be inserted in all the other magazines, or the magazines of magazines, or the grand magazine of magazines, or any other book whatsoever: so that those who buy this book will need no other. Published pursuant to several Acts of Parliament, and by the permission of their most Christian and most Catholic Majesties, the Great Mogul and the States General. Embellish'd with cuts according to custom

All titles
  • The Midwife; or The Old woman's magazine. Containing all the wit, and all the humour, and all the learning, and all the judgement, that has ever been, or ever will be inserted in all the other magazines, or the magazines of magazines, or the grand magazine of magazines, or any other book whatsoever: so that those who buy this book will need no other. Published pursuant to several Acts of Parliament, and by the permission of their most Christian and most Catholic Majesties, the Great Mogul and the States General. Embellish'd with cuts according to custom
  • Midwife: or, Old woman's magazine; Midwife
  • Index to mankind: or Maxims selected from the wits of all nations.; Rambler. Selections.
People / Organizations
Imprint
London [England] : printed for Mary Midnight and sold by T[homas]. Carnan in St. Pauls Church Yard, [1750-1753]
Added name
Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771.
Publication year
1750-1753
ESTC No.
P2385
Grub Street ID
56070
Description
3 v. : ill., engr. music ; 12°.
Note
"Mary Midnight" = Christopher Smart, author and editor

Volume 1 title page engraved; imprint undated

Volumes 2-3 have letterpress title pages with dated imprints

Imprints vary; vol. 2-3 read: "Printed for Thomas Carnan, at J[ohn]. Newbery's, the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-Yard."; Issue numbers appear below caption title in v. 1; volume numbers are added below issue numbers in v. 2-3

With engraved music in v.1:no.3

Each volume has separate register and pagination

Satiric social and cultural commentary; includes section on current political events: The midwife's politicks: or, Gossip's chronicle of the affairs of Europe; includes poetry selections, comments on the theatre, prologues and epilogues of plays. Includes brief excerpts from The Rambler.