The Champion; or, British mercury. By Capt. Hercules Vinegar, of Pall-Mall
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- The Champion; or, British mercury. By Capt. Hercules Vinegar, of Pall-Mall
- Champion; British mercury
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- Imprint
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London [England] : printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row; where advertisements and letters to the author are taken in, [1739-1740]
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Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754, ed.; Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. Champion.
- Publication year
- 1739-1740
- ESTC No.
- P3008
- Grub Street ID
- 56450
- Description
- 94 v. ; 40 cm. (1/2°)
- Note
- 'Hercules Vinegar' = Henry Fielding, the editor and originator
With cut of Hercules slaying the Hydra in center of title
Imprint from undated colophon
First year of publication from reference sources; final year of publication from date of issue
Imprints vary; from no. 21, "printed for C. Corbett, at Addison's Head against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleetstreet"
Issue number from head of title
Below date line in brackets: To be continued every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning
Printed in three columns; text begins with factotum initial
Includes editorial essays, news notes from England and Europe, advertisements. Articles signed 'C' or 'L' are reputed to be written by Fielding
Description based on: Numb. 20 (Saturday, December 29, 1739.); title from caption.