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The Present state of the republick of letters. : For ...
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- Journal/Periodical
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Books--Reviews--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Books.
- Bibliography--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Bibliography.
- Bibliography--Periodicals.
- Genre:
- Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.
- Reviews.
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- 108 volumes ; 8⁰
- Monthly
- January, 1728.-December, 1736.
- Continued By:
- Literary magazine (London, England : 1735)
- History of the works of the learned (London, England : 1737 : Monthly)
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : printed for William and John Innys, at the west end of St. Paul's, MDCCXXVIII.-MDCCXXXVI. [1728-1736]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Editors: Andrew Reid and Michel de la Roche (cf. NCBEL).
- Each issue has separate title page and table of contents.
- At foot of each title page: "Price one shilling."
- Later issues have subtitle: "Giving a general view of the state of learning throughout Europe; and containing not only an early account, but accurate abstracts of the most valuable books published in Great Britain or foreign parts. Interspersed with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects; miscellaneous reflections on authors; and historical memoirs of the lives of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature."
- Imprint varies: later issues list R[ichard]. Manby as publisher.
- Booksellers' advertisement on verso of each title page.
- Title repeated as caption title in each issue.
- Register and pagination are continuous from issue to issue.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Issues for Jan. 1728-Dec. 1736 called also: Vol. 1-18.
- Vol. XVIII misnumbered XVII.
- No more published.
- Merged with: Literary magazine (London, England : 1735), to form: The History of the works of the learned.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1294
- Times handlist, p.39
- English Short Title Catalog, P2395.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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