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The Reading mercury: or, London spy.
- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Newspaper
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prices--Newspapers--Early works to 1800.
- Prices.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--George II, 1727-1760--Newspapers--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Ireland--History--18th century--Newspapers--Early works to 1800.
- Ireland.
- Genre:
- Newspapers -- England -- 18th century.
- Newspapers.
- Physical Description:
- volumes ; 2⁰
- Weekly
- Began in 1736; ceased in 1738. Cf. Wiles.
- Other Title:
- Reading mercury
- Reading mercury: or the London spy <Aug. 1736-Jan. 1737>
- Portion of title: London spy
- Continues:
- Reading post, or weekly mercury
- Continued By:
- Reading mercury, or weekly post
- Place of Publication:
- Reading [England] : printed by W[illiam]. Carnan, at the printing-office in the Market-Place: and sold by A. Pote, over against the College in Eton: Mr. Ellot, in Newbury: by Judith Titheridge, in Basingstoke, Wiliam Prier, in Winchester: Edward Easton, in Sarum, and by th newsmen. By all whom letters advertisements from correspondents are taken in.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Title varies slightly in 1737.
- With woodcut of Reading below title.
- Imprint from colophon; imprint lacks dates.
- Price on date line: "2d".
- Issue number from head of title.
- Note below imprint advertises printing and woodcut business.
- Printed in three columns.
- 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 Bodleian Library (Oxford).
- Numeration continues from previous title.
- Extent of run unknown; no copies known after Feb. 1738 with this title.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1365
- Wiles, R.M. Freshest advices, 122
- NEWSPLAN. LASER, p. 221
- English Short Title Catalog, P2918.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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