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The history of the Athenian Society : for the resolving all nice and curious questions / By a gentleman, who got secret intelligence of their whole proceedings ; To which are prefix'd several poems, written by Mr. Tate, Mr. Motteux, Mr. Richardson, and others.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio AP3 .A84
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Athenian Society (London, England).
- Penn Provenance:
- Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (RBC copy)
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, 36 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm (folio)
- Fingerprint:
- WhTr haof anth rebe (3) 1692 (Q)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for James Dowley, and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, [1692]
- Notes:
- Attributed to Gildon by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints.
- "The epistle dedicatory" signed: R.L.
- The Athenian Society, London, was founded 1690-91 by John Dunton for the publication of his Athenian Gazette, or Athenian Mercury--Cf. "Dunton's life and errors", v.1, p. 187-197.
- Date of publication from Wing.
- Price following imprint: Price 1 s.
- Engraved illustrated frontispiece (plate) signed: F.H. van Hove sculp.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: frontispiece wanting.
- Penn Libraries Rare copy bound with: The Athenian gazette, or, Casuistical mercury. London : Printed for J. Dunton, 1690 [i.e. 1691]-1697. (Item 1 of 2)
- Cited in:
- Wing G730
- ESTC R035698
- OCLC:
- 79940614
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