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The London magazine and monthly chronologer.
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- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Standardized Title:
- London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (Dublin, Ireland ed. : Annual).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- Ireland--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Ireland.
- Books--Ireland--18th century--Reviews--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Books.
- Genre:
- Reviews.
- Periodicals.
- Penn Provenance:
- Elias, Archibald C. (bookplate) (donor) (RBC copy)
- Castletown Co. Fermanagh (bookplate) (RBC copy)
- Physical Description:
- 14 volumes : maps, portraits ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Annual (Collected issues)
- May 1741-Dec. 1754.
- Edition:
- [Dublin edition].
- Other Title:
- Monthly chronologer
- London magazine
- Exshaw's magazine
- Continues:
- London and Dublin magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer
- Continued By:
- Gentleman's and London magazine and monthly chronologer
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Printed for Edward and John Exshaw at the Bible on Cork-Hill, over-against the Old-Exchange, 1741-1754.
- Notes:
- Title page has vignette of hive with swarming bees, and motto: "Multulm in parvo."
- Printer varies: 1741-1744, Edward Exshaw (individual numbers, Jan.-April 1741: T. Astley); 1745-1748, Edward and John Exshaw; 1749-<Dec. 1755>, Sarah and John Exshaw; <Jan. 1758- > John Exshaw.
- Imprints lack dates; year of publication from date of volume.
- Monthly title pages describe contents, with paginated table on verso.
- Printed in two columns.
- Includes news, travel, history, biography, public occurrences, essays on current affairs, reviews of new books, theater reviews, social comment. Issues for 1777 include satirical engravings of women's fashions.
- Description based on: Jan. 1745.
- Note following imprint: "Of whom may be had compleat sets from May, 1741", referring to this and the previous title.
- Monthly issues of 1755 list booksellers in Irish towns: Mr. A. Bury, Drogheda; Mr. James Scott, Kilkenny; Mr. Joseph Malcolm, Coleraine; Mrs. Pilkington, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Cronin, and Mr. Phineas Bagnell, in Cork; Mr. Hay, Mr. Magee, and Mr. Joy, in Belfast; Mr. Sephenson, i Newry; Mr. Dickie, in Armagh; Mr. Ferrar, in Limerick; and Mr. Ramsey, in Waterford. Names vary in later issues.
- Monthly numbers have chronological designation only.
- Cumulates monthly issues of: The Gentleman's and London magazine.
- The Dublin version of The London magazine and its successors, with varied contents.
- London edition published under title: London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer. From 1736 to 1746 published under title: London magazine and monthly chronologer.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copy has bookplate of Archibald Elias.
- RBC copy has unidentified armorial bookplate from Castletown, Co. Fermanagh.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1379
- Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 63
- BLC v. 252, p. 228
- ULS v. 2, p. 1690
- ESTC P2637
- OCLC:
- 213806258
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