The American museum, or, Universal magazine: containing essays on agriculture--commerce--manufactures--politics--morals--and manners. : Sketches of national charcateristics--natural and civil history--and biography. : Law information--public papers--intelligence. : Moral tales--ancient and modern poetry, &c. &c.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839, publisher.

Carey, Stewart & Co., publisher.

Series:

American Historical Periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society.

American Historical Periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society

Language:

English

Genre:

Periodicals.

Half bindings (Binding)

Marbled papers (Paper)

Leather bindings (Binding)

Lettering pieces (Binding)

Fillet tools (Binding)

Dentelle bindings (Binding)

Boards (Binding)

Paper labels (Binding)

Booksellers' catalogs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Bookplates (Provenance)

Relief prints.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Monthly

Vol. 5, no. 1 (Jan. 1798)-v. 12, no. 6 (Dec. 1792).

Other Title:

Universal magazine

American museum; or, Repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces, etc. prose and poetical Jan-Dec. 1789

Continues:

American museum; or, Repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces, etc. prose and poetical

Continued By:

American museum, or, Annual register of fugitive pieces, ancient and modern

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Carey, Stewart, and Co., 1789-1792.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

Some copies of vol. 5 and 6 have variant supplied title page: The American museum: or Repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces, &c. prose and poetical.

Variant settings of type noted for supplied title page of vol. 7. One, with smaller type, has "For the year 1790" following the double &c. at the end of the title. Another , with larger typeface, has "Vol. VII., from January to June, 1790." following the double &c. at the end of the title.

Variant settings of type noted for supplied title page of vol. 8. One has "Vol. VIII.--From July to December, 1790" following the double &c. at the end of the title. Another has "For the year 1790. Second part.--From July to December" following the double &c. at the end of the title.

Publisher: M. Carey, 1792.

Vol. 5-12 also called vol. 1-8.

Selected copies of the original magazine for 1789-1792 were reissued with added illustrations (possibly in the 1840's) by Nancrede, Draper & Co. (Boston) in a volume with title page: Choice selections from ancient magazines.

Local Notes:

American Antiquarian Society copy 1 has the American museum, or Universal magazine title. Vol. 7 is printed in the smaller type, with "For the year 1790" following the double &c. Vol. 8 has the title page with "for the year 1890 ..." following the double &c. Vol. 12 has some wrappers bound in. Vol. 6 has bookplate of Isaiah Thomas.

American Antiquarian Society copy 2 has the American museum or Repository ... title page for vol. 5-6. Vol. 5-6 lack issue title pages. Volume 7 has the title page printed in larger type, with "Vol. VII, from January to June 1790" following the double &c. Vol. 8 has "Vol. VIII ..." following the double &c. Vol. 11 in boards with paper label on spine.

American Antiquarian Society copy 3 vol. 7 has the title page printed in larger type, with "Vol. VII, from January to June 1790" following the double ampersand. Vol. 8 has "Vol. VIII ..." following the double &c. Vol. 7 in boards with paper label on spine.

American Antiquarian Society copy 4 in printed wrappers.

American Antiquarian Society copy 5 is, loose, unbound copies of the Philadelphia bookseller's catalogues which have been removed from the magazines for 1790-1792.

OCLC:

1041710632

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