The Gentleman's magazine and historical chronicle : volume XIII : for the year MDCCXLIII / by Sylvanus Urban, gent.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cave, Edward, 1691-1754, editor, printer.

Geoffrey Day Collection of Laurence Sterne (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Gentleman's magazine (London, England)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Booksellers and bookselling--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Booksellers and bookselling.

English literature--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

English literature.

English essays--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

English essays.

English poetry--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

English poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Day, Geoffrey (former owner) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Ball, Richard, 1794?-1862 (bookplate) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Taunton Castle (Taunton, England). Library (bookplate) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (bookplate) (Day Sterne Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[4], 706, [18] pages : illustrations, music ; 22 cm (8vo)

Manufacture:

London : Printed by Edw. Cave, jun. ..., [1743]

Fingerprint:

m.ed i-w- seis raan (3) 1743 (Q)

Notes:

Begun and edited by Edward Cave

Signatures: pi⁴ A-B⁴ C² D-G⁴ H² I-K⁴ [superscript chi]K² N-O⁴ [superscript chi]O⁴ [P]⁴ Q-U⁴ X⁶ Y-Z⁴ [2A]² 2B-2D⁴ 2E⁶ 2F-2G⁴ 2H² 2I-2M⁴ [2N]⁴ 2O-2S⁴ [2T]⁴ 2X-3C⁴ [3D]⁴ 3E-3G⁴ [3H]⁴ 3I-3K⁴ [3L]⁴ 3M-3Q⁴ 3R⁶ 3S-3T⁴ [3U]⁴ 3X-4C⁴ 4D² 4E-4H⁴ [4I]⁴ 4K-4U⁴ 4X² 4Y⁴.

Issues have short caption title and date of issue at head of first page of text.

Text printed primarily in double columns.

Woodcut title vignette, illustrations, factotums and head-pieces.

Includes "The unknown world. Verses occasioned by hearing a pass-bell. by the Rev. Mr St--n" (formerly attributed to Laurence Sterne) in "Poetical essays" for July 1743. See M. New, "'The unknown world': the poem Laurence Sterne did not write," Huntington Library Quarterly volume 74, number 1 (March 2011), pages 85-98.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Day Sterne Collection copy acquired from Geoffrey Day in 2018.

Day Sterne Collection copy has bookplate ("Richard Ball") on front pastedown; illustrated bookplate ("THE LIBRARY, Taunton Castle. Purchased") on front pastedown; bookplate ("SOMERSETSHIRE Archaeological & Natural History SOCIETY. Purchased at the Sale of the Taunton and Somerset Institution Library, May 21st, 1883.") on front pastedown.