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The London journal..
- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Newspaper
- Author/Creator:
- Gordon, Thomas, -1750, author.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Standardized Title:
- London journal (London, England : 1720)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Layer, Christopher, 1683-1723--Early works to 1800.
- Layer, Christopher.
- Layer, Christopher, 1683-1723.
- Trials (Treason)--England--Early works to 1800.
- Trials (Treason).
- History.
- Great Britain--History--18th century--Newspapers--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- Genre:
- Newspapers -- England -- 18th century.
- Advertisements -- England -- 18th centuty.
- Newspapers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (volume) : illustrations
- Weekly
- Began with no. 42 (14 May 1720); ceased: 17 March 1744 Cf. NCBEL.
- Continues:
- London journal: or, The Thursday's journal
- Place of Publication:
- [London : Printed for J[ames]. Roberts in Warwick-Lane: at which place advertisements, and letters to the author, are taken in]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Editorship attributed to: J. Pitt (compare NCBEL).
- Imprint from colophon of numbers.
- Imprint varies; later issues printed by W[illiam]. Wilkins; some issues printed and sold by J. Peele; some issues lack names.
- Earlier issues have title within headpiece: an engraving of the City of London.
- Text begins with factotum initial.
- Price at foot of first column of text.
- Issues dated according to Lady Day dating.
- Earlier editions printed in two columns; later editions in three.
- Includes British and European news, and advertisements for books and patent medicines; some advertisements have small cuts.
- Includes articles by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, later reprinted as: "Letters from 'Cato'" (1721, 1722, 1724, 1725, 1750-1754) and articles by Mathew Concanen the elder entitled: "The Speculatist" (reprinted, 1730).
- Description based on: Numb. LXXIX. (Saturday January 28. 1720. [id est 1721]); title from caption.
- Reproduction of original in the British Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; C17:1[226]) s1999 miun s
- Numbering begins with numbers 42, which constitutes the first issue with this title.
- Numbering is irregular.
- Some issues have supplements.
- "A large and impartial abstract of the tryal of Christoper Layer, Esq" was issued as a supplement to the Feb. 2, 1723 number of the London Journal, and also issued separately.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL II:1324.
- NCBEL II:1277.
- Times handlist pages 39.
- Stewart, P. Brit. newspapers 122.
- Bodleian newspapers pages 159.
- Early English books tract supplement interim guide 515.l.2[230].
- Contains:
- Abstract of the trial of Christopher Layer, Esq; in the Court of King's-Bench at Westminster, in the ninth year of the reign of our sovereign lord King George, A.D. 1722.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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