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A collection for improvement of husbandry and trade.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection HC254.5.H6x
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- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Economic conditions.
- Great Britain.
- Agriculture--Great Britain--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Agriculture.
- Prices--Great Britain--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Prices.
- Great Britain--Commerce--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Agriculture--Great Britain--Periodicals.
- Commerce.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Electronic journals.
- Prices current.
- periodicals.
- Periodicals
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- 20 volumes ; 35 cm (fol.)
- Weekly
- Numb. 1 (Wednesday, March 30, 1692)-
- Ceased with vol. 20, numb. 583 (24 Sept. 1703). NCBEL.
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Published by Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall, and sold by J. Hindmarsh at the Golden Ball against the Royal Exchange, S. Smith at the Princes Arms, S. Pauls Churchyard; F. Saunders at the Blue Anchor, New Exchange; and W. Hensman in Westminster-Hall, 1692-1703.
- Notes:
- Edited by John Houghton. See Nelson and Seccombe.
- Title from caption.
- Imprint from colophon.
- Colophon varies slightly.
- Each issue has content note below date line.
- Originally published on Wednesday; later on Friday.
- Includes commodity prices.
- Reprinted in the 18th century.
- Volume numbering begins with vol. 2 (no. 25, 20 Jan. 1693).
- Issue numbering is continuous over volumes.
- Nos. 38 and 194 are misnumbered 37 and 195; Vol. 6, numb. 144 is misnumbered vol. 9, numb. 144.
- Latest issue consulted: Vol. 18. Numb. 525 (Friday, August 14, 1702).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Each volume has its own index.
- Cited in:
- Nelson, C. British newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 49.001-440
- New Cambridge bibliography of English literature, II:1342
- Times (London, England). Tercentenary handlist of English & Welsh newspapers, magazines & reviews, page 33
- Hanson, L. Contemporary printed sources for British and Irish economic history, 1701-1750, 2
- English short title catalogue, P1696
- James Cat.: 8613
- OCLC:
- 265473450
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