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The Whitby spy.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection BJ1545 .W45 1784
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- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Conduct of life.
- Moral education--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Moral education.
- Literature--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Literature.
- Poetry--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Poetry.
- England--Intellectual life--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- England.
- Intellectual life.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Periodicals.
- Printers' advertisements.
- Penn Provenance:
- Miller, Elizabeth (autograph) (Kislak Center copy)
- Physical Description:
- [6], 240, [6] pages ; 17 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Whitby : Printed by C. Webster on the Crag, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
- Summary:
- "Essays on the conduct of life, based on anecdotes, classical allusions and selections of fiction; some issues in verse."--ESTC.
- Notes:
- A reprint; originally published semiweekly in thirty numbers, Sept. 1-Dec. 11, 1784. "A general title page and prefatory material was issued to subscribers at the end of publication."--ESTC.
- "Unsigned, but with continuous pagination; turned chain lines, in 4s."--ESTC.
- Printer's advertisement at end of preface.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2022 from Amanda Hall Rare Books.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Julia B. Leisenring Book Fund.
- Kislak Center copy has autograph ("Elizh Miller, Whitby") on front free endpaper.
- Cited in:
- ESTC P3148
- OCLC:
- 173729022
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