The Gentleman's magazine

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English essays--18th century--Periodicals.

English essays.

Great Britain--Periodicals.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social life and cusyoms--18th century--Periodicals.

Physical Description:

303 v. : ill., plates (part col.), ports., maps, facsims. ; 22 cm.

v. 1-303, no. [3]; Jan. 1731-Sept. 1907.

Former Title:

Gentleman's magazine; or, Monthly intelligencer 1731-35

Gentleman's magazine: and historical chronicle. 1736-1833

Gentleman's magazine Jan. 1834-June 1856

Gentleman's magazine and historical review July 1856-May 1868

Place of Publication:

London, [s.n.]

Notes:

Editors: 1731-54, Edward Cave (parliamentary editor, 1740-44, Samuel Johnson).--1754-78, David Henry (1754-66), with Richard Cave).--1778-92, David Henry, John Nichols.--1792-1826, John Nichols.--1826-33, J. B. Nichols and others.--1834-50, John Mitford.--1851-56, J. G. Nichols.--1856-65, J. H. Parker.--1868-73, Joseph Hatton.--1874-1905, Joseph Knight and others.--1906-1907, A. H. Bullen.

From 1731-34, printed by F. Jefferies; 1735-53, by E. Cave; 1754-91, for D. Henry and R. Cave [etc.]; 1792-1826, by Nicholas [etc.]; 1827-56, by J. B. Nichols [etc.]; 1856-65, pub. by J. H. and J. Parker; 1866-76, by Bradbury, Evans & co. [etc.]; 1877-1905, by Chatto & Windus.

Vol. numbers irregular: v. 53-103 are each in 2 pts. and are later counted as v. 53-154; v. 155-199 called new ser., v. 1-45; v. 200 omitted in numbering; v. 201-219 called also new ser., v. 1-19; v. 220-224 called also new ser., v. 1-5; v. 225-241 called "entirely" new ser., v. 1-17; v. 242-248 called v. 240-246.

Local Notes:

HSP copies befor 1820 on deposit in the Library Company of Philadlephia.

HSP has: v. 1 (1731)-1862; Two copies of v. 2 (1732), v. 6 (1736).

Finding Aid/Index:

1731-86, 2 v.; 1787-1818, 2 v.; 1731-1818, List of plates and wood-cuts, 1 v.

OCLC:

1570611