The monthly catalogue : being an exact account of all books and pamphlets published ... Together with proposals for printing by subscription some books now in the press, or preparing for it. As likewise a list of books printed in foreign parts.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Wilford, John, fl. 1723-1742, ed.

Collins, S., printer.

Standardized Title:

Monthly catalogue (London, England : 1723).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century--Bibliography--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

English literature.

Publishers and publishing--Sources--England--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Publishers and publishing.

Publishers and publishing--Sources--Europe--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 v. )

Monthly

Numb. 1. (March, M.DCC.XXIII.)-Numb. LXXXII. (Februrary, 1730).

Other Title:

Monthly catalogue

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed by S[usanna]. Collins, for John Wilford, at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little Britain, [1723-1729]

Notes:

Absorbed by 'The Monthly chronicle', March 1730; cf. NCBEL.

Editor and publisher: John Wilford.

Title from caption.

Subtitles vary slightly; from no. 21 subtitles read in part: "being an exact register of all books"; from no. 33: "being a general register of books".

Imprint from no. 1-4 from colophon; almost all issues after no. 5 lack colophons.

Imprints lack dates, except for no. 18-19.

Issues from no. 5 include publisher's statement below title: "Collected by John Wilford, bookseller, in Little-Britain"; followed by a statement that earlier numbers are available.

Extended title includes date of issue.

Issue number from head of title.

Volume title pages give years of issues included; there is no known title page for volume 4.

Some numbers include price at foot of first page of text.

With individual pagination for no. 1-20; from no. 21 (Jan. 1724) pagination and register are continuous through each calendar year.

Printed in two columns from no. 59 (Mar. 1728).

Title pages for the first three volumes are dated: 1725, 1727, and 1729. First volume runs from Mar. 1723-Dec. 1724; vol. 2 include numbers for 1725-1726; vol. 3 includes 1727-1728; vol. 4 includes numbers for 1729 and Jan.-Feb. 1730, when publication ceased.

Includes classified list of new and reprinted books and pamphlets for each month; includes foreign language publications and books published abroad. Prices are included in the announcements.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Year of issue given in roman for 1723-1724, later issues dated in arabic. 25. Issue numbers change from arabic to roman with "numb. L." [no. 50] (June 1727).

Aug.-Sept. 1723 and 1724 published as combined issues: no. 6 and no. 17.

Issues in vol. 4 identified on direction line of monthly numbers from Jan. 1729-Feb. 1730.

Finding Aid/Index:

Classified subject index included in vol. 1 (Mar. 1723-Dec. 1724), and annually thereafter in the December issue.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1346

Crane & Kaye, 569

English Short Title Catalog, P2165.

OCLC:

508339163