The Harleian miscellany or, a collection of rare, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, [electronic resource] : as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late Earl of Oxford's library.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Oldys, William, 1696-1761, ed.

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Author of introduction, etc.

Osborne, Thomas, d. 1767, bookseller.

Language:

English

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8 v. )

Semiannual

Vol. I. [1744]-vol. VIII. [1746]

Other Title:

Harleian miscellany or, a collection of rare, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts,

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn, MDCCXLIV [1744]-1746.

Notes:

Editor: William Oldys; with an introduction by Samuel Johnson.

Running and caption titles reflect titles of collected pieces.

Imprints includes some dates in roman.

With list of subscribers and contents list in each volume.

Pagination continuous in each volume; printed in 2 columns; some vols. have advertisments at end.

Includes collected essays and documents (many from 17th century) on: religion; politics; agriculture; marriage; travel. One section: "The Levellers" reprinted in facsimile (from vol. V, p. 416-433)by the Augustan Reprint Society.

Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.

Volumes lack chronological designation; dated from imprint.

Finding Aid/Index:

Indexed by subject and author's names.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, P3247.

Contains:

Levellers.

OCLC:

508356743