The Lottery magazine; or, Compleat fund of literary, political and commercial knowledge. [electronic resource] : For ... containing ...

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--England--Intellectual life--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v., plates (some col.) ) ports., maps (some fold.) ;

Monthly

Began in: July 1776; ceased in: Dec. 1777. Cf. NCBEL.

Other Title:

Lottery magazine; or, Compleat fund of literary, political and commercial knowledge

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for Johnson and Co. No. 4. Ludgate-Hill, and no 95. in the Strand, and sold by all the booksellers, stationers, and news-carriers in town and country, 1776.

Notes:

Title page title and date repeated as caption on first page of text.

Imprints lack dates.

Title page include description of contents.

Imprints vary slightly; later issues read in part: Printed for E. Johnson.

At foot of title page in square brackets: Price one shilling.

Printed in two columns.

Includes articles on history and travel; two essays entitled: The Chamelion; current events with births, marriages and deaths; announcements of books published and a poetry section.

Descripton based on: June, 1777.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Issues have chronological designation only.

Caption title date on June 1777 issue misprinted as "1776".

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1306

Crane & Kaye, 413

Times handlist, p. 44

Sabin, 42153

English Short Title Catalog, P2486.

Contains:

Chamelion.

OCLC:

508356521