Recreations in agriculture, natural-history, arts, and miscellaneous literature. By James Anderson, LLD.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Anderson, James, 1739-1808, ed.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Natural history.

Agriculture--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Agriculture.

English literature--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

English literature.

Art--England--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Art.

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

England.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v., plates ) ill. ;

Semiannual (cumulative)

Vol. I. [1st April 1799.-1st September 1799.]-vol. IV. [19. September 1800.-24. February 1801]; vol. V. Being the first of the second series. [[no.] 25. March 1801-[no.] 30. August 1801.]-vol. VI. Being the second of the second series. [[no.] 31. September 1801.-[no.] 37. March 1802.=No 1. Second series, vol. II.-no 7. second series, vol. II.].

Other Title:

Recreations in agriculture,

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street; and sold by James Wallis, no. 46, Paternoster Row; and R. H. Evans (successor to Mr. Edwards), no. 26, Pall Mall, 1799-1802.

Notes:

Cumulates monthly issues of Anderson's 'Recreations'.

Compiled and edited by James Anderson.

Caption and section titles vary.

Early monthly issues have colophons; later, volumes have single colophon preceding first index leaf. Colophon reads in part: "Printed by T. Bensley".

With title page vignette.

Direction line of each issue has volume number.

With errata notes and list of plates at end of volume index.

Issue numbering is consecutive from volume to volume.

Each issue is divided into three sections, some unpaginated, others with continuous pagination and repeated designations. In first two numbers the 'Recreations in art and literature' are followed by: 'Recreations in natural history' and 'Recreations in agriculture'. The sections of each issue in v. 2 have been rearranged and the caption titles altered. Section titles are self-explanatory.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Numeration begins with no. 9 (Dec. 1799), which constitutes the third issue of v. 2.

No. [7-8] lack both numerical and chronological designations.

Volumes 5-6 have duplicate numbering, and individual issues in v. 6 also have duplicate numbers.

Finding Aid/Index:

Volumes are indexed in sections corresponding to their topical divisions: Natural history, Agriculture, Arts and literature.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1312

Crane & Kaye, 777

Times handlist, p. 48

Ward, W. S. Index of serials, p. 137

Goldsmiths lib. cat., 37680

Alston, III:429

English Short Title Catalog, P2783.

OCLC:

642234523