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The Gentleman's magazine, London : Printed by John Nichols [etc.], 1731-1907, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
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  • Title(s)

    The Gentleman's magazine.

  • Former Title(s)

    Gentleman's magazine; or, Monthly intelligencer 1731-35.
    Gentleman's magazine: and historical chronicle 1736-1833.
    Gentleman's magazine (caption title Feb. 1850-June 1856: The Gentleman's magazine and historical review) Jan. 1834-June 1856.
    Gentleman's magazine and historical review July 1856-May 1868.

  • Published/Created

    London : Printed by John Nichols [etc.], 1731-1907.

  • Physical Description

    v. [plates (part col.) ports., maps (part fold.) facsims. 22 cm.

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Serials 11 (Octavo, Range 31)
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Full Alma Record

    https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/9937002913408651

  • Classification

    Periodicals

  • Notes

    BEIN 2011 S21: Includes mixed editions: Jan.-Feb.=6th ed.; Mar.=no ed. statement; Apr.=3rd ed.; May=new ed.; June=no ed. statement; July=5th ed.; Aug.-Oct.=no ed. statement; Nov.=4th ed., printed 1741; Dec.=no ed. statement: 1.
    BEIN 2011 S21: Includes mixed editions: Feb.=5th ed.; all others have no ed. statement: 3.
    BEIN 2011 S21: Autograph: Charles Hartley M.A., Waveney House, Beccles, 1904: 1-3, 9-10, 18.
    BEIN 2011 S21: Autographs: Dav'd Bowher [?], December 20th, anno Domini 1787; Joseph Foster, June 16 [?]
    BEIN 2011 S21: Imperfect, p. 381-382 and 483-486 wanting; Bookplate: Hall Park McCullough; Autograph: Mary Gaskell: 29.
    ELIZ 025: Ms. annotation by Edmond Malone: 1763:Apr.
    BAC: British Art Center copy imperfect: 1731-1818 and 1820-1858 only. British Art Center also has the General index and obituary volume for 1731-1818.
    Yale medical historical volumes the gift of Dr. John Fulton.
    Yale medical historical copy 2 of Volume 64, part 2 (1794) is the gift of M. Felix Freshwater M.D. 1972, 2016.
    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.
    "Edited by Sylvanus Urban, gentleman."
    Editors: 1731-1754, Edward Cave (parliamentary editor, 1740-1744, Samuel Johnson). -- 1754-1778, David Henry (1754-1766, with Richard Cave). -- 1778-1792, David Henry, John Nichols. -- 1792-1826, John Nichols. -- 1826-1833, J. B. Nichols and others. -- 1834-1850, John Mitford. -- 1851-1856, J. G. Nichols. -- 1856-1865, J. H. Parker. -- 1868-1873, Joseph Hatton. -- 1874-1905, Joseph Knight and others. -- 1906-1907? A. H. Bullen.
    Printers vary.
    Includes supplements.
    Beinecke Library copy of v. 23 (1753) of the cumulative ed. has suppl. titled "Of the order of baronets" (20 p., [3] leaves of plates).
    Includes indices.
    Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight. 22937466520008651
    Formerly laid in at page 165 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12. 22937466520008651
    Imperfect; all wanting except pages 407-10, with bottom portions of pages 409 and 410 trimmed away. 22937466520008651

  • Subject Terms

    Bowher, David, -- Autograph. |
    Foster, Joseph -- Autograph. |
    Gaskell, Mary -- Autograph. |
    Hartley, Charles -- Autograph. |
    Literature. |
    Malone, Edmond, 1741–1812 -- Ms. notes. |
    McCullough, Hall Park, 1872–1966 -- Bookplate. |
    Periodicals -- England.

  • Contributors

    Ayscough, Samuel, 1745–1804. | Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry), 1857–1920. | Cave, Edward, 1691–1754, author printer. | Cave, Richard, 1766. | Hatton, Joseph, 1841–1907. | Henry, David, 1710–1792. | Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784. | Knight, Joseph, 1829–1907. | Mitford, John, 1781–1859. | Nichols, J. B. (John Bowyer), 1779–1863. | Nichols, John, 1745–1826. | Nichols, John Gough, 1806–1873. | Parker, John Henry, 1806–1884. | Walker, John, 1770–1831.

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