THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE 1791 [Volume, LXI, Parts One and Two, bound in two books] [With reflections on the slave trade]
- Hardcover
- London: Printed by John Nichols for David Henry and sold by Eliz. Newbery, 1791
London: Printed by John Nichols for David Henry and sold by Eliz. Newbery, 1791. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavos, two volumes. In Good minus condition. Bound in full brown speckled calf with red leather labels bearing gilt text to spines. Board on both volumes shaken with splitting at joints. Both volumes with light plus bumping and rubbing to edges and corners of boards; light plus bumping and chipping to heads and tails of spines.
CONTENTS: Vol. LXI Part 1 (iv, 591, [17]. Lacking "Distant View of Glastonbury Torr"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe.-- Vol. LXI, Part 2 ([2], 594-1242, [16] pages. Lacking "Elevations and Plan of a temporary Building at Gibraltar" and "View of the Remains of Winchester Palace"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. The Gentleman’s Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term “magazine” with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave’s vision for the magazine as a “storehouse” of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman’s Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These issues include, among many others, articles about the slave trade. 1389068. Special Collections.
CONTENTS: Vol. LXI Part 1 (iv, 591, [17]. Lacking "Distant View of Glastonbury Torr"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe.-- Vol. LXI, Part 2 ([2], 594-1242, [16] pages. Lacking "Elevations and Plan of a temporary Building at Gibraltar" and "View of the Remains of Winchester Palace"; other plates present as described in Charles St. Barbe. The Gentleman’s Magazine was established in 1731 as a monthly publication by Edward Cave, a London printer and editor. It was the first publication to use the term “magazine” with reference to a publication (the term previously had been used only to refer to a storehouse of physical goods). In keeping with Cave’s vision for the magazine as a “storehouse” of knowledge for the informed gentleman, it featured articles on a wide array of subjects including contemporary politics, history, science, archaeology, geography, literature, music, and economics. The Gentleman’s Magazine continued in regular publication until 1907, with occasional issues printed until 1922. These issues include, among many others, articles about the slave trade. 1389068. Special Collections.