The library: or, Moral and critical magazine : for the year ... By a society of gentlemen.
| Other author | Kippis, Andrew, 1725-1795, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London [England] : printed for R. Griffiths in the Strand, and C. Henderson under the Royal-Exchange, [1761-MDCCLXII. [1762] |
| Description | 2 volumes : tables ; 21 cm (8⁰) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Library |
| Portion of title | Moral and critical magazine |
| Caption title | Library, for |
| Frequency | Irregular (collected issues) |
| General note | The 'society of gentlemen' includes Andrew Kippis and others. |
| General note | With caption title and date at beginning of each monthly issue. |
| General note | Table of contents arranged in broad subject categories. |
| General note | Imprint to v. 1 lacks date; year of publication from dates of issues. |
| General note | Note at end of May, 1762 issue indicates that the publication was not a financial success and, "a period is put to the publication of the Library". |
| General note | Includes reviews of specific titles, general review articles, poetry selections, a monthly register of curent events including births, marriages, deaths, promotions; later issues include monthly table of stock prices. Issues include 14 essays entitled 'Life' and 3 essays entitled 'The philosopher'. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | NCBEL, II:1303 |
| References | Crane & Kaye, 369 |
| References | Times handlist, p. 43 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP6031. |
| Special numbering | Possibly intended as an annual, volumes include irregular numbers of monthly issues. |
| Special numbering | Monthly issues unnumbered; chronological designation only. |
| Special numbering | No more published. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
| Indexes | Subjects in each vol.; vol. I includes categorical list of new books published each quarter. |
| Title history note | Collects, with added prefatory material, monthly issues of: The Library. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
| Other title | Life. No. 1-14. |
| Other title | Philosopher. No. 1-3. |
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