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 InfoLondon [England] : printed for R. Griffiths in the Strand, and C. Henderson under the Royal-Exchange, [1761-MDCCLXII. [1762]
Description2 volumes : tables ; 21 cm (8⁰)
Supplemental ContentFull text online
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Variant title Library
Portion of title Moral and critical magazine
Caption title Library, for
FrequencyIrregular (collected issues)
General noteThe 'society of gentlemen' includes Andrew Kippis and others.
General noteWith caption title and date at beginning of each monthly issue.
General noteTable of contents arranged in broad subject categories.
General noteImprint to v. 1 lacks date; year of publication from dates of issues.
General noteNote 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 noteIncludes 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 noteReproduction 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 numberingPossibly intended as an annual, volumes include irregular numbers of monthly issues.
Special numberingMonthly issues unnumbered; chronological designation only.
Special numberingNo more published.
Reproduction noteJoyner- 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 noteCollects, with added prefatory material, monthly issues of: The Library.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.
Other titleLife. No. 1-14.
Other titlePhilosopher. No. 1-3.

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