| Uniform title | Political state of Great Britain (London, England : 1711 : Semiannual) |
| Variant title |
Political state |
| Caption title |
Political state of Great Britain for the month of ... |
| Running title |
Political state for ... Mar. 1712- |
| Frequency | Semiannual (collected issues) |
| General note | Edited by Abel Boyer until his death; occasionally erroneously attributed to Defoe. |
| General note | Imprint includes year of publication. |
| General note | Imprints vary; vol. 10-11 read in part, "printed for John Baker, and T. Warner"; vol. 12 reads in part, "printed for the author". |
| General note | Monthly issues through June 1712 have city and date at head of first page of text in each issue. |
| General note | Some vols. include monthly issue title pages reading: The political state of Great Britain, with the most material occurrences in Europe. For the month of ... |
| General note | Some issues include running titles with date and a portion of the main title. |
| General note | Outer margin of each page of text includes content notes, and from v.2: volume numbers. |
| General note | Some issues dated according to Lady Day dating. |
| General note | Includes detailed reports on Parliamentary and court activity for the month, discusses European political and military news, with lists of promotions, budget news and copies of political documents. |
| General note | One issue only filmed at Primary Source Microfilm, the Eighteenth Century, reel 14086 - 1714:Nov. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1294 |
| References |
Times handlist, p. 37 |
| References |
McLeod, W. and V. Graphical directory, 1702-1714, p. 42 |
| References |
Crane & Kaye, 733 |
| References |
Goldsmith's lib. cat, 37635 |
| References |
English Short Title Catalog, P3080. |
| Special numbering | Volume numeration begins with vol. 2. |
| Special numbering | Monthly issues lack numerical designation. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Indexes |
Subjects in each volume, usually entered under personal name. |
| Title history note | Vol. I-VIII reprinted in 1718-1719 as: Quadriennium annæ postremum (London: T. Warner) |
| Title history note | Collects, semiannually, various printings of the monthly issues of this title. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |