The British mercury, or Annals of history, politics, manners, literature, arts, etc : of the British Empire. ... by I.W. von Archenholtz.

Other author Archenholz, Johann Wilhelm von, 1743-1812 editor.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHamburg [Germany] : printed for the editor and sold in commission by B.G. Hoffman, [1787]
Descriptionvolumes ; 19 cm (8⁰)
Supplemental ContentFull text online
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Variant title British mercury
Portion of title Annals of history, politics, manners, literature, arts, etc.
Caption title British mercury
FrequencyQuarterly
General noteEditor: Johann Wilhelm von Archenholz.
General noteTitle pages are engraved.
General noteTitle page includes vignette of infant Mercury in flight, signed: Tringham scp:
General noteImprints lack dates; years of publication from designations.
General noteIndividual issues in each volume have caption titles, followed by isse number, place and date of publication.
General noteNumber and date repeated on running title line.
General noteNote at end of v. 17, no. 25 (18 June 1791) reads in part, "that the publication of this paper will be concluded with the next no."
General noteContinuous pagination and register in each volume.
General noteIncludes news from Britain: politics, legal affairs, court gossip, art and theater reports, new books, anecdotes, poetry, general news and advertisements.
General noteDescription based on: Vol. II. for 1787.
General noteReproduction of original from British Library.
References NCBEL, II:1336
References Crane & Kaye, 74
References Times handlist, p. 46
References English Short Title Catalog, P6307.
Special numberingVolumes include 13 numbers each; numbering begins again after no. 26.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexes In each volume: topical index, with state paper and poetry titles, issued with the final number.
Title history noteCollects weekly issues of: The British mercury.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.

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