The Gentleman's Magazine: or, Monthly Intelligencer for the Year 1734 (Vol IV) [July to December]

London John Gate & F Jefferies 1734. Contemporary grey boards, with six compartment leather spine, with gilt dated lettering. Original boards & binding. Some rubbing on spine. Marbled paper all but worn off from boards. Hinges firm & a tight binding. First three pages a little creased on edges, and a few corners a little turned over. First ca 100 pages lightly stained lower edge. A few other minor marks. Still good tight copy. With rare early illustration SOLAR System page 565 Contents Small Pox (p27), Sheriff of Cumberland John Benn Efq (p53) Highway Robbery (p47) Marriage of Prince of Orange to Prinncefs Royal (p160) Acts for repairing highways (171p) Sale of Late Earl of Derwentwater’s Estate (199p) A View of London (265p) (202p) Prices of Goods in London (454, 575, 221p) Members of Parliament Cumberland Sir James Lowther Sir Jof. Pennington (228p) Members of Parliament Westmoreland Anth Lowther Dan Wilson (229p) Laws against pulling down turnpikes (389p) Cherokee Indians brought over from Georgia presented to the King (571, 449p) The Solar System (565p) A monthly publication devoted to topical, historical, financial, social and literary goings on: 1) Proceedings and Debates in Parliament II) Essays, Controversial, Humorous and Satirical; Collected in part from the Publick Papers. III) Dissertations and Letters from correspondent. IV) Select Pieces of Poetry. V) A succinct Account of the most remarkable Transactions Foreign and Domestic. VI) Births, Marriages, Deaths, Promotions and Bankrupts; VII) The Prices of Goods and Stocks, Bill of Mortality, and Register of Books.