The Gentlemans Magazine and Historical Chronicle Volume IX for the Year MDCCXXXIX
by Urban, Sylvanus
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- spine ends and corners dry and worn, hinges starting, some very sporadic staining but on the whole very good.
- Seller
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Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
[1739].spine ends and corners dry and worn, hinges starting, some very sporadic staining but on the whole very good. Illustrated with a folding engraved map of the Russian Ukraine (small tear to right margin otherwise very good). 8vo,. London: D. Henry and R. Cave, gilt stamped calf spine and boards. A very good bound 18th century periodical for the whole year of 1739 -12 issues with separate engraved title pages (plus supplement). Articles include a defense of Mr. Gulliver’s Voyages, a case of the South Sea Company, Dr. Boerhave’s Life, the Solar eclipse, lists of births, deaths and marriages, letters, book reviews, prices of stocks, poetry etc.
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- Bookseller
- Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1216
- Title
- The Gentlemans Magazine and Historical Chronicle Volume IX for the Year MDCCXXXIX
- Author
- Urban, Sylvanus
- Book Condition
- Used - spine ends and corners dry and worn, hinges starting, some very sporadic staining but on the whole very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- [1739].
- Keywords
- Gentlemans Magazine, Periodical, News, 18th Century, South Sea Company, Russian Ukraine, Map
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- Book-Reference;
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Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB
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