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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Vol. LVII for the Year M.DCCLXXXVII, Part the Second, [July through December 1787]
by URBAN, Sylvanus [pseudonym for founder Edward CAVE]
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Thomaston, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by John NIchols for David Henry, 1787. Quarter-bound leather. Very good. [PERIODICAL] [AMERICANA]. Printed by John Nichols for David Henry and sold by Eliz. Newberry, the corner of St. Paul's Church-yard, Ludgate-Street.
First edition. 8vo; [1], 554-1200pp + [16] Index; quarter-bound brown calf with marbled boards; bookplate on front pastedown, "The Property of the Light House Establishment," now the U.S. Lighthouse Service, pasted over an older bookplate; 13 bound-in illustrated plates, all present but some bound in a different order than indicated in the index; period binding worn, front joint cracked and fragile but holding; chipping of spine, last page has tears but is complete, a few first pages with damp staining but no odors, interior bright; very good minus. The Gentleman's Magazine was founded in London in 1731 by Edward Cave and was published monthly for almost 200 years, until 1922.
This volume of bound periodicals includes the November magazine issue with an early publishing of the "New Constitution of the United States of America" which was created in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, and not ratified until June 21, 1788.
First edition. 8vo; [1], 554-1200pp + [16] Index; quarter-bound brown calf with marbled boards; bookplate on front pastedown, "The Property of the Light House Establishment," now the U.S. Lighthouse Service, pasted over an older bookplate; 13 bound-in illustrated plates, all present but some bound in a different order than indicated in the index; period binding worn, front joint cracked and fragile but holding; chipping of spine, last page has tears but is complete, a few first pages with damp staining but no odors, interior bright; very good minus. The Gentleman's Magazine was founded in London in 1731 by Edward Cave and was published monthly for almost 200 years, until 1922.
This volume of bound periodicals includes the November magazine issue with an early publishing of the "New Constitution of the United States of America" which was created in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, and not ratified until June 21, 1788.
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- Bookseller
- Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1576
- Title
- The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Vol. LVII for the Year M.DCCLXXXVII, Part the Second, [July through December 1787]
- Author
- URBAN, Sylvanus [pseudonym for founder Edward CAVE]
- Format/Binding
- Quarter-bound leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by John NIchols for David Henry
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1787
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History, British Government
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller
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Thomaston, Maine
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