| Uniform title | London magazine. Or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (London, England : 1747 : Annual) |
| Variant title |
London magazine |
| Portion of title |
Gentleman's monthly intelligencer |
| Variant title |
Section title in each issue: Monthly chronologer |
| Frequency | Annual |
| General note | Edited 1732-1755 by Isaac Kimber, 1755-1769 by Edward Kimber (cf. NCBEL). |
| General note | Imprint varies slightly; later volumes have "By His Majesty's authority" above imprint. |
| General note | Above imprint on title pages: Multum in parvo. |
| General note | Text begins with factotum initial. |
| General note | Includes reprinted material from The London Courant, The Craftsman, Old England, The Westminster Journal, The London Gazette, The London Gazette Extraordinary, and other London periodicals. |
| General note | Includes engraved maps, music, poetry, British and European news, Parliamentary news, stock prices, birth, death and marriage notices, bankrupts, essays, excerpts from pamphlets, book and theater reviews, and booksellers' advertisements. |
| General note | Includes "The Diabolical Courant: or, The Hellish Intelligencer," a satire "found printed as a news-paper, in the library of a gentleman of this city, lately deceased, who belonged to the Spiritual Court." |
| General note | Includes 5 essays entitled "The whimsical philosopher" (May 1749-Dec. 1750), 29 essays entitled "Harlequin" (from Jan. 1773), 69 essays entitled "The Hypochondriack" by James Boswell (Oct. 1777-June 1783), 30 essays entitled "Essays on various subjects" (Jan. 1778-Nov. 1781), and 8 essays entitled "The link-boy" (Jan.-Aug. 1782). |
| General note | Some volumes include appendix. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1285-1287 |
| References |
Times handlist, p. 40 |
| References |
English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP2032. |
| Special numbering | Volume numbering begins with XVIII (1749). |
| Special numbering | Some pages misnumbered. |
| Special numbering | Title ends with semi-annual volume (Jan.-June 1783). |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
| Indexes |
Includes cumulative indexes to subjects, persons named, books. |
| Indexes |
General index (1732-1758) published: London: R[ichard]. Baldwin, 1760. |
| Title history note | Cumulates: The London magazine (How: 1732-1747), and The London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (Jan. 1747-1783). |
| Preceding title |
London magazine and monthly chronologer |
| Succeeding title |
London magazine, enlarged and improved |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements England 18th century. |
| Genre/form | Essays England 18th century. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
| Other title | Whimsical philosopher, No. 1-5. |
| Other title | Harlequin, No. 1-29. |
| Other title | Essays on various subjects, No. 1-30. |
| Other title | Link-boy, No. 1-8. |
