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The Grand magazine of magazines, or Universal register : Comprising, all that is curious, useful, or entertaining.

Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication Info[London, England] : Printed for J. Staples, opposite Stationers-Hall, Ludgate-Street, and sold by all the booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, 1758.
Descriptionvolumes, plates : maps, charts ; 8⁰ (22 cm).
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Anglo-French War, 1755-1763--Campaigns --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Anglo-French War, 1755-1763--Naval operations --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Literature--Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
French literature--Translations into English --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Books--Reviews --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Great Britain--Royal Navy --History --18th century --Periodicals --Early works to 1800.
Uniform titleGrand magazine of magazines (London, England : Monthly)
Variant title Grand magazine of magazines
Variant title Portion of title: Universal register
Caption title Grand magazine of magazines
Caption title Magazine of magazines Jan. 1759- >
FrequencyMonthly
General noteTitle and imprint from wrapper.
General noteImprint lacks date; year of publication from text.
General noteImprints vary; no. 5-18: "Printed for T[homas]. Kinnersly".
General noteMain title repeated as caption on first page of text.
General noteCaption title varies.
General noteWrapper includes description of maps and notes on topics covered; inside wrappers have address to the Reader, describing the plan of publication.
General noteLater issues have title pages with vignette and table of contents.
General noteOn titlepage below date line: "To be continued monthly. Price six-pence."
General noteLast leaf of text in no. 1 has table of contents on verso, preceded by table of mortality, bankrupts, stocks, and a list of August fairs.
General notePrinted in two columns; text begins with factotum intial; frontis. plate = map.
General noteReproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References NCBEL, II:1302
References Times handlist, p. 43
References English Short Title Catalog, P2928.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Title history noteCollected semiannually with added prefatory material in v. I.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.

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