ECU Libraries Catalog

The pocket magazine; or, Elegant repository : of useful and polite literature.

Other author/creatorHarrison & Co., publisher.
Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoLondon [England] : Harrison & Co. 18, Pater-noster Row, 1794-1795.
Descriptionvolumes, plates : illustrations, portraits ; 12⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Uniform titlePocket magazine; or, Elegant repository (London, England : Semiannual)
Running title Pocket magazine
Portion of title Elegant repository of useful and polite literature
FrequencySemiannual
General noteTitle pages and frontis. plates engraved, with volume number on frontis.
General noteTitle page includes note on subjects, with motto: "Multum in parvo" a bove printer's ornament, and "Utile et dulce" below.
General noteImprints include years of publication.
General noteMonthly issues lack title pages.
General noteIssue numbering consecutive from volume to volume.
General noteIncludes biographies, articles on well-known places, interesting inventions, with foreign and London news for the month, criminal trials of interest, births, marriages, deaths, preferments, bankrupts, theater news, and a poetry section. Volumes include bills of mortality and directions for plates.
General noteReproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.
References NCBEL, II:1310
References Times handlist, p. 47
References Crane & Kaye, 724
References Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 128
References English Short Title Catalog, P6473.
Special numberingVolumes lack chronological designation.
Special numberingFirst volume begins in August instead of July.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexes Classified index in each volume: subjects, poetry titles, government news, theaters.
Title history noteCollects monthly issues of: The Pocket magazine; or, Elegant repository of useful and polite literature.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available