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The Fortnight's register: or, A Chronicle of interesting and remarkable events, foreign and domestic : from.

Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoLondon [England] : printed for S. Williams, on Ludgate-Hill, M DCC LXII. [1762-1763]
Description22 volumes ; 4⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Caption title Fortnight's register
Variant title Portion of title: Chronicle of interesting and remarkable events
FrequencyBiweekly
General noteNo. 1 has title page with imprint; subsequent numbers have caption titles.
General noteBelow issue number: "To be continued."
General noteNote at end of no. 5: "The magazine will not go in a frank, with the addition of the Fornight's register, unless the margins are close cut down."
General notePagination is continuous.
General noteLargely military news; some theatrical, trade, useful hints and inventions; some issues include selections from the London Gazette, news from North America and Europe; emphasis is on foreign affairs.
General noteReproduction of original from the "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".
References NCBEL, II:1303
References NCBEL, II:1334
References Crane & Kaye, 244
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP2278.
Special numberingNo. 1 has chronological designation only; numeration begins with no. 2.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Title history noteIssued with every other number of: The Political controversy, from no. 5 (16 Aug. 1762).
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.

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