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The universal museum; or, The entertaining repository : for gentlemen and ladies. Containing.

Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoCoventry [England] : printed by and for T.Luckman, near the Cross; and sold by J.Sketchley, printer and bookseller, in Birmingham; J. Poole, Hinckley; J. Ireland, Leicester; J. Heath, Nottingham; J. Roe, Derby; J. Sharpe, Warwick; and all other booksellers, both in town and country, M,DCC,LXV. [1765-]
Descriptionvolumes ; 21 cm (8⁰)
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Variant title Universal museum
Portion of title Entertaining repository
Caption title Coventry museum, &c
Running title Coventry museum; or, The universal entertainer
FrequencyAnnual
General noteTitle page includes list of contents.
General noteTitle page includes contents note.
General noteIndividual issues have caption and running titles, which differ.
General noteImprint includes year of publication in roman.
General notePrinted in two columns; text begins with headpiece and factotum initial; signatures somewhat irregular.
General noteIncludes varied essays, anecdotes, and reprinted selections from London magazines, with poetry selections and a current events section: 'Historical detail of public occurrences,' with prices, bankrupts and advertisements.
General noteReproduction of original from the Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP6432.
Special numberingVolume lacks designation; title p. for vol. 2 lacking in copy cataloged.
Special numberingVolume year apparently ran from May? 1764 to Apr. 1765.
Special numberingIndividual issues lack dates or chronological designation; title pages of individual numbers, lacking in collected volume, apparently included designations (see P3272); some issues dated from text.
Special numberingSome issues unnumbered, most have numbers on direction line.
Special numberingPage 344 in vol. 1 misnumbered '4'.
Special numberingCurrent events pages in vol. 1 unnumbered.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Indexes Vol. 1 has table of contents at end in place of index.
Title history noteCollects biweekly issues of The Coventry museum; or The universal entertainer.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.
Contains title Airplay monitor Selections.
Contains title Universal spectator. Selections.
Contains title Lady's magazine. Selections.
Contains title North Briton (1764-1765 continuation). Selections.

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