| Portion of title |
Critical observations |
| Variant title |
General title page for v. II: Critical observations on books, antient and modern |
| Frequency | Irregular, no. 9-13 <1784-1807> |
| General note | Editor: Thomas Howes. |
| General note | "To be published occasionally." |
| General note | Most imprints include year of publication. |
| General note | Imprints vary; no. 2-10 and imprint for v. II title page reads: "Sold by B. White, in Fleet-Street"; no. 11 reads: "printed by E. Cox and Son, and sold by B. White"; issues printed after 1800 read in part: "printed by Cox, Son, and Baylis; and sold by B. White." |
| General note | Some copies seem to have been bound so as to compile volumes with varying contents, however the pagination in each number indicates four issues per volume in vols. [1]-2. Volumes 3 and 4 were apparently intended to be combined; together they include issues 9-13, with two added appendices. |
| General note | Table of contents in each volume is not necessarily related to the actual contents of copies seen. It is not clear whether irregularities in compilation are due to the binder, the order of printing, or some other plan. |
| General note | Each volume has continuous pagination and text regardless of the order of individual numbers included. |
| General note | Volumes are identified by numbers in the direction line of each issue; vols. 1 and 3 appear to lack general title pages. |
| General note | Includes discussion on etymology of some Welsh words, but is primarily concerned with biblical and historical chronology; criticizes the works of other commentators on biblical and historical texts. A pamphlet with the divisional title: "A discourse on the abuse of the talent of disputation in religion, ... by Thomas Howes" follows the title page of no. 9 and is paginated with the text which follows (cf. L copy). |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References |
Crane & Kaye, 155 |
| References |
Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 40 |
| References |
English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP6546. |
| Special numbering | Issues lack chronological designation; dated from imprints. |
| Special numbering | Volume numbering begins with vol. II; vol. III. according to a note on the titlepage of no. 9, incorporates vol. IV. |
| Special numbering | Frequency of individual issues appears to be annual through no. 8; no. 9-11 and the appendices to v. 3 and 4 were issued from 1784-1800. |
| Supplement note | Vols. 3 and 4 have two appendices each. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
