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The western county magazine : for the year ... By a society of gentlemen.

Other author/creatorCowper, William, 1731-1800 contributor.
Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoSalisbury [England] : printed for and sold by B.C. Collins, and by S. Crowder in London, [1789-1792]
Description4 volumes ; 22 cm (8⁰)
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Variant title County magazine for
Caption title County magazine for ...
FrequencyAnnual (Collected issues)
General note"Particularly dedicated to the inhabitants of Wilts, Hants, Berks, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall".
General noteCaption title and date of issue repeated as running title.
General noteTitle pages include description of contents.
General noteImprint lacks date; year of publication from designation.
General noteMonthly issues within each volume lack imprint.
General noteIssue date given below caption in each monthly number.
General noteCaption title has headpiece.
General noteWith volume and number on direction line of each issue.
General notePrinted in two columns; text begins with factotum initial.
General noteAn address to subscribers on p. 368 of v. 6 announces the end of publication.
General noteGeneral news and commentary on the state of Britain, Ireland and the East India Company, with naval analysis of the Dutch War, reports on the seige of Gibralter and commentary on other military activities; includes anecdotes, correspondence, poetry selections--with several contributions from William Cowper. Also includes essays entitled: The Academician and The Moralist.
General noteReproduction of original from the British Library.
References NCBEL, II:1352
References Crane & Kaye, 139
References Times handlist, p. 220
References Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 171
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP6064.
Special numberingVol. III constitutes the first volume with this title.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Indexes Subjects, poetry titles; in Dec. issue of each volume.
Title history noteCollects, with added prefatory material, monthly issues of The county magazine from Jan. 1789 through Dec. 1792.
Preceding title County magazine (Salisbury, England : Annual)
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.
Other titleMoralist.
Other titleAcademician.

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