Read's Weekly Journal Or British Gazetteer.
| Other author | Read, James, active 1701-1739, attributed name. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J[ames]. Read, in White-Fryers, Fleet-street: where advertisements are taken in, 1730-1761. |
| Description | v ; 2°. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection |
| Subjects |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Series | Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | Attributed to George Read. Cf. NCBEL. |
| General note | Imprint from undated colophon. |
| General note | At foot of p. 1 in square brackets: "Price two-pence". |
| General note | Beginning with No. 1434, E. Nunneley's name appears in colophon. |
| General note | Description based: No 282 (Saturday, August 15, 1730.); title from caption. |
| General note | Latest issue consulted: [new ser.] numb. 6 (Saturday, May 2, 1761.). |
| References | NCBEL, II:1322 |
| References | Crane & Kaye, 927 |
| References | Times handlist, p. 40 |
| References | Wiles, Serial Publication in England before 1750, p. 62 |
| References | BUCOP, Vol. 3, p. 97 |
| Special numbering | Numbering is irregular after Sept. 1753; with misnumberings and omissions; issues for 28 Mar-2 May 1761 begin a new series; printed numeration begins with numb. 4. (Saturday April 18, 1761). |
| Special numbering | Numbering continues from the preceding title; numbering, dating and content of No 282 (Saturday, August 15, 1730) repeated from the last issue of its predecessor: The Weekly journal, or British gazeteer. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Title history note | Merged with 'The London spy' to form 'London spy and Read's weekly journal'; apparently 'The London spy' was published in six issues between March and May 1761, but no issues traced (cf. BUCOP). |
| Preceding title | Weekly journal, or, British gazetteer. |
| Merged with | London spy and Read's weekly journal |
| Genre/form | Newspapers. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |