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The Looker-on : a periodical paper. By the Rev. Simon Olive-Branch, A.M.

Other author/creatorRoberts, William, 1767-1849, editor.
Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoLondon [England] : printed for T[homas]. and J[ohn]. Egerton, Whitehall, (where letters and other communications to the author are received). . Sold also by J[ohn]. Murray, in Fleet-street, and J. Richardson, Royal Exchange, M.DCC.XCII. [1792-1793]
Description86 volumes ; 2⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Uniform titleLooker-on (London, England : 1792)
Variant title Looker on
FrequencyWeekly, 3 Nov. 1792-21 Dec. 1793
General noteEditor: "the Rev. Simon Olive-Branch" (i.e. William Roberts) et al.
General noteIssued with a general title page.
General noteBelow imprint: "Entered at Stationers Hall."
General noteAn essay periodical in the Spectator mould on a variety of topics, including politics, religion, women, gaming, biography, advertising signs; includes essays on the Association for Preserving Liberty, some satire and poetry.
General noteReproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References NCBEL, II:1349
References Times handlist, p. 46
References Bond & Bond. Tatler, p. 68
References Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 68
References English Short Title Catalog, P2284.
Special numberingPublication suspended June 2-Nov. 2, 1792.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Title history noteReprinted numerous times in the 17th and 18th centuries, sometimes with extra numbers; numbers, dates and text on original issues and collected editions do not correspond entirely.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.
Genre/formEssays England 18th century.

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