The birch : Humbly dedicated to the magistrates of the city of Oxford.

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Publication InfoOxford [England] : printed for the author; and may be had of the booksellers, 1795-1796.
Description5 volumes ; 24-26 cm (4⁰)
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FrequencyIrregular, No. 5 (June 1796)
General noteSigned at end of each issue: "Academicus".
General noteTitle repeated as caption on first page of text.
General noteImprints include year of publication.
General noteIssue number from head of title; reapeated as "Number ..." on first page of text in each issue.
General noteIssue dates from first page of text.
General noteExtended title varies; on no. 5: Addressed to the citizens of Oxford.
General noteAuthor of no. 1-4 publicly denied authorship of no. 5, but a MS. purporting to be the original of no. 5 is bound with the possibly spurious issue (cf. British Library).
General noteEssays on various problems with civic authority, and with no. 5 discusses electoral responsibility; title seems to refer to an instrument of punishment.
General noteReproduction of original from British Library.
References NCBEL, II:1364
References Crane & Kaye, 1894
References Times handlist, p. 221
References Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 16
References English Short Title Catalog, P6306.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formPeriodicals England 18th century.

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