| Uniform title | Town and country magazine; or, Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment (London, England : Monthly) |
| Variant title |
Town and country magazine |
| Variant title |
Portion of title: Universal repository |
| Variant title |
Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General note | Originated and edited by Archibald Hamilton. Contributors include Thomas Chatterton. |
| General note | Title from caption at head of first page of text (original wrappers lacking in copy cataloged). |
| General note | Designation below caption title. |
| General note | Imprint from original wrapper of Jan. 1770; booksellers' names and addresses follow imprint and vary; names in 1770 include: Robinson and Roberts, and W. Cooke, in London; A. Clarke, at Manchester; T. Slack, at Newcastle; J. Williams, in Dublin; T. White, in Cork; R. Fleming, Edinburgh. |
| General note | Imprint for Jan. 1792 reads in part: Printed for W. Bradford; for Jan. 1793-Jan. 1795: H[enry]. D[elahoy]. Symonds. |
| General note | Wrappers on monthly issues include contents notes. |
| General note | Printed in two columns. |
| General note | Pagination and register are continuous during the calendar year. |
| General note | Includes general essays, articles on the theater, poetry--both original and collected, a summary of public events, notices of new books, marriages, deaths and bankrupts, correspondence from readers, and a number of essays in series including: The Dreamer, The Philosopher, Advice to a sister, The Observer, The Termagant, The Poetical inspector, and The Knight-errant. Also includes 18 essays under the title: Essays on various subjects. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1304 |
| References |
Times handlist, p. 44 |
| References |
Crane & Kaye, 874 |
| References |
Ward. Index of British serials, p. 162 |
| References |
English Short Title Catalog, P2403. |
| Special numbering | Chronological designation only; month and year of issue repeated on direction line of early issues. |
| Supplement note | Most annual cumulations include supplements. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Indexes |
Indexes in annual volumes include general subjects, index to books, name indexes for deaths, marriages and bankrupts, and a summary of the London bills of mortality for the year. |
| Title history note | Cumulated annually. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
| Genre/form | Essays England 18th century. |
| Other title | Man of pleasure, No. 1-115. |
| Other title | Dreamer, No. 1-7. |
| Other title | Philosopher, No. 1-12. |
| Other title | Delineator, No. 1-66. |
| Other title | Advice to a sister, No. 1-12. |
| Other title | Observer, No. 1-195. |
| Other title | Termagant, No. 1-6. |
| Other title | Poetical inspector, No. 1-8. |
| Other title | Knight-errant, No. 1-12. |
| Other title | Essays on various subjects. |