The Harleian miscellany: or, A collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late Earl of Oxford's library : Interspersed with historical, political, and critical notes : With a table of the contents, and an alphabetical index.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn,
MDCCXLIV-MDCCXLVI. [1744-1746]
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| Item Description: | The pamphlets were selected and edited by William Oldys. Dr. Johnson supplied the preface. (See Oxford Dictionary of national biography article "Harley, Edward".) Running and caption titles reflect titles of collected pieces. No classification of material is attempted. For chronological arrangement, see edition of 1808-1811. Text printed in double columns. Volumes 1-2 dated 1744, Volumes 3-6 dated 1745, Volumes 7-8 dated 1746. Volume 1: xvi, viii, 608 pages ; Volume 2: xii, 612 pages ; Volume 3: xii, 556 pages ; Volume 4: xii, 572 pages ; Volume 5: xii, 576 pages ; Volume 6: xii, 584 pages ; Volume 7: xii, 608 pages ; Volume 8: xii, 612 pages. Each volume includes a list of subscribers. Head- and tail-pieces, factotum initial. One of the Cushing Library/Rare Books copies was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. The first volume of the Cushing Library/Rare Books/Morrison Collection copy is of the second edition and is cataloged on a separate record. Volumes 2-8 are of this first edition. |
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| Physical Description: | 8 volumes ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |