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 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 Oldys, William 1696-1761 editor. Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 author of preface. Oxford, Edward Harley Earl of 1689-1741 contributor. Osborne, Thomas -1767 bookseller. Boreham, William Wakefield 1804-1886 former owner. Holmes, John former owner. text bibliography Sources. bibliographies. Bibliographies History Sources Bibliographies. Subscription lists (Printing)-England-London-1744. Bibliographies. enk 1744 1746 monographic eng print 8 volumes ; 26 cm The whole and true discourse of the enterprises and secrete conspiracies ... against Henry de Valois / A. Cooke -- Pope Joan, a dialogue between a Protestant and a Papist. -- The pennyless parliament of thead-bare poets. -- The praier and complaynte of the ploweman unto Christe / J. Bale -- A brefe chronycle concerning ... Sir Iohan Oldcastle / R. Cecel, Earl of Salisbury -- The state and dignity of a secretary of state's place. -- An account of the burial of King Charles I / J. Bale -- A brefe comedy or enterlude of Iohan Baptystes preachynge in the wyldernesse / T. Knell -- An epitaph ... upon the life and death of Dr. Bonner / J. Skelton -- Elynour Rummin / T. Churchyard -- A spark of friendship / [H. Chettle] -- England's mourning garment. -- Bacchus bountie / A. Niccholes -- A discourse of marriage and wiving. -- The anatomy of a woman's tongue. 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. English short title catalogue, T36012 Oxford Dictionary of national biography Hennington, B. M. Lois G. Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature: a checklist, 316 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. All volumes except volume 2 of the Cushing Library/Rare Books/Morrison Collection copy contain separate armorial bookplates of William Wakefield Boreham and John Holmes on front paste-downs. TXA e-uk--- Great Britain History 1485- Sources Pamphlets Bibliography Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1485- Sources Pamphlets Bibliographie Pamphlets Great Britain Since 1485 fast Great Britain England London 942.05 828.5 H284 English short title catalogue, T36012 Oxford Dictionary of national biography Hennington, B. M. Lois G. Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature: a checklist, 316 Harleian miscellany London, Printed for T. Osborne, 1744-46 (OCoLC)646960078 02020588 DLC 790830 20260305182436.8 in00000675799 eng