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Town talk, or, Living manners.

Title
Town talk, or, Living manners.
Publication
London : J. Johnston, 1811-1814.

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New ser. : no. 13-18 (Feb. 1813-July 1813)TextRestricted use Arents SA 0920 New ser. : no. 13-18 (Feb. 1813-July 1813)Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
New ser. : no. 1-6 (Feb. 1812-July 1812)TextRestricted use Arents SA 0920 New ser. : no. 1-6 (Feb. 1812-July 1812)Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
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Additional Authors
  • Agg, John, 1783-1855.
  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
Publication Date
Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 27, 1811)-v. 6, no. 1 (Mar. 1814)
Description
6 v. : ill.; 23 cm.
Alternative Title
  • Town talk
  • Living manners
Subjects
Note
  • References: Cohn. Cruikshank, 802; Reid. Cruikshank, 240, 243, 251, 257, 259, 268; For detailed descriptions of plates see: George, vol. 9.
  • "The tobacco-box" (poem): v. 2, no. 5 (June 1, 1812), p. 387-389. Pipe-smoker depicted in plate to no. 19, Aug. 1813.
  • Imprint varies.
  • Illustrations: Folded leaf of plates (hand-colored etching) to each no. in new series, incl. 7 by George Cruikshank (Mar. 1, 1812 and June-Nov. 1813).
  • Editor: John Agg.
Numbering (note)
  • Began with No. 1, also called v. 1 (July 27, 1811- ) : issued in 22 weekly nos. Began New series with no. 1, Feb. 1, 1812. Issued in monthly nos., Feb. 1, 1812-Jan. 1814. Item numbering appeared on printed paper covers (for information on discrepancies in volume/part designation, cf. Cohn).
Provenance (note)
  • Reuben Jay Flick (bookplate).
Binding (note)
  • Arents copy: each monthly no. in printed gray paper covers as issued. Lacks paper covers for Apr. (1813) and July (1813). Some covers have marginal mutilations (repaired), with slight loss of text.
Call Number
Arents SA 0920
OCLC
  • 32524905
  • 32524905
  • NYPG84-S1364
Title
Town talk, or, Living manners.
Imprint
London : J. Johnston, 1811-1814.
Current Frequency
Monthly, 1812-1814
Former Frequency
Weekly, 1811
Numbering
Began with No. 1, also called v. 1 (July 27, 1811- ) : issued in 22 weekly nos. Began New series with no. 1, Feb. 1, 1812. Issued in monthly nos., Feb. 1, 1812-Jan. 1814. Item numbering appeared on printed paper covers (for information on discrepancies in volume/part designation, cf. Cohn).
Binding
Arents copy: each monthly no. in printed gray paper covers as issued. Lacks paper covers for Apr. (1813) and July (1813). Some covers have marginal mutilations (repaired), with slight loss of text.
Provenance
Reuben Jay Flick (bookplate).
Local Note
Arents copy is incomplete: single folding plates only from Aug., Oct. and Dec. (1813).
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Added Author
Agg, John, 1783-1855.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
Research Call Number
Arents SA 0920 Library has: New ser. no. 1-18 (Feb. 1, 1812-July 1, 1813)
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