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The monthly catalogue being an exact account of all books and pamphlets published ... Together with proposals for printing by subscription some books now in the press, or preparing for it. As likewise a list of books printed in foreign parts.

Title
The monthly catalogue [electronic resource] : being an exact account of all books and pamphlets published ... Together with proposals for printing by subscription some books now in the press, or preparing for it. As likewise a list of books printed in foreign parts.
Publication
London [England] : printed by S[usanna]. Collins, for John Wilford, at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little Britain, [1723-1729]

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Additional Authors
  • Wilford, John, active 1716-1742
  • Collins, S.
  • Gale (Firm)
Publication Date
Numb. 1. (March, M.DCC.XXIII.)-Numb. LXXXII. (Februrary, 1730).
Description
4 v.; 2⁰.
Uniform Title
  • Monthly catalogue (London, England : 1723).
  • Eighteenth century collections online.
Alternative Title
  • Volume of the monthly catalogue
  • The ... volume of the monthly catalogue Vols. 1-3
Subjects
Genre/Form
Periodicals – England – 18th century.
Note
  • Editor and publisher: John Wilford.
  • Title from caption.
  • Subtitles vary slightly; from no. 21 subtitles read in part: "being an exact register of all books"; from no. 33: "being a general register of books".
  • Imprint from no. 1-4 from colophon; almost all issues after no. 5 lack colophons.
  • Imprints lack dates, except for no. 18-19.
  • Issues from no. 5 include publisher's statement below title: "Collected by John Wilford, bookseller, in Little-Britain"; followed by a statement that earlier numbers are available.
  • Extended title includes date of issue.
  • Issue number from head of title.
  • Volume title pages give years of issues included; there is no known title page for volume 4.
  • Some numbers include price at foot of first page of text.
  • With individual pagination for no. 1-20; from no. 21 (Jan. 1724) pagination and register are continuous through each calendar year.
  • Printed in two columns from no. 59 (Mar. 1728).
  • Title pages for the first three volumes are dated: 1725, 1727, and 1729. First volume runs from Mar. 1723-Dec. 1724; vol. 2 include numbers for 1725-1726; vol. 3 includes 1727-1728; vol. 4 includes numbers for 1729 and Jan.-Feb. 1730, when publication ceased.
  • Includes classified list of new and reprinted books and pamphlets for each month; includes foreign language publications and books published abroad. Prices are included in the announcements.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • NCBEL
  • Crane & Kaye
  • English Short Title Catalog
Numbering (note)
  • Year of issue given in roman for 1723-1724, later issues dated in arabic. 25. Issue numbers change from arabic to roman with "numb. L." [no. 50] (June 1727).
  • Aug.-Sept. 1723 and 1724 published as combined issues: no. 6 and no. 17.
  • Issues in vol. 4 identified on direction line of monthly numbers from Jan. 1729-Feb. 1730.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Classified subject index included in vol. 1 (Mar. 1723-Dec. 1724), and annually thereafter in the December issue.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Absorbed by 'The Monthly chronicle', March 1730; cf. NCBEL.
OCLC
  • 508339163
  • P2165
Title
The monthly catalogue [electronic resource] : being an exact account of all books and pamphlets published ... Together with proposals for printing by subscription some books now in the press, or preparing for it. As likewise a list of books printed in foreign parts.
Imprint
London [England] : printed by S[usanna]. Collins, for John Wilford, at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little Britain, [1723-1729]
Current Frequency
Monthly
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
NCBEL, II:1346
Crane & Kaye, 569
Numbering
Year of issue given in roman for 1723-1724, later issues dated in arabic. 25. Issue numbers change from arabic to roman with "numb. L." [no. 50] (June 1727).
Aug.-Sept. 1723 and 1724 published as combined issues: no. 6 and no. 17.
Issues in vol. 4 identified on direction line of monthly numbers from Jan. 1729-Feb. 1730.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, P2165.
Indexes
Classified subject index included in vol. 1 (Mar. 1723-Dec. 1724), and annually thereafter in the December issue.
Linking Entry
Absorbed by 'The Monthly chronicle', March 1730; cf. NCBEL.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Wilford, John, active 1716-1742, ed.
Collins, S., printer.
Gale (Firm)
Absorbed By
Monthly chronicle
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