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The Literary fly

Title
  1. The Literary fly [electronic resource].
Published by
  1. [London] : Printed and published by [Christopher] Etherington, at no 25, opposite the south-door of St. Paul's (where letters, post-paid, to the Literary Fly will be received). To be had also at Bell's, in the Strand; Richardson and Urquhart's, Royal Exchange; Faulder's, in New Bond-street; Fletcher's, Oxford; Merril's, Cambridge; Frobisher's, York; Walker's Maidstone; and all the booksellers in town and country, [1779]

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Additional authors
  1. Croft, Herbert, Sir, 1751-1816.
  2. Isted, George.
  3. Gale (Firm)
Publication date
  1. Number I. (Monday, January 18th, 1779)-Number XVII. (Saturday, May 8th, 1779.).
Description
  1. v.; 2⁰.
Uniform title
  1. Eighteenth century collections online.
Alternative title
  1. Literary fly volume the first 1779
Subject
  1. Periodicals > 18th century > England
  2. English poetry > 18th century > Periodicals
  3. English literature > Anecdotes > Periodicals > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
  1. Periodicals – 18th century – England.
Note
  1. Written and edited by: Sir Herbert Croft and George Isted.
  2. Engraved title.
  3. Issue number and title repeated as running title.
  4. There are two editions of no. 1; the first was distributed gratis along with the collective title page and "The second edition", which has "Price fourpence" within square brackets.
  5. Contents include poetry and literary gossip.
  6. Description based on:Number I. [The second edition] (Monday, January 18th, 1779); title from caption.
  7. Latest issue consulted: Number XVII. (Saturday, May 8th, 1779.).
  8. Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Indexed in (note)
  1. NCBEL
  2. English Short Title Catalog
Numbering (note)
  1. Volume no. appears on direction line.
  2. Appeared on Saturday from no. 2.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Electronic reproduction.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Collected in a single volume with the same title: London, 1779; reprinted in the same year.
Title
  1. The Literary fly [electronic resource].
Imprint
  1. [London] : Printed and published by [Christopher] Etherington, at no 25, opposite the south-door of St. Paul's (where letters, post-paid, to the Literary Fly will be received). To be had also at Bell's, in the Strand; Richardson and Urquhart's, Royal Exchange; Faulder's, in New Bond-street; Fletcher's, Oxford; Merril's, Cambridge; Frobisher's, York; Walker's Maidstone; and all the booksellers in town and country, [1779]
Current frequency
  1. Weekly
Series
  1. Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed in:
  1. NCBEL, II:1286
Numbering
  1. Volume no. appears on direction line.
  2. Appeared on Saturday from no. 2.
Reproduction
  1. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed in:
  1. English Short Title Catalog, P2947.
Linking entry
  1. Collected in a single volume with the same title: London, 1779; reprinted in the same year.
Connect to:
  1. Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
  2. Full text online
Place of publication
  1. Great Britain England London.
Added author
  1. Croft, Herbert, Sir, 1751-1816. Author
  2. Isted, George. Author
  3. Gale (Firm)
Added title page title
  1. Collected with added title: Literary fly volume the first 1779
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