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Title: Bound volume of 18th century periodicals, including several early American magazines Author: ** Place: Various Places Publisher: Date: Various Dates Description: Includes: The Gentleman's Magazine. Lacking 2 leaves. London: D. Henry, November, 1760. * The Gentleman's Magazine. London: D. Henry, May, 1765. * The Royal American Magazine. Title page vignette by Paul Revere Includes "An Act for Blockading the Port of Boston." 1x2" strip cut from head of title page, lower corner of title page lacking, affecting a few words from the publishers imprint, lower third of one page lacking. Boston: I. Thomas, May, 1774. * The Boston Magazine. With copperplate engraving of a Hot Air Balloon. One leaf torn in outer margin with loss of a few line ends. Boston: Norman, White and Freeman, February, 1784. * Gentleman and Lady's Town and Country Magazine. Lacking 2 leaves. Boston: Weeden and Barrett, May, 1784. * The Boston Magazine. Lacking one leaf. Boston: Norman, White and Freeman, June, 1784. * The Boston Magazine. Boston: Greenleaf and Freeman, December, 1784. * The Boston Magazine: Greenleaf and Freeman, February, 1785. * The Boston Magazine. Boston: Greenleaf and Freeman, March, 1785. * The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine. Lacks final 4 leaves and lower half of preceding leaf. Philadelphia: William Young October, 1791. Together 10 periodicals, crudely housed in a later ¾ red morocco and boards binding from an unknown work, modern paper labels on spine. An interesting assortment of English, Colonial American, and early U.S. periodicals. Lot Amendments Condition: Top of spine pulled; pages rough at edges and with several chips and short tears; lacking all illustrations with the exception of the plate listed above; several issues lacking one or more leaves; light foxing; overall fair to good. Item number: 184039