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The court and city register for the year 1761 : containing, I. An almanack. II. New and correct lists of both House of Parliament. III. The court register. IV. Lists of the army and navy
Title
The court and city register for the year 1761 : containing, I. An almanack. II. New and correct lists of both House of Parliament. III. The court register. IV. Lists of the army and navy.
Edition
The thirtieth edition, / containing more lists than any book of this sort and some new ones never yet printed. Carefully corrected at the proper offices : with the promotions since the accession of His Majesty King George III.
Publication
London : Printed for John Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard; J. Jolliffe, St. James's-Street; C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Richardson, S. Crowder, and M. Cooper, in Pater-noster-row; E. Reeve, Fleet-Street; P. Stevens and T Caslon, against Stationers-Hall; J. Robson (late Brindley's,) in New Bond-Street; and G. Kearsly, in Ludgate-Street, [1761?]
Physical Description
[8] pages, [13] leaves, [60], 242, [2] pages : illustration, tables ; 14 cm (12mo)
Local Notes
Lillian Goldman Law Library DirA C835 1761 short copy purchased from Bernard Quaritch Ltd. in May, 2023.
Lillian Goldman Law Library DirA C835 1761 short copy bound in contemporary calf or sheep with gilt border to boards and gilt fillets on spine. Raised bands.
Notes
Contains separate title page for: New and correct lists of both Houses of the Eleventh Parliament of Great Britain : summoned to meet for their eighth session, November 18, 1760 ... London : Printed for John Rivington, J. Jolliffe, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, M. Cooper, P. Stevens, J. Richardson, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, J. Robson, and G. Kearsly, 1760.
Contains separate title page for: Rider's British Merlin for the year of our Lord God 1761 ... / compiled for his country's benefit by Cardanus Rider. London: Printed by H. Woodfall, for the Company of Stationers, 1761. Title page and signature A printed in red and black within double-ruled borders. 2nd and 3rd groups of paging. Below imprint in square brackets: Price stitch'd nine-pence.
On Rider's British Merlin ... 1761: Tax stamp for two pence on title page; signature A is interleaved with blank leaves.
Includes index.
"... both House of Parliament" is misspelled on the title page, correct spelling is "... both Houses of Parliament."
Below imprint on collective title: Price bound two shillings and nine pence. Without an almanack two shillings.
Variant and related titles
Rider's British Merlin for the year of our Lord God 1761.
New and correct lists of both houses of the twelfth Parliament of Great Britain ... 1760.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 01, 2023
References
English short title catalogue, N4860.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Almanacs.
Also listed under
Stationers' Company (London, England), bookseller.
C. Hitch and L. Hawes (Firm), bookseller.
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