The History of the works of the learned, for the year ... : containing impartial accounts and accurate abstracts of the most valuable books published in Great-Britain and foreign parts. Interspers'd with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects, critical reflections, and memoirs of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature

Author(s)

• Chambers, Ephraim, ca.

Bibliographic Information

The History of the works of the learned, for the year ... : containing impartial accounts and accurate abstracts of the most valuable books published in Great-Britain and foreign parts. Interspers'd with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects, critical reflections, and memoirs of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature

printed for Jacob Robinson, 1739-1742

• 1738, v. 1
• 1739, v. 1
• 1739, v. 2
• 1740, v. 1
• 1740, v. 2
• 1741, v. 1
• 1741, v. 2
• 1742, v. 1
• 1742, v. 2

Other Title

The History of the works of the learned : giving a general view of the state of learning throughout Europe, and containing an impartial account and accurate abstracts of the most valuable books publish'd in Great Britain and foreign parts. Interspers'd with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects, critical reflections, and memoirs of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature

Note

Editor: Ephraim Chambers (cf. NCBEL)

Title and month of issue repeated as caption on first page of text

1738, v. 1 has special t.p. with each issue

Pagination and register continuous within each volume

Last page of each issue lists new publications for the month

Consists primarily of book reviews and literary news

References: NCBEL, II:1297

Details

• NCID: BB04967672
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 21 cm. (8vo)