1797 Gentleman’s
Magazine George Washington Gunpowder Treason Fawkes Napoleon
The Gentleman’s Magazine was
an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without
interrupt for nearly 200 years and was the first of its kind to use the term
‘magazine’. It was published by Edward Cave, pseud. Sylvanus Urban.
This 1797 edition includes a variety of important and interesting
contents including:
·
George Washington’s speeches to Congress
·
Capture of Trinidad
·
Steam engines used
in coin making
·
Ship Building
·
Cannon firing,
gunpowder
·
Slave trade
·
John Locke
·
Physical
descriptions of a kangaroo
·
Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
·
Details on
reformations occurring in Paris (French Rev)
·
Freemasons in Europe
and America
·
Gunpowder Treason and Plot / Guy Fawkes
·
Unexpected rise in
the number of wolves in France
·
William Pitt
Item number: #20122
Price: $750
URBAN, Sylvanus [Edward Cave]
The Gentleman’s Magazine: for 1797, volume LXVII.
London: printed by John Nichols, 1797. First edition.
Details:
· Collation:
Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – iv, 535, [17]
o Vol. II – [3], 538-1138, [20]
o Illustrated with 31 engravings
· Language:
English
· Binding: Leather;
tight and secure
· Size: ~8.5in
X 5.25in (22cm x 13.5cm)
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