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Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785 Town and country magazine or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction and Entertainment for the Year 1769. [Vol 1, (1769)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03451 Author/Creator: Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785 Place Written: London, England Type: Magazine Date: 1769 Pagination: 1 v. : 716 p. : ill., maps Height: 21 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

First annual volume of a periodical journal that resembles the Gentleman's Magazine and London Magazine in format and style. 12 monthly issues. Includes many engraved plates. Indexed at the end of the volume. Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr. Book is boxed but original leather cover has red rot.

Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785

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