URBAN, Sylvanus [pseudonym for founder Edward CAVE].

The Gentleman’s Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Vol. LVI. For the YEAR MDCCLXXXVI. Part the Second. [July through December 1786]

London: Printed by John Nichols, for David Henry, late of St. John’s Gate;, 1786. Quarter-bound leather. [PERIODICAL] [GREAT BRITAIN]. Printed by John Nichols, for David Henry, late of St. John’s Gate; and sold by Eliz. Newberry, the Corner of St. Paul’s Church-Yard, Ludgate-Street.

First edition. 8vo; [1] 534-1148pp, + [16]pp Index; quarter-bound brown calf with marbled boards; bookplate on front pastedown “The Property of the Light House Establishment,” now the U.S. Lighthouse Service, pasted over an older bookplate; 14 bound-in illustrated plates, 8 are fold-out and one is the fold-out map “Chart of the Course of the Don and the Volga through the Region of the Kosaks:” period binding worn, front hinge cracked through but not detached, binding of leaves is tight; chipping of spine; interior bright; very good minus. Very good. Item #1577

The Gentleman’s Magazine was founded in London in 1731 by Edward Cave and was published monthly for almost 200 years, until 1922. Of note in Domestic Occurrences reported on Wednesday, August 2 is the report of the attempted assassination of King George III by Margaret Nicholson, a woman who after examination, was judged to be insane In a show of great empathy, King George III was reported to have said, “I am not hurt—take care of the woman—do not hurt her.”

Monthly reports from America detail the ongoing struggle with Native Peoples.

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