The Cheap Magazine, a work of humble import yet claiming the attention of all ranks, as having for its object the prevention of crimes, and being calculated to ensure the peace, comfort, and security of society. by alluring the young and thoughtless to a taste for reading subjects of real utility. Two volumes.

PERIODICAL. CHEAP MAGAZINE

Published by Haddington: printed and published by George Miller and Son. 1813-1814, 1813

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viii, 616pp, 27 woodcuts; iv, 620pp, 39 woodcuts. 12mo (bound in sixes). Full contemporary tree calf, gilt banded spines, red morocco labels; sl. wear to one head-cap & corner tips, vertical surface crack to spine vol. II, occasional minor foxing. Armorial bookplate of Abercromby of Birkenbog, Bart, and Lady Abercromby's name on each initial blank. Shelf number written on each inner board. Sir George Abercromby, 1750-1831, and Lady Abercromby (Jane Ogilvie), of Forglen House, Banff. This is a collected edition of the The Cheap Magazine; or Poor Man's Fireside Companion, No 1, 14th January 1813 No XII, December 1814, with a general titlepage. No More Published. Vol. II ends with an undated Supplement called 'Vol II, No.XIII'. Worldcat records University of Guelph only, and Edinburgh University Library has Parts I and II (1813) of the Magazine, 96pp, and Part IV (1813) pp [145]-192pp, only. The preface notes some of the sources that the editors have incorporated, including Jonas Hanway, William Mavor and Dr Aiken, and also thank the clergymen and masters of seminaries who have distributed the work, and to parents and guardians who have 'encouraged those under them by their example'. Vol II, p.567, includes a piece on Granville Sharp, and the abolition of slavery. Seller Inventory # 95492

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Cheap Magazine, a work of humble import ...

Publisher: Haddington: printed and published by George Miller and Son. 1813-1814

Publication Date: 1813

Binding: Soft cover