The Mirror. A Periodical Paper, Published in Edinburgh in the Years 1779, and 1780.

MACKENZIE Henry (Editor).

Published by London: Printed for W. Strahan, and T, Cadell in The Strand; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh, 1783

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Three volumes. The fifth edition. Duodecimo (18 x 11cm). 'Mackenzie belonged to a convivial and litetary club all the members of which, except himself, were young Edinburgh advocates, and at his suggestion they established a weekly periodical on the model of The Spectator. It was entitled The Mirror and was the first Scottish periodical of the kind. Of the hundred and ten papers it contained, forty-two were written by Mackenzie.'- DNB. Vol. I, pp. viii,271; Vol. II, pp. viii,319; Vol. III, pp. viii,319,[1]. An excellent set in contemporary full calf, the spines with raised bands & labels, gilt. lighty rubbed, the leading hinge on Vol. II slighty split at the top. With the 19th C bookplate of Walter Wilson & a neat contemporary presentation inscription. VG. [Marr 262; DNB XII, 595; CBEL II, 1371].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mirror. A Periodical Paper, Published in Edinburgh in the Years 1779, and 1780.
• Publisher: London: Printed for W. Strahan, and T, Cadell in The Strand; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1783