The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal Vol 65 July - Dec 1781

Several Hands

Published by Ralph Griffiths, London, 1781

Ralph Griffiths (born c. 1720 in Shropshire, England, died September 28, 1803 at Linden House, Turnham Green, London) was a journal editor and publisher of Welsh extraction. In 1749, he founded London's first successful literary magazine, the Monthly Review (1749-1845),[1] and remained its editor until his death in 1803. Little is known of his early life; he began his career as a watchmaker at Stone in Staffordshire, before moving to London around 1741 to work for the Fleet Street bookseller Jacob Robinson.] In 1747 Griffiths erected the warning Sign of the Dunciad outside of his own shop. Two years later he launched the Monthly Review, which became an instant success and earned him an estimated £2,000 a year. The bookseller's sign warning dunces that The Monthly would have no mercy in exposing dull and uninteresting authors. Reviews of literary publications from July through December of 1781. Front hinge is cracked but is still holding. Contents clean with no marks. Decorated boards, tips are worn and bent. Three quarters of the backstrip is blackened. Seller Inventory # 7005

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal Vol ...
Publisher: Ralph Griffiths, London
Publication Date: 1781
Binding: Half-Leather
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without a Dust Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition