THE NEW ANNUAL REGISTER,; or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature for the year 1791, to which is prefixed, a continuation of the History of Knowledge, learning and Taste, in Great Britain, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth

[GODWIN, William?]

Published by G. J. and Robinson, London, 1792

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8vo, pp. (ii)-vii, , xl, (1)-214, , (1)-129, , 312. (May lack the first half title, Bound in contemporary calf backed boards (cover separate) Clean copy. "The Annual Register . provided a summary of the year's historical events, reprinted the main public documents . reviewed chief books . and offered a convenient reference book to be added to year by year . In 1780, the dissenters started Robinson's New Annual Register. In 1784 Andrew Kippis . suggested to Robinson that [Godwin] should be engaged as an assistant . and employed to compile the historical section. It was Godwin's first and - as events were to turn out - the only regular employment he ever enjoyed"[St. Clair p. 31]. Godwin continued the work until 1790 and St. Clair notes that he may have done part of this 1791 volume.

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• Title: THE NEW ANNUAL REGISTER,; or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature for the year 1791, to which is prefixed, a continuation of the History of Knowledge, learning and Taste, in Great Britain, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth
• Publisher: G. J. and Robinson, London
• Publication Date: 1792
• Edition: First Edition.
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