Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1272

- ^^^ [ " SYL VAN US URBAN REDIVIVUS . THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE LIBRARY . Being a Cl & ssified Collection of the chief Contents of the Gentleman ' s Magazine , from 1731 to 1868 . Edited by G . LAURENCE GOMME , F . S . A . l raS r BCb [ Ks ill 38 SFhI dBi B g ? Ss lP S ^ mencement p * iven rinci ^? pal ^ at ENTI the articles < in head EMAN 1731 ' of S contained Magazine to each 1868 extract , the in Lib . The date baby Each and Gentle volume will volume be man collecte will ' whence s be Magazine d devoted and they arranged are to from one taken its all being com the - ! I f _ i ^ iSU g and will present all the contributions to the Magazine on that topic , classified subject , read the y A for ppendix reference ; and . an -Nbtes exhaustive and elucidations Index puts are the also contents given of at each the foot volume of the at the pages service and in of the reader , in detail . The following are subjects into which the work will be divided , and to which the volumes will be devoted : — 1 . Manners and Customs . 7 . Numismatics . 2 . Dialect and Popular Sayings . 8 . Historical Antiquities . 3 . Popular Superstitions and Tra- 9 . Original Letters . A A <* it ions- l . and 10 . Topography . ^ ^^^^^ ^^ 11 . Literary Curiosities . 5 . Arehseology-Roman and Saxon . 12 ' Biography and Family History . 6 . Archseology—Foreign and Later 13 - Natural History . English . 14 . Anecdote and Humour . books Each , which Volume , with w the ill exception be Complete of the in contemporary itself , and the records whole , will will contain form a compact everything set not of II absolutely valueless that has appeared in the Magazine . 1 form that The wonderful which Student admits store will of of easy thus information refe be rence enabled , all which to of possess these for , 150 subj in a ects hand that has y | and is instructed worth readable ¦ preserving and shap entertained e , and out in of a I possession ourselves and of the our 224 forefathers venerable ; and and , portl the expense y volumes and on years inconvenience the library shelves ¦ represented will he entirely by the I obviated information either for ; while continuous as has the rarel general and y been systematip reader placed will reading at be his in disposal or possession for the , on occupation of top such ics | interesting | a fund of odd of at half entertaining all -hours periods or , I leisure in profitable and pleasant recreation . I r The First Volumeon MANNEBS AND CUSTOMSis now ready I for ^ delivery The Gentleman . ' s Magazine , Libraky is being issued in handsome ¦ ¦ demy , 8 vo . Vol umes wiu , I of frpm 300 to 350 pages each , tastefully printed in old-faced type , on antique paper , various ancient * « * adornments sty A les full in Prospectus , which and handsomel the , containing Volumes y bound are . the issued details and of their the scheme price ¦ s , ^ describing including 1 the II I free restricted on edition lication on . hand-made paper and the Large Paper Copies , will be sent po I n app London : ELLIOT STOCK , 62 Paternoster Row , E . C , M _ __^^

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