The Universal Magazine

Of

Knowledge and Pleasure

Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Musick, Biography, History,

Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematicks,

Husbandry, Gardening, Cookery, Chemistry, Mechanicks, Trade, 

Navigate, Architecture

And Other

Sciences,

Which may render it,

Instructive and Entertaining

To Gentry Merchants, Farmers and Tradesmen.

To Which occasionally will be added

An Impartial Account of Books in Several Languages

and the State of Learning in Europe:

Also

Of the Stage, New Operas, Plays and Oratorios.

Stated Volume LI

The Second Half Year of 1772 with Issues July through December.

Publish'd Monthly according to Act of Parliament.

By John Hinton at the King's Arms in Paternoster Row.

Near Warwick Lane, London.

Containing information of the day on:

China

British Governance of Bengal

The East India Company

Anecdotes on Sir Isaac Newton

The Union of Scotland and England

Extracts from Bougainville's Voyage 'round

The World and to Taiti or George's Island

&

Much More

[Book has been fully collated and has all text but is missing all illustrations except for a Large fold out map showing several of the Roads of England]

Antique, well over two and a half centuries old hardcover book, bound in half leather with marbled boards and with red leather title label to the hubbed spine face. Exterior of the book shows age, use, shelf or handling wear like rubs or minor chips to the outer edges of the boards as well as some small soils or scuffs. Leather spine face has some stable and swallow crackling and the hinges are not split. Interior of the book likewise has age, use and handing wearing such as minor soils, foxing or minor tatters at the inner margins, near the gutters of some pages or occasional and small tear. Book's binding is tight and well intact and the book is complete aside for the missing illustrations [all but the fold out Road Maps of England copper plate illustration map]. Book has no odors.

Book totals 384 pages, measures approximately 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches and weighs about 1 1/4 pounds

[Seller shelf code: A010]