A catalogue of Mein's Circulating Library; consisting of above twelve hundred volumes, in most branches of polite literature, arts and sciences; viz. history, voyages, travels, lives, memoirs, antiquities, philosophy, novels, divinity, physic, surgery, anatomy, arts, sciences, plays, poetry, husbandry, navigation, gardening, mathematics, laws, &c. &c. &c. : Which are lent to read, at one pound eight shillings, lawful money, per year; eighteen shillings per half-year; or, ten and eight pence per quarter; by John Mein, bookseller at the London Book-Store, second door above the British Coffee-House, north-side of King-Street, Boston. : This collection will be considerably enlarged from time to time, and the number of volumes will be more than doubled in less than a twelvemonth, if the publisher meets with due encouragement. : At the above place the full value is given for any library or parcel of books, in any language or faculty; and books sold or exchanged.
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dc.contributor.author | Mein's Circulating Library. |
dc.coverage.placeName | Boston, Massachusetts |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-22T18:20:46Z |
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dc.date.created | 1765 |
dc.date.issued | 2004-12 |
dc.identifier | ota:N07896 |
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dc.description.abstract | Ascribed to the press of McAlpine and Fleeming by Winans. Parentheses substituted for square brackets enclosing price in imprint transcription. Error in paging: p. 44 misnumbered 46. Bookseller's advertisement, p. 1-[3], second count. |
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dc.language | English |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
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dc.subject.lcsh | Subscription libraries -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
dc.subject.lcsh | Booksellers and bookselling -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
dc.subject.lcsh | Library catalogues -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
dc.subject.lcsh | Booksellers' advertisements -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
dc.title | A catalogue of Mein's Circulating Library; consisting of above twelve hundred volumes, in most branches of polite literature, arts and sciences; viz. history, voyages, travels, lives, memoirs, antiquities, philosophy, novels, divinity, physic, surgery, anatomy, arts, sciences, plays, poetry, husbandry, navigation, gardening, mathematics, laws, &c. &c. &c. : Which are lent to read, at one pound eight shillings, lawful money, per year; eighteen shillings per half-year; or, ten and eight pence per quarter; by John Mein, bookseller at the London Book-Store, second door above the British Coffee-House, north-side of King-Street, Boston. : This collection will be considerably enlarged from time to time, and the number of volumes will be more than doubled in less than a twelvemonth, if the publisher meets with due encouragement. : At the above place the full value is given for any library or parcel of books, in any language or faculty; and books sold or exchanged. |
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identifier.stc | Evans 10069 |
otaterms.date.range | 1700-1799 |
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