The Harleian miscellany or, a collection of rare, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late Earl of Oxford's library
London [England] : printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn, MDCCXLIV [1744]-1746
Publication Dates
Vol. I. [1744]-vol. VIII. [1746]
Physical Details
8 v. ; 24cm (4⁰)
Finding Aids
Indexed by subject and author's names
Editor: William Oldys; with an introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Running and caption titles reflect titles of collected pieces.
Imprints includes some dates in roman.
With list of subscribers and contents list in each volume.
Pagination continuous in each volume; printed in 2 columns; some vols. have advertisments at end.
Includes collected essays and documents (many from 17th century) on: religion; politics; agriculture; marriage; travel. One section: "The Levellers" reprinted in facsimile (from vol. V, p. 416-433)by the Augustan Reprint Society.
Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.