The Gentleman's Magazine/Volume 1/Issue 2/Books

BOOKS, &c. published in the Month of February.

  • THE Duel a poem. pr. 6d.
  • An epistle from little Capt. Brazen, to the worthy Capt. Plume. pr. 6d.
  • The occasional historian. by Mr. Earbery, No. I.
  • The Free-masons magick ladder, &c. pr. 4d.
  • The fall of the E. of Essex, a Tragedy, alter'd from the unhappy favourit of Mr. Banks.
  • Anti-papismus: or, a letter to the rev. Dr. Trapp, occasioned by his book entitled popery truly stated, &c. pr. 6d.
  • A defence of Dr. Clark's evidences of natural and revealed religion, in answer to the 14th chap. of christianity as old as the creation. By Henry Stebbing D.D. pr. 1.s.
  • Some observations on the present state of affairs, &c.
  • The national debt as is it stood at michaelmas, 1730. stated and explained, pr. 6d.
  • The history of England, &c. by M. De Rapin Thoyras, done into English by N. Tindal, M.A. Vol. XIV.
  • The C---ss's speech to her son Roderigo, at her first seeing him after his late duel, &c. pr. 6d.
  • The new political state of Great Britain, &c. No. XIII. for January.
  • A new project for effectually preventing the abominable practice of swearing, cursing, and lying, pr. 6d.
  • The old political state of Great Britain for January.
  • The London medley, &c. pr. 6d.
  • A treatise of book-keeping, or merchants accounts, in the Italian method of debtor and creditor, &c. by Al. Malcolm. A.M.

* A short treatise upon arts and sciences French and English, &c. by Jobn Palairet, writing master to their Royal Highnesses the Duke, &c.

  • The third part of an essay toward a natural history of Florida, Carolina, and the Bahama Ilands, c. by Mr. Catesby.
  • A sermon preached before the Hon. House of Commons, Jan. 30. by Edw. Littleton, L.L.D. Fellow of Eaton College, &c.
  • Remains of the late rev. and learned John Edwards, D.D. pr. 6s.
  • A demonstration of the insufficiency both of reason and revelation, separately or jointly consider'd in matters of religion, with a conclusion showing what is sufficient, pr. 1s.
  • Thomæ Caii (collegii universitatis regnante Elizabetha Magistri) vindiciæ antiquitatis academiæ Oxon. contra Joannem Caium Cantabrigiensem in lucem ex autographo emisit Tho. Hearne, A.M. &c.
  • Harlequin Horace, or the art of modern poetry, pr. 1s.
  • Justice in all its branches, &c. pr. 9d.
  • A letter to Caleb D'anvers Esq; on his proper reply to a late scurrilous libel, &c. pr. 1s.
  • Two letters from a deist to his friend, concerning the truth and propagation of deism, &c. pr. 1s.
  • The works of Tacitus. Vol. II. translated, &c. by Mr Gordon.
  • Sir Robert Brass, or the intriegues serious and amourous of the knight of the blazing star, &c. in hudibrastick verse..
  • Memoirs of the life and misfortunes of Mr Pless, the supposed author of a letter to a member of parliament in the North, by a lady pr. 6d.
  • The travels of Mr John Gulliver, son to Capt, Lemuel Gulliver, &c. translated from the French by Mr. Lockman. In a neat pocket volume.
  • An epistle to Mr Pope, on reading his translations of the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, &c.
  • The parson-hunter a poem, pr. 6d.
  • The doctor's miscellany, with a quack observatory preface, pr. 1s.
  • The works of Virgil, translated into english blank verse, with large explanatory notes and critical observations, by Joseph Trapp, D.D. 3 vol. 12mo.
  • Patriotism delineated, &c. pr. 6d.
  • Don Carlos de lara: or the Spanish beau: translated from the Spanish of Ruy Diaz, pr. 1s.
  • The gentleman's magazine; or, traders monthly intelligence, No. 1. for January.
  • The monthly chronicle for Jan.
  • Impartial observations on the publick affairs of Great Britain, &c.
  • The court authors display'd, &c.
  • Faithful memoirs of the life, amours, and dramatical performances of Mrs Anne Oldfield, &c. by Wm. Egerton, Esq;
  • Modern history by Mr. Salmon, No. 77 compleats Vol. XIII.
  • Three poetical epistles to Mr. Hogarth, Mr. Drandilge, and Mr. Lambert, by Mr. Mitchel.
  • A brief Description of a new, small, yet accurate Quadrant, by E. Pledger.
  • A Sermon preached before the Lords spiritual and temporal, Jan. 30. by Robert Ld Bp. of Peterborough.
  • Victory over death, a ground of thankfulness to God, &c. a sermon preach'd at Pinners hall, Jan. 31. by Jeremiah Hunt, D.D.
  • Pulteney; or the patriot, a poem, by R. Drury, Gent.

  • A brief account of Mr. John Ginglicutt's treatise concerning the altercation or scolding of the antients, by the author, pr. 6d.
  • Miscellaneous, poems and translations, by the late rev'd Mr. H. Travers.
  • Miscellaneous observations on authors ancient and modern, No. 11.
  • A literary journal for October, November, and December, 1730.
  • Philosophical transactions, No. 415. for September, and October.
  • The case of reason; or natural religion faithfully and fully started; in answer to christianity as old as the creation, by William Law, M.A. part I.
  • The progress of patriotism: a poem.
  • Tables for standard gold and Silver in bars, compared with the course of exchange, by Thomas Collet, pr. 1s.
  • A short apology for the common law, with proposals for removing the expence and delay of equity proceedings.
  • Magna britannia & hibernia antiqua & nova, No. 90.
  • Mr Francis de la Pilloniere's translation of Plato's republick, or ten books concerning righteousness, &c.
  • Philotas; a tragedy: by the author of the fall of Saguntum.
  • The batchelor's recantation; or, his estimate of the expences of a marry'd life Reconsider'd by John Single, Esq; with his and an old maidens advice to all young ones; the virgins prayer, the doctor confuted; or, no cure for love, a young lady's recantation of her resolution to turn nun.
  • A paraphrase and notes on St. Paul's epistle to Philemon, attempted in imitation of Mr. Lock's manner. Pr. 1s.
  • A short history of standing armies in England. By Tho. Trenchard, Esq; Printed first in 1698. pr. 1s.
  • An essay upon something, or something of an essay: being a full answer, &c. to Caleb Danvers, Esq; by Tim. Scrub of Rag-Fair, Esq.
  • Edmundi episcopi Londinensis ad Dicecesin iuam epistola pastoralis, &c. Latinè reddita ab Hen. Stephens, A.B. e Coll. Mert.
  • The letters of Atticus, as printed in the London Journal in the years 1729 and 1730, &c.
  • The Grubstreet Miscellany, in prose and verse, &c. Pr. 1s.
  • Proposals for engraving by subscription on copper-plates, the works of Horace, from the Cambridge edition in 12mo, published by Dr Talbot in 1701. By J. Pine, engraver.
  • Preparing for the press, in three volumes in folio, (to perfect the six volumes lately publish'd) a compleat collection of state-trials, &c., from the earliest account of time to the end of the reign of K. George 1.
  • Sermons on several occasions. by Sam. Clarke, D.D. Vol. VII. and VIII.
  • Three essays on artificial Philosophy, or universal Chemistry, by Peter Shaw, M.D.
  • The present state of Europe, &c. for January.
  • An epistle from a footman in London to the celebrated Stephen Duck, pr 6d.
  • The compleat abitrator, or the law of awards, &c.
  • The historical register, Numb. LX.
  • Literæ de re nummaria; in opposition to the common opinion, that the Denarii Romani were never larger than 7 in an ounce; with some remarks on Dr. Arbuthnot's book and table, &c. By the author of the annals of University college.
  • A letter from a member of parliament, to the freeholders in his country, on the present state of the nation. Price 1s.
  • The creditor's advocate, and debtor's friend, &c. Price 6d.