The Gentleman's Magazine for January 1745, Volume XV, Proceedings and Debates in the Senate of Lilliput. This item is unavailable.The Gentleman's Magazine for January 1745, Volume XV, Proceedings and Debates in the Senate of Lilliput

Particularly lovely exemplar of the First Edition of the January 1745 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine. Edited and published by Edward Cave, whose nom-de-plume was Sylvanus Urban, it functioned as a repository of art, culture, literature and especially politics for the learned Englishman and woman. Handsomely rebound in full-calf leather, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine, new endpapers, blind-stamped ruled edges front and rear, but no notes as to binder. Measures 8 3/4" x 5 1/8" tall and wide, respectively. Double-column text, handsomely engraved heads, tails and initial letters. Proceedings and Debates in the Senate of Lilliput including regarding the "house of hurgoes" and recent legislation written to criminalize holding "correspondence with the sons of the pretender," then a "Speech on the Report of the Hanoverian Troops 1744," a "Plan for Establishing a National Militia," and assorted other matters of national politics, Empire, and literature including a lengthy section of books newly out. Staining to text-block edges such that remaining oblong, football-shaped interior is bright and unmarked, whereas edges are lightly stained, thus slightly more difficult to read; tide-lines not sharp, generally unobtrusive. All in, a fine, accessible monthly contribution to a leading English periodical. [3], 4-56 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…