Yale Center for British Art

Title:

The Leeds Mercury.

Alternate Title(s):

Leeds Mercury (Leeds, England : 1725)

Published / Created:

[Leeds, England] : Printed by James Bowling, in Boar-Land

Physical Description:

volumes ; 48 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2019 36
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Periodicals

Notes:

BEIN Z17 00488: Tax stamp; From the library of the Press Club, London: 21:1096.

Publisher varies: 1725- , James Lister; -1731, John Hirst; <1767>- , James Bowling. See English short title catalogue.

English short title catalogue, P2117

Publication suspended, 1755 to 1767? See English short title catalogue.

Issues for <1784>-1794 add volume numbers, -vol. 27, which implies a re-start date of 1767. See English short title catalogue.

Vol. XXIV, no. 1254 omitted in numbering.

Vol. XXI, no. 1096 (Tuesday, February 12, 1788); title from masthead.

Vol. XXV, no. 1352 (Saturday, December 29, 1792).

BAC: British Art Center copy includes tax stamp.

Subject Terms:

Leeds (England) -- Newspapers. | Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Newspapers. | Press Club (London, England). Library -- Ownership.

Form/Genre:

Newspapers.