THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, December, 1750  There is a full page plate of various botanical prints, with a descriptive article (see). And there is another foldout plate showing eight gates to the City of London (see) which measures 8 by 10 inches.

An article: "Curious Experiments in Electricity" takes a full page & includes a footnote reading: "In an account of some experiments made in America by Mr. B. Franklin now in the press) we find a yet more surprising hole made thro' a quire of paper." (see).

Other items in this issue include:

* "Inoculation for the Smallpox Defended"
* "Castration Proposed for Capital Offenders"
* "Insolence & Brutality of the Crusaders"
* "Ill Conduct & Misfortunes of the Crusaders"
* "Observations of the great Lunar Eclipse"
* "Scriptures, whether wrote by Inspiration"
* "Dogs to be Taxed"

Near the back is the "Historical Chronicle" which has various news reports from throughout Europe. Included also is some news from Nova Scotia which reports trouble with the Indians & the French (see).

Complete in 48 pgs. with full title/index page which contains an engraving of St. John's Gate.  Measures about 5 by 8 inches, two inked library stamps at a bottom margin affect nothing, tiny binding holes at the blank spine, otherwise very nice condition.

A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content including news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.