HAMILTON, A.rchibald.The Town and Country Magazine;... Lot 25

HAMILTON, A.[rchibald].The Town and Country Magazine; or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction and Entertainment. For July, August, September, October, November and December 1783. Printed for A. Hamilton Jun. opposite St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street. And Sold by G. Robinson at No. 35 in Pater-noster-Row, 1783. Six issues bound in one in-8 volume, each with title page; Continuous pagination: July: [339], 340-392; August: [393-395], 396-448., 1 plate; September: [449-451], 452-504; October: [505-507], 508-560; November: [561-563], 564-616; December: [617-619], 620-672; Supplement for 1783: [673-675], 676-719p. [7p. Index for the complete year]; Although several engravings are mentioned on the title pages, only one is present here. Magazine founded by Hamilton in 1769, containing articles on national and international news, novelties in poetry and books, etc. Various news concerning balloons: Observations on inflammable air extracted from metals, by the abbot Fontana, p. 406; On Air Balloons. Letter to the editor by a certain S. Skylight, p. 588; Letter to the editor signed by A.B., page 713, who has just attended the balloon launch at Versailles on September 29 [actually the 19th], followed by a humorous reply suggesting the possible uses of balloons and the taxes that could be imposed on them, signed by Patrick O'Flighty