Northern Europe, England, London, ca. 1750 to 1760 CE. An impressive ensemble of 4 books of "The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure," volumes 7 (July - December 1750), 10 (January - June 1752), 16 (January - June 1755), and 27 (July - December 1760). Published by John Hinton and W. Bent, the "Universal Magazine" advertised itself as dealing with "Letters, Debates, Essays, Tales, Poetry, History, Biography, Antiquities, Voyages, Travels, Astronomy, Geography, Mathematics, Mechanics, Architecture, Philosophy, Medicine, Chemistry, Husbandry, Gardening and other Arts and Sciences; which may render it Instructive and Entertaining. To which will be added An Impartial Account of Books in several Languages, And of the state of Learning in Europe; also Of the New Theatrical Entertainments." All are bound in leather and contain around 730 to 780 pages, including many illustrative plates. A truly fascinating look into the life and times of 18th-century Britain! Size (all about the same): 5.5" L x 1.25" W x 8.25" H (14 cm x 3.2 cm x 21 cm)

Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010

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Some fissures and tearing to spines as well as abrasions and bending to corners of covers. All are lacking some plates and pages with foxing throughout. Some pages have tearing and minor losses. All have pencil markings from previous owners on the interiors. Volume 27 has minor fire damage to the top periphery of cover and pages. Nice preservation of remaining plates and clear text throughout all.