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Signatures: Vol. 1: [A]1 B-N¹² O²; v. 2: [A]1 B-M¹² N²; v. 3: [A]1 B-K¹² L¹⁰ (last leaf blank); v. 4: [A]1 B-K¹² L⁶ (last leaf blank). ; Pagination: Vol. 1: [2], 291, [1] p.; v. 2: [2], 268 p.; v. 3:[2], 233, [1] p.; v. 4: [2], 225, [1] p. ; Vol. 3 has title: Letters containing a sketch of the scenes which passed in various departments of France during the tyranny of Robespierre, and of the events which took place in Paris on the 28th July 1794. ; ESTC (RLIN) ; ESTC (RLIN) ; ESTC (RLIN) ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Binding (Pforzheimer Copy 2): Contemporary speckled calf, red morocco spine labels, spines ruled and numbered in gilt. Binder's title: William's [sic] letters. ; Binding (Pforzheimer Copy 1): Half tan mottled calf, black morocco lettering-pieces, gilt spine rules and titling, Stormont boards. ; Pforzheimer Copy 1: Vols. 1-3 only.

Description based on: [Vol. 2] 1781. ; Includes: history, biography, political activity during the year, Parliamentary papers, new books published, poetry, news of North America, East India, Great Britain, Ireland, and Western Europe. ; Topical divisions have continuous pagination and register, with caption titles on first page of text. ; Sections with half-titles have added caption titles, separate pagination and register. ; Imprint varies; from title pages for 1785-1799 volumes: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson; from 1800- : Printed by S. Hamilton, for G. and J. Robinson. ; Imprint includes year of publication. ; Below title of v. 2 (1781): "To which is prefixed, a short view of the state of knowledge, literature, and taste, in this country, from the death of Queen Anne, to the death of King George II." These notes vary with each volume. ; William Godwin wrote the British foreign history section of the New Annual Register from 1784-1791 (cf. DNB). ; Planned and founded by Andrew Kippis as a competitor to Dodsley's Annual Register (cf. DNB). ; ESTC ; Mode of access: Internet. ; The Pforzheimer Collection holds vols. for 1780, 1782-87, 1791-92 and 1794.