The Gentlemen and Ladies’ Town and Country Magazine

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Title

The Gentlemen and Ladies’ Town and Country Magazine

Coverage

Boston

Publisher

Nathaniel Coverly

Date

May 1789

Subject

Volume 1, number 4

Description

The first American magazine to mention the female gender in its title. While the contents were undistinguished, the wrappers are exceedingly rare and graphically interesting due to a very early use of the eagle as a symbol of America.