354 Old Natural History Magazines, etc. 



THE WHITBY REPOSITORY : FIRST SERIES. 



Of the new series of The Whitby Repository (2 vols. 1866-8) 

 details have already been given (loc. cit. p. 87). Of the scarce 

 old series, however, I had not been able to see more than 

 a few odd parts, now in the Bradford Public Library, which 

 were kindly lent to me by Mr. Butler Wood. Recently I have 

 traced, and secured, a complete set of the nine volumes, many 

 fortunately being in the original wrappers. Among the con- 

 tributions are some observations on the possibility of coal 

 occurring beneath Robin Hood's Bay, by William Smith, the 

 geologist, which had previously escaped notice, and have been 

 dealt with fully elsewhere.* As I have no knowledge of another 

 set of this publication, the following particulars are given : — 



The Publications are all octavo in size. 



Vol. I. is entitled ' The Whitby Repository, and Monthly 

 Miscellany : Religious, Sentimental, Literary, and Scientific. 

 Volume first, 1825. Whitby : Printed and Published by R. 

 Kirby, Bookseller, Bridge Street.' It contains the twelve 

 monthly numbers for 1825 (3^5 pages), and a supplement, 

 dealing with Kirkstall Abbey, etc., which, with the index, 

 bring the total to 400 pages. It is in two columns, and we 

 are informed on the last page that ' in future it will be printed 

 on superior paper and not in columns.' As a frontispiece is a 

 view of Kirkstall Abbey dated 1823, and there are a few other 

 illustrations. 



Vol. II., containing the parts for 1826, has iv. +392 pages, 

 which, with a supplement and index, brings the total to 418 

 pages. There are some interesting plates. 



Vol. III. for 1827 contains 428 pages, including the. usual 

 supplement, and a number of plates of Whitby Abbey, etc. 



Vol. IV. for 1828, contains twelve monthly parts and index, 

 totalling 398 pages. 



Vol. V. for 1829, 388 pages. 



Vol. VI., containing the parts 61 to 72 for 1830 (the last 

 part is wrongly numbered 71) with index, contains 386 pages. 

 From the original covers it would seem that this publication 

 was still sold at 6d. per month. 



In 1831, the publication appeared, but as ' Volume I.' 

 of a new series, evidently under a different editor, the Rev 

 Joseph Ketley. It contains 386 pages. 



Vol. II. of the new series (parts 13 to 24 for 1832), 384 pages. 



The last of this series containing the parts for 1833, has 

 also 384 pages. The publication apparently came to an 

 abrupt termination. Though there is a title page, there is no 

 index, and some of the articles were ' to be continued.' 



* ' William Smith : his Maps and Memoirs, ' by the present writer, 

 in Proc. Yorks. Geol. Soc, Vol. XIX., Pt. 2, pp. 75-253. 



Naturalist, 



