The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in MDCLXXXVIII. :
In six volumes, illustrated with plates. /
By David Hume, Esq. ; To which is prefixed a short account of his life, written by himself. ; Vol. I[-VI].
Description
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English
- Published
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Philadelphia: : Printed for Robert Campbell; by Samuel H. Smith., M.DCC.XCV[-M.DCC.XCVI]. [1795-1796]
- Edition
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A new edition, with the author's last corrections and improvements.
- Subjects
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Hume, David,
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Hume, David, /
1711-1776
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Hume, David, / 1711-1776 /
Portraits.
Hume, David,
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Hume, David, /
1711-1776
Great Britain
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Great Britain /
Kings and rulers
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Great Britain / Kings and rulers /
Portraits.
Great Britain
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Great Britain /
History
Publishers' catalogues
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Publishers' catalogues /
Pennsylvania
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Publishers' catalogues / Pennsylvania /
Philadelphia.
Prospectuses.
Subscribers' lists.
- Note
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Publisher's prosepectus and advertisement, v. 6, p. [153-155], 2nd count.
"Subscribers' names."--v. 6, p. [148-152], 2nd count.
Errors in paging: v. 2, p. 378 misnumbered 278; v. 3, p. 396 misnumbered 376; v. 4, p. 87, 342, 461, 473-480 and 484 misnumbered 69, 322, 361, 373-380 and 481; v. 5, p. 441 misnumbered 445; v. 6, p. 212 misnumbered 112.
Vol. 1: xxiii, [1], 526, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: viii, 520 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 3: [8], 536 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 4: [8], 504 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 5: vii, [1], 488 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 6: [8], 293, [155] p., [1] leaf of plates.
Signatures: v. 1, [a]⁴ b-c⁴ B-3X⁴ (3X4 blank); v. 2, [A]⁴ B-3U⁴; v. 3, [A]⁴ B-3Y⁴; v. 4, [A]⁴ B-3S⁴; v. 5, [A]⁴ B-3Q⁴; v. 6, [A]⁴ B-3L⁴.
Vol. 1 has frontispiece portrait of David Hume; v. 2-6 have frontispiece portraits of Henry IV, Elizabeth I, James I, Oliver Cromwell, and James II. Portrait of Elizabeth engraved by Joseph H. Seymour; other portraits engraved by Robert Scot and Samuel Allardice.
Vols. 3-6 dated 1796. Vols. 1,2 and 4 printed by Samuel H. Smith; v. 3 and 6 by Henry Sweitzer; v. 5 by Richard Folwell.
- Physical Description
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6 v. :
ill. ;
23 cm. (8vo)
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