American biography: or, An historical account of those persons who have been distinguished in America, as adventurers, statesmen, philosophers, divines, warriors, authors, and other remarkable characters. : Comprehending a recital of the events connected with their lives and actions. : Vol. I[-II]. / By Jeremy Belknap, D.D. ; [Five lines in Latin from Virgil] ; Published according to act of Congress.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 26637.

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 33393.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biography--Dictionaries.

Biography.

Chronology, Historical.

United States--Biography--Dictionaries.

United States.

United States--History--Dictionaries.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 21 cm (8vo)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Other Title:

American biography.

Place of Publication:

Printed at Boston, : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Faust's statue, no 45, Newbury Street., MDCCXCIV. [1794-1798]

Notes:

An intended third volume was never published.

Imprint of v. 2 varies: Printed at Boston, by Isaiah Thomas and E.T. Andrews, sold by them, and the other booksellers in Boston; by I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, Albany; and by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore, July, 1798.

Vol. 1: 416 p.; v. 2: [2], viii, [1], 10-476 p. In some copies the first leaf of v. 2 is bound at the end of the volume.

BAL notes variants printed on thick and thin paper.

Errata statements, v. 1, p. 410; v. 2, p. 476.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 26637).

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 33393).

Cited in:

Evans 26637

Evans 33393

BAL 934

BAL 942

OCLC:

55828605