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A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary : containing a faithful account of the lives, characters and actions of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries : including the revolutions of states and the succession of sovereign princes / by John Watkins ...

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Forrest Collection CT103 .W33 1806
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Author/Creator:
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genre:
  • Dictionaries.
Penn Provenance:
  • Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor)
  • Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 (inscription, bookplate)
  • Kean, Edward (stamp, inscription)
  • Thorpe, G. J. (inscription)
Physical Description:
970 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
Edition:
The third edition, revised, corrected and considerably enlarged.
Other Title:
Biographical and historical dictionary.
Place of Publication:
London : Printed for R. Phillips, by T. Gillet, 1806.
Notes:
  • Caption title: The biographical and historical dictionary.
  • "To this third edition the author has annexed a reference to the authority of each article."--Pref.
  • Signatures: [A]2 B-Z8 Aa-Zz8 3A-3P8 3Q4(?).
Local Notes:
  • Imperfect: title leaf and all after 3P6 wanting.
  • Ms. notes of Edward Kean appear on preliminary leaves and throughout the book.
OCLC:
66743627

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