The Unique, or, Biography of many distinguished characters : with fine portraits : Illustrated with anecdotes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smeeton, George, active 1800-1828, editor.

Peabody, Charles Henry, 1810-1892, publisher.

Willard, Asaph, 1786-1880, engraver.

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biography--Miscellanea.

Biography.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Kaplan, Arnold Harvey, 1939- (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Kaplan, Deanne (donor) (Kaplan Collection copy)

Physical Description:

iv pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 8-254 pages, 14 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits ; 14 cm

Edition:

Third edition--improved.

Other Title:

Biography of many distinguished characters

Place of Publication:

Boston : Charles H. Peabody, 1830.

Notes:

Edited by George Smeeton.

Some engravings signed: A. Willard sc.

Added engraved title page has title: The Unique. 1830.

Leaves of plates in front of book.

Local Notes:

Kaplan Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2012 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan.

Kaplan Collection copy collectify accession no. 2006.12.26.00776

Cited in:

Checklist Amer. imprints 3798

Faxon, F.W. Literary annuals, 820-1

Thompson, R. Annuals, p. 160

OCLC:

38552678