Six sketches on the history of man : Containing, the progress of men as individuals. I. The diversity of men, and of languages. II. Of food, and population. III. Of property. IV. The origin and progress of commerce. V. The origin and progress of arts. VI. The progress of the female sex. With an appendix, concerning, the propagation of animals, and the care of their offspring / by Henry Home, Lord Kaims, author of the Elements of criticism.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kames, Henry Home, Lord, 1696-1782.

Contributor:

Bell, Robert, 1732?-1784, bookseller.

Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802, bookseller.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Sketches of the history of man. Book 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human beings.

Ethnology.

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

vi pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 262 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Six sketches on the history of man

Fingerprint:

e,a- ceht e-he Lath (3) 1776 (R)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Sold by R. Bell, in Third-Street, and R. Aitken, in Front-Street, MDCCLXXVI [1776]

Notes:

With a half-title.

Includes a final leaf of bookseller's advertisements.

Portion of Book I of "Sketches of the history of man".

Page 85 misnumbered 68.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2L⁴.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has head of preface wanting with the date 1777 written in ms.

Cited in:

Evans, 14801

ESTC, W29429

OCLC:

207764831