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The history of England, [electronic resource] : 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. ...
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hume, David, 1711-1776.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Portraits.
- Hume, David, 1711-1776.
- Hume, David.
- Hume, David, 1711-1776--Portraits.
- Genre:
- Subscribers' lists.
- Prospectuses.
- Publishers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (6v. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- A new edition, with the author's last corrections and improvements.
- Other Title:
- History of England,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed for Robert Campbell; by Samuel H. Smith, M.DCC.XCV[-M.DCC.XCVI] [1795-1796]
- Notes:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Subscribers' names."--v. 6, p. [148-152], 2nd count.
- Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 28867
- Evans, 30602
- English Short Title Catalog, W27452.
- OCLC:
- 511146293
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