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A new and general biographical dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an historical and criti...

A new and general biographical dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an historical and criti...

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A new and general biographical dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; particularly the British and Irish; from the earliest accounts of time to the present period. Wherein their remarkable actions or sufferings, their virtues, parts, and learning, are accurately displayed; with a catalogue of their literary productions. ... .

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A new and general biographical dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; particularly the British and Irish; from the earliest accounts of time to the present period. Wherein their remarkable actions or sufferings, their virtues, parts, and learning, are accurately displayed; with a catalogue of their literary productions. ... .

Publisher

London : printed for T. Osborne, J. Whiston and B. White, W. Strahan, T. Payne, W. Owen, W. Johnston, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Field, T. Durham, J. Robson, R. Goadby, and E. Baker, MDCCLXI. [1761]

Date

MDCCLXI. [1761]

Record Identifier

74Vv46oNqZmb

MMS ID

991015403389702626

Language

English

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Physical content

11v. ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for T. Osborne, J. Whiston and B. White, W. Strahan, T. Payne, W. Owen, W. Johnston, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Field, T. Durham, J. Robson, R. Goadby, and E. Baker, MDCCLXI. [1761]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

MDCCLXI. [1761]

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

A new and general biographical dictionary [electronic resource] : containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; particularly the British and Irish; from the earliest accounts of time to the present period. Wherein their remarkable actions or sufferings, their virtues, parts, and...

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Notes

General note

A twelfth volume entitled 'A supplement to the New and general biographical dictionary' was published in 1767.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Vols. 7-11 are dated 1762.

With a royal licence granted to William Owen and William Johnston, booksellers.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T138965.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74Vv46oNqZmb

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MMS ID

991015403389702626