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British biography [electronic resource] : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and wri...

British biography [electronic resource] : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and wri...

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British biography [electronic resource] : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons, in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who begun the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether, Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which, The several Incidents and remarkable Actions of their Lives, and the Particularities of their Deaths, that could be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records, are related; a Catalogue and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality. ... .

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British biography [electronic resource] : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons, in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who begun the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether, Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which, The several Incidents and remarkable Actions of their Lives, and the Particularities of their Deaths, that could be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records, are related; a Catalogue and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality. ... .

Publisher

[Sherborne] : Printed for R. Goadby; and sold by Richard Baldwin and William Lee, London, MDCCLXVII. [1766]

Date

MDCCLXVII. [1766]

Record Identifier

74Vv4W7mBrGO

MMS ID

991015517109702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

7v.,plates : ports. ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

[Sherborne] : Printed for R. Goadby; and sold by Richard Baldwin and William Lee, London, MDCCLXVII. [1766]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

MDCCLXVII. [1766]

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

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British biography [electronic resource] : or, an accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons, in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who begun the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether, Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which, The several I...

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Notes

General note

4, 5: sold by R. Baldwin and J. Lee; 6, 7: sold by R. Baldwin and J. Towers.

Anonymous. Compiled by Joseph Towers.

Braces in imprint.

Issued in parts.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Titlepages to volumes 2-7 read '.. from Wickliff, who began the Reformation ..'.

Vol.1, 2, 1766, 3, 1767; 4, 1768; 5, 1769; 6, 1770; 7, 1772.

Vol.3-7 were also issued as part of a 10 volume set dated 1767-80....

Citation / References Note

ESTC T144147.

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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Record Identifier

74Vv4W7mBrGO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4W7mBrGO

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MMS ID

991015517109702626