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Click here to see our other books!A New and General Biographical Dictionary;Containing An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, Particularly the British and IrishFrom the Earliest Account of Time to the Present PeriodWherein Their Remarkable Actions and Sufferings, Their Virtues, Parts, and Learning, Are Accurately DisplayedWith a Catalogue of Their Literary ProductionsAnonymous1784W. Strahan et al. : London 8.5\" by 5\" (xxx) 421pp. [2]; 482pp. [2]; 480pp. [4]; 534pp. [4]; 547pp.; 493pp.; 548pp.; 540pp. [4]; 596pp.
SUMMARY
An extensive biographical dictionary from the eighteenth century.
Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Fair
This book weighs6 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A new edition, greatly enlarged and improved.
Containing entries on Agrippa, Francis Bacon, Anne Boleyn, Caesar and many others.
Arranged alphabetically.
Also including bibliographies of those who are discussed.
With indexes to the rear of each volume.
Nine volumes of twelve only (missing volumes VI, VII and XII).
CONDITION
In contemporary calf bindings. Externally, rather worn, with dampstaining and rubbing. Loss to three backstrips. All joints are cracked, with two boards nearly detached. Internally, binding tender in places, with some pages working loose. Pages are bright, though with some scattered instances of foxing. There are also some scattered ink annotations to the margins.
Overall Condition: Fair
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