Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the moſt eminent persons who have flouriſhed in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earlieſt ages, down to the preſent times: collected from the beſt authorities, both printed and manuſcript, and digeſted in the manner of Mr Bayle's historical and critical dictionary

Author(s)

• Brougham, Henry
• Campbell, John
• Harris, William
• Morant, Philip
• Oldys, William
• Mr. Hinton

Bibliographic Information

Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the moſt eminent persons who have flouriſhed in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earlieſt ages, down to the preſent times: collected from the beſt authorities, both printed and manuſcript, and digeſted in the manner of Mr Bayle's historical and critical dictionary

Printed for W. Innys, W. Meadows, J. Walthoe ..., 1747-1766

• volume the first
• volume the second
• volume the third
• volume the fourth
• volume the fifth
• volume the sixth; part I
• volume the sixth; part II

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With half-title in [v. 1-2, v. 4-6, pt. 2]: "Biographia Britannica."

"To which are added, a supplement and appendix, with a general and a chronological index to the whole" -- On t.p. of v. 6, pt. 2

According to the preface of vol.2 of the second edition, the compilers were Henry Brougham, Dr. John Campbell, William Harris, Philip Morant, William Oldys and Mr. Hinton.--ESTC

Signatures: v. 1: [a][2] b-d[2] A-8N[2]; b-d bracketed [b]-[d]; v. 2: pi[2] 8O-16N[2]; v. 3: pi1 16O-24I[2] chi1; v. 4: pi[2] 24K-32F[2]; v. 5: pi[2] 32G-36R[2] 36S[2] [superscript chi]36S1 36T-40B[2] 40C1; [superscript chi]36S1 bracketed [36S]; v. 6, pt. 1: pi[2] 40D-45H[2] 45I1; v. 6, pt. 2: pi[2] 45K-48Q[2] 48R1; A-D[2] *D1 E-I[2] K1 L[2](L2+1) M-2C[2] *2C[2] [dagger]2C[2] 2D-2I 2K1 2L[3] 2M-3T[2] a-p[2] q1

Pagination: v. 1: xvi, 695, [1] p.; v. 2: [4], 697-1432 p.; v. 3: [2], 1433-2153, [1] p.; v. 4: [4], 2155-2877, [1] p.; v. 5: [4], 2789-3600 p.; v. 6, pt. 1: [4], 3601-4081, [1] p.; v. 6, pt. 2: [4], 4083-4387, [1], 260, [62] p.

Titles in red and black

Initials; tail pieces

References: ESTC T139262

Corrigenda on t.p. verso (v. 6, pt. 2)

Errata: p. [44] (v. 6, pt. 2)

Includes indexes. (v. 6, pt. 2)

Bookplate on front pastedown: Edwd. Lowell

Ordinary paper issue; gutter is the same as the large fine paper issue (2.5cm.); height = 35.8cm. Watermark is of a geometric "flower". --ESTC

Library's copy: gutter is 3.5cm.; height = 35.0~35.2cm. Watermark is of a geometric "flower"(v.1 and v.2)

Vol.1 is dated 1747 and bears the imprint: Printed for W. Innys, W. Meadows, J. Walthoe, T. Cox, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, S. Birt, D. Browne, T. Longman and T. Shewell, H. Whitridge, R. Hett, C. Hitch, T. Astley, S. Austen, C. Davis, R. Manby and H.S. Cox, C. Bathurst, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, J. Robinson, J. Hinton, J. and J. Rivington, and M. Cooper.; Vol.2 is dated 1748 and bears the imprint: Printed for W. Innys, W. Meadows, J. Walthoe ... ; Vol.3 is dated 1750 and bears the imprint: Printed for W. Innys, W. Meadows, J. Walthoe ... ; Vol.4 is dated 1757 and bears the imprint:Printed for W. Meadows, J. Walthoe, T. Osborne and J. Shipton ... ; Vol.5 is dated 1760 and bears the imprint: Printed for W. Meadows, J. Walthoe, T. Osborne ... ; Vol.6 part 1 is dated 1763 and bears the imprint: Printed for J. Walthoe, T. Osborne, H. Whitridge ... ; Vol.6 part 2 is dated 1766 and bears the imprint: Printed for J. Walthoe, T. Osborne, H. Whitridge ...

• NCID: BB17953127
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 6 v. in 7
• Size: 37 cm (fol.)