Dobson's Encyclopaedia. The Publisher, Text and Publication of America's First Britannica, 1789-1803.

ARNER, ROBERT D.

ISBN 10: 0812230922 / ISBN 13: 9780812230925

Published by Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press. 1991, 1991

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Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xviij, 296pp., [ij], chapternotes & references, appendices, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new.,

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dobson's Encyclopaedia. The Publisher, Text and Publication of America's First Britannica, 1789-1803.
• Publisher: Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press. 1991
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812230922
• ISBN 13: 9780812230925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This is the first study of the life and career of Thomas Dobson, arguably the most prominent American printer, publisher, and bookseller between the years 1785 and 1822, whose accomplishments included publication of the first American edition of the Hebrew Bible, and the first American edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.