Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, To The Present Times: collected from the best authorities, Printed And Manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary. The second edition, with corrections, enlargements, and the addition of new lives: by Andrew Kippis, D. D. and F. S. A. With the assistance of other gentlemen.

People / Organizations

• Henry Gardner ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed by W. and A. Strahan; for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, L. Davis, G. Keith, T. Longman, B. Law, E. and C. Dilly, T. Cadell, G. Robinson, J. Robson, T. Evans, S. Fox, J. Nichols, Whieldon and Waller, H. Gardner, and W. Otridge, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]

Publication year

1778-1793

ESTC No.

T139263

Grub Street ID

187124

Description

5v. ; 2°.

Note

Contains Aaron-Fastolff; no more published

Kippis was assisted as editor by the Rev. Joseph Towers, who is acknowledged in vols.2-5

Vol.2 is dated 1780 and bears the imprint: printed by W. and A. Strahan; for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, L. Davis, T. Payne [and 16 others in London]

Vol.3 is dated 1784, and bears the imprint: printed by John Rivington, jun. for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, C. Davis, T. Payne [and 14 others in London]

Vol.4 is dated 1789, and bears the imprint: printed by Rivington and Marshall, for J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Son, L. Davis, T. Longman, B. Law [and 14 others in London]

Vol.5 is dated 1793 and bears the imprint: printed by John Nichols, for T. Longman, B. Law, H. Baldwin, C. Dilly, G.G. and J. Robinson [and 14 others in London]

William Bowyer owned 1/128 share.