The history of England, [electronic resource] : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in MDCLXXXVIII. In six volumes, illustrated with plates. By David Hume, Esq. To which is prefixed a short account of his life, written by himself. ...

A new edition, with the author's last corrections and improvements.

Philadelphia : Printed for Robert Campbell; by Samuel H. Smith, M.DCC.XCV[-M.DCC.XCVI] [1795-1796]

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

English

6v. : ill. ; 8⁰.

Vols. 3-6 dated 1796. Vols. 1,2 and 4 printed by Samuel H. Smith; v. 3 and 6 by Henry Sweitzer; v. 5 by Richard Folwell.
Vol. 1 has frontispiece portrait of David Hume; v. 2-6 have frontispiece portraits of Henry IV, Elizabeth I, James I, Oliver Cromwell, and James II. Portrait of Elizabeth engraved by Joseph H. Seymour; other portraits engraved by Robert Scot and Samuel Allardice.
Vol. 1: xxiii, [1], 526, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: viii, 520 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 3: [8], 536 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 4: [8], 504 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 5: vii, [1], 488 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 6: [8], 293, [155] p., [1] leaf of plates.
Errors in paging: v. 2, p. 378 misnumbered 278; v. 3, p. 396 misnumbered 376; v. 4, p. 87, 342, 461, 473-480 and 484 misnumbered 69, 322, 361, 373-380 and 481; v. 5, p. 441 misnumbered 445; v. 6, p. 212 misnumbered 112.
"Subscribers' names."--v. 6, p. [148-152], 2nd count.
Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.

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Evans, 28867
Evans, 30602
English Short Title Catalog, W27452.

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