Essays, political, economical, and philosophical /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814
Other Authors:	Trenchard, Edward C., approximately 1777- (Engraver), Hill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804 (Engraver)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Edition:	The first American, from the third London, edition.
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 34656. Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 36251.
Subjects:	Rumford, Benjamin, > Graf von, > 1753-1814 > Portraits. Booksellers' advertisements > Massachusetts > Boston.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition Evans Digital Edition

Description
Item Description:	Dedicated to the Duke of Bavaria. Frontispiece portrait of Count Rumford engraved by E.C. Trenchard; signed plates in volume 2 engraved by Samuel Hill. Edition statement transposed; precedes volume number on title page. Edition statement of volume 3: A new edition. Volume 2 dated August, 1799; volume 3 dated 1804. Imprint of volume 3 varies: Boston: Printed for West and Greenleaf, number 56, Cornhill. 1804. "First issued in parts."--Evans 34656. Essays 1 and 2 of volume 2 were issued in August of 1798. Cf. volume 2, page 310. Volume 1: xxiii, [1], 464 pages, [1] leaf of plates; volume 2: [18], 196, [6], 199-496 pages, 6, 4, [1] folded leaves of plates; volume 3: [2], vii, [17], 94, [5], 98-191, [14], 195-498 pages, 8 leaves of plates. Error in paging: volume 1, page 343 misnumbered 143. Volume 1 only has half-title. Booksellers' advertisement, volume 3, pages [13], 7th count. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	3 volumes : illustrations, charts, 1 portrait ; 22 cm. (octavo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:	United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. United States -- South Carolina -- Charleston. United States -- Maryland -- Baltimore.