Cyclopaedia: or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences; ... By E. Chambers, F.R.S

People / Organizations

• Ephraim Chambers (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, J. Senex, R. Gosling [and 12 others in London], 1738. The second edition, corrected and amended; with some additions. In two volumes. ...; ..

Publication year

1738

ESTC No.

T136232

Grub Street ID

184516

Description

2v.,plates ; 2°.

Note

Titlepages in red and black

The tail piece in vol.2, sig. 10F reads: Carolus Jephson imprim

Register is continuous through the two vols

Part of v. 2 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 2000 copies printed. Another (unspecified) part was printed by Charles Ackers, whose records also show 2000 copies printed

The original 1986 filming of the British Library copy for "The Eighteenth Century", reel 4892, no. 1 was imperfect: only vol. 1, pt. 2 and vol. 2, pt. 2 were captured on film. In 2008 this was corrected by the filming of the full contents of vols. 1-2 of the copy held by the National Library of Scotland.