The history of the principal discoveries and improvements, in the several arts and sciences: particularly the great branches of commerce, navigation, and plantation, in all parts of the known world.
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- The history of the principal discoveries and improvements, in the several arts and sciences: particularly the great branches of commerce, navigation, and plantation, in all parts of the known world.
- General history of discoveries
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- Imprint
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London: printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb, F. Clay, at the Bible, and D. Browne at the Black-Swan, without Temple Bar, MDCCXXVII. [1727] [1726]
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- 1726-1726
- ESTC No.
- T70338
- Grub Street ID
- 294097
- Description
- [2],viii,307,[5]p. ; 8⁰
- Note
- Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe.
A reissue of 'A general history of discoveries and improvements', [1725-26], with a cancel titlepage, an initial advertisement leaf, [1725-26], with pp.iii-iv reset and entitled: 'Preface', and without the titlepages to the individual parts.
Variant: p.iii is entitled 'Preface to the monthly undertaking'.
Published on 13 December 1726.
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- MB reports the variant