An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the United States of America, and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies. By W. Winterbotham. The first American edition, with additions and corrections. In four volumes. ...

People / Organizations

• William Winterbotham (Author)

Imprint

New-York: Printed by Tiebout & O'Brien, for Thomas Stephens, bookseller and stationer, Philadelphia, 1796.

Publication year

1796-1796

ESTC No.

W41541

Grub Street ID

351361

Description

4v., plates : [4] ports. ; 8⁰

Note

Volumes 2-4 have imprint: "New-York: printed by Tiebout and O'Brien, for John Reid, bookseller and stationer, no.106, Water-street. 1796."

Portraits of George Washington, William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and the author engraved by John Scoles and William Rollinson.

Vol. 1: vi, [2], 590, [2] p.; v. 2: [4], 493, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 3, [4], 519, [9] p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 4, [4], 516, [12], [16] leaves of plates.

The final leaf of the first volume consists of the titlepage to the first volume of the 1795 edition, printed for J. Reid, L. Wayland, and C. Smith.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: v. 1, pi1 A-U? W? Z-4E? 4F?; v. 2, [A]1 B-3Q? 3R? (3R3 verso and 3R4 blank); v. 3, [A]? B-3X?; v. 4, [A]? B-3K? 3D-3T? 3U? 3Y? [3Z]?