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The history of England

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An edition of The history of England (1754)

The history of England

History of England published in 1818. In 8 volumes. It is a re-writing of an earlier version with a short autobiography in the first volume written in 1776, dated 18th April. Adam Smith also had a letter in the preface written to William Strathern dated 9th November 1776.

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1834

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A. J. Valpy

Language

English

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01 The history of England: from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the abdication of James the Second, 1688 1856, Phillips Sampson - New ed. --	bbbb Read Listen
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04 The history of England: From the text of Hume and Smollett to the reign of George III, and thence continued to include the restoration of the empire in France, the Great Exhibition of Industry of all nations and the death of the Duke of Wellington. By Thomas Gaspey. 1852, London Print. and Pub. Co. in English	bbbb Read Listen
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07 The history of England: from the invasion iof Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688 ... 1796, Printed for T. Cadell, and sold by T. Cadell jun. and W. Daveis [sic] ... and T. N. Longman ... in English - A new ed. / with the author's last corrections and improvements ; to which is prefixed, a short account of his life, written by himself.	bbbb Read Listen
08 The history of England: from the invasion iof Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688 ... 1796, Printed for T. Cadell, and sold by T. Cadell jun. and W. Daveis [sic] ... and T. N. Longman ... in English - A new ed. / with the author's last corrections and improvements ; to which is prefixed, a short account of his life, written by himself.	bbbb Read Listen
09 The history of England: from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the abdication of James the Second, 1688 18uu, Porter & Coates in English - A new ed., with the author's last corrections and improvements. To which is prefixed, a short account of his life, written by himself.	bbbb Read Listen
10 The history of England: from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the abdication of James the Second, 1688 18uu, Porter & Coates in English - A new ed., with the author's last corrections and improvements. To which is prefixed, a short account of his life, written by himself.	bbbb Read Listen
11 The history of England: from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the abdication of James the Second, 1688 18uu, Porter & Coates in English - A new ed., with the author's last corrections and improvements. To which is prefixed, a short account of his life, written by himself.	bbbb Read Listen

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Edition Notes

"General Index" in v. 21.

"Biographical Sketch of David Hume" in v. 1; "Biographical Sketch of Dr. Smollet" in v. 9.

Publishers' advertisements on front and back flyleaf, vols. 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, and 21.

WSU MASC copy lacks vols. 2 and 4.

WSU MASC copy IMPERFECT : frontispieces missing from vols. 3, 12, 13, 18 and 20; vignettes missing from vols. 3, 18, and 20; one plate each missing from vols. 8, 9, and 14; several p. at front of v. 3 also missing; half title page lacking in vols. 1, 3, 5 and 19; title page lacking in vols. 3, 20, and 21; title page of vol. 5 has part torn away.

WSU MASC copy has label on front pastedown: "Part of Walker library. (21 volumes-2 missing)".

WSU MASC copy has label on front pastedown: "Presented to the State College of Washington by the Misses Elda R. and Leva B. Walker, daughters of Levi. (1939)"

WSU MASC copy is: 002-119881985 - 002-119882165.

Published in: London
Other Titles: History of England with illustrations., History of England by David Hume, Esq. :, History of England by Tobias Smollett, M. D. :, History of England by The Rev. T. S. Hughes, B.D. :

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Pagination: 21 v. :
Number of pages: 21

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Open Library: OL17599272M
OCLC/WorldCat: 6412320

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The history of England

by David Hume