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The early Britannica (1768-1803) : the growth of an outstanding encyclopedia /
- Title
- The early Britannica (1768-1803) : the growth of an outstanding encyclopedia / edited by Frank A. Kafker and Jeff Loveland.
- Publication
- Oxford : Voltaire Foundation, 2009.
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- Description
- xiii, 349 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- SVEC ; 2009:10
- Uniform Title
- SVEC ; 2009:10.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-333) and index.
- Contents
- William Smellie's edition (1768-1771) : a modest start / Frank A. Kafker and Jeff Loveland -- James Tytler's edition (1777-1784) : a vast expansion and improvement / Kathleen Hardesty Doig [et al.] ... -- Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig and possibly James Tytler's edition (1788-1797) : the attainment of recognition and eminence / Kathleen Hardesty Doig ... [et al.] -- George Gleig's Supplement to the third edition (1801-1803) : learned and combative / Kathleen Hardesty Doig, Frank A. Kafker and Jeff Loveland -- Epilogue: the tortoise and the hare: the longevity of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Encyclopédie compared / Frank A. Kafker.
- ISBN
- 9780729409810
- 0729409813
- LCCN
- 2009529599
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library