A summary, historical and political, of the first planting, progressive improvements, and present state of the British settlements in North-America. ... By William Douglass, M.D. Vol. I [-Vol. II. Part I]. [One line from Cicero]
Douglass, William,1691?-1752.
Boston, New-England : Printed and sold by Rogers and Fowle in Queen-Street,
MD,CC,XLIX. [1749-1752]
"A digression concerning the small-pox."--p. 392-414.
Imprint of v. 2 varies: Boston: Printed and sold by Daniel Fowle in Queen-Street; where may be had the first volume bound or stitch'd. Also some odd numbers to compleat imperfect setts. 1751 [i.e., 1752]. The table of contents for v. 2 covers material through p. 296 only.
Originally issued in numbers of 16 p., each with cover-title; v. 1, Jan. 1747-May 1749; v. 2, Apr. 1750-Nov. 1752. Left unfinished at the author's death in October 1752.
Signatures, v. 1: [A]⁴ B-N⁴ ²N⁴ O-V⁴ W⁴ X-2U⁴ 2W⁴ 2X-3U⁴ 3W⁴ 3X-3Y⁴ (C1 missigned B); v. 2: [A]² B-U⁴ W⁴ X-2U⁴ 2W⁴ 2X-3E⁴.
Some copies of v. 1 have the severe characterization of Admiral Knowles found in no. 15, p. 235-238, as issued separately, but, owing to a suit for libel, omitted from most copies of the bound volume.
Vol. 1: [2], iii, [3], 568 p.; v. 2: [4], 416 p. Page 464 of v. 1 misnumbered 456.
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