A dictionary of all religions and religious denominations
Subtitle: Jewish, heathen, Mahometan, and Christian, ancient and modern. : With an appendix, containing a sketch of the present state of the world, as to population, religion, toleration, missions, etc. and the articles in which all Christian denominations agree
By: By Hannah Adams. ; [One line of Scripture text]
Edition: Fourth edition, with corrections and large additions.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 39921
Publisher: Published by James Eastburn and Company, at the literary rooms, corner of Broadway and Pine Street, N. York; and by Cummings and Hilliard, no. 1, Cornhill, Boston.
Published: 1817
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: Religion; Dictionaries; Religions
Work titles: Alphabetical compendium of the various sects
Notes: First published in 1784 with title: An alphabetical compendium of the various sects which have appeared in the world from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day (Evans 18319).

Copyright March 13, 1817 by James Eastburn and Co.

"Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, at the University Press in Cambridge, Mass."--verso of title page.

Dedicated to "Hon. John Adams, LL.D. formerly president of the United States."

Dictionary, p. [19]-324, printed in two columns.

"A brief sketch of the state of religion throughout the world, by Mr. T. Williams."--Appendix, p. [325]-365.

"Appendix to the fourth American edition."--p. [367]-376.

Includes bibliographical references.

Shaw & Shoemaker 39921

Rosenbach, A.S.W. Amer. Jewish bib., 189

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.