The history of the  first discovery and settlement of Virginia
Subtitle: being an essay towards a general history of this colony
By: by William Stith
Series: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time -- 6277-6281
Publisher: Printed by William Parks
Published: 1747
Place of publication: Williamsburg
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Notes: In five books. The appendix (v, 34 p.) has special t.-p.: An appendix to the first part of the History of Virginia: containing a collection of such ancient charters or letters patent, as relate to that period of time, and are still extant in our publick offices in the capitol, or in other authentic papers and records. Williamsburg: Printed by W. Parks, 1747

Pagination irregular: p. [104] incorrectly numbered 410; nos. 247-256 repeated; p. [323] incorrectly numbered 223

Pages bearing foot-notes have single rule above the notes (including p. 21 and 27 of the appendix)

"There were two editions printed at Williamsburg in 1747, with the title-pages reading alike but with the text printed from the same type readjusted."  cf. E.D. Church, A catalogue of books relating to ... America ... v. 4, no. 963. (The differences between the two editions carefully given) cf. also G. Brinley, Catalogue of the American library ... pt. 2, no. 3796

Sabin 91860

Microfiche. Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, 1991. 5 microfiches : negative. (Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time ; 6277-6281)