Biographia britannica
Subtitle: or, The lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times
By: collected from the best authorities, printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and critical dictionary.
Contributors: Kippis, Andrew, 1725-1795.; Towers, Joseph, 1737-1799.
Edition: The 2d ed / with corrections, enlargements, and the additionof new lives: by Andrew Kippis, with the assistance of other gentlemen.
Publisher: Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan (etc.)
Published: 1778
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Other titles: Lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland.
Notes: Vol. 2-5: "By Andrew Kippis ... With the assistanceof the Rev. Joseph Towers ... and other gentlemen."

"Only 5 volumes published ... the dictionary ends abruptly with the article "Fastolff". A first part of the 6th vol. was printed in 1795 ... all except 3 copies were consumed in fire in 1808 ..."--Dict. nat. biog.

Vols. 2-5 include corrigenda and addenda to all previous volumes.

No more published.