A Universal biographical dictionary
Subtitle: containing the lives of the most celebrated characters of every age and nation, embracing warriors, heroes, poets, philosophers, historians, politicians, statesmen, lawyers, physicians, divines, discoverers, inventors, and generally, all such individuals, as from the earliest periods of history to the present time, have been distinguished among mankind; : to which is added, a dictionary of the principal divinities and heroes of Grecian and Roman mythology; and a biographical dictionary of eminent living characters
Contributors: White, Normand, publisher; Pelton, Oliver, 1798-1882, engraver
Publisher: Published by Normand White, Richmond, Vir
Published: 1826
Place of publication: [Richmond]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
Subjects: Biography; Dictionaries
Notes: "This work embraces every article in Lempriere, generally in an abridged form; it also contains many of the articles found in the biographical works of Jones, Watkins, Allen, &c. not included in Lempriere; besides a few original notices, prepared for this work ..."--p. [2].

Frontispiece, containing 20 portraits, signed: O. Pelton sc.

Southern District of New-York copyright June 2, 1825 by Charles N. Baldwin.

Printed in two columns.

Published anonymously.