American biography: or, An historical account of those persons who have been distinguished in America, as adventurers, statesmen, philosophers, divines, warriors, authors, and other remarkable characters
Subtitle: Comprehending a recital of the events connected with their lives and actions. : Vol. I[-II]
By: By Jeremy Belknap, D.D. ; [Five lines in Latin from Virgil] ; Published according to act of Congress
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 26637; Early American imprints -- no. 33393
Publisher: by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Faust's statue, no 45, Newbury Street.
Published: 1794
Place of publication: Printed at Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Biography; Dictionaries; Historical Chronology; History
Other titles: American biography.
Notes: An intended third volume was never published.

Imprint of v. 2 varies: Printed at Boston, by Isaiah Thomas and E.T. Andrews, sold by them, and the other booksellers in Boston; by I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, Albany; and by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore, July, 1798.

Signatures: v. 1, A-U⁸ W⁸ X-2B⁸; v. 2, pi1 [A]⁴ B-U⁴ W⁴ X-2U⁴ 2W⁴ 2X-3L⁴ 3M².

Vol. 1: 416 p.; v. 2: [2], viii, [1], 10-476 p. In some copies the first leaf of v. 2 is bound at the end of the volume.

BAL notes variants printed on thick and thin paper.

Errata statements, v. 1, p. 410; v. 2, p. 476.

Evans 26637

Evans 33393

BAL 934

BAL 942