Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814.
Essays, political, economical, and philosophical. By Benjamin Count of Rumford, Knight of the orders of the White Eagle, and St. Stanislaus; chamberlain, privy counsellor of state, and lieutenant-general in the service of His Most Serene Highness the Elector Palatine, reigning Duke of Bavaria; colonel of his regiment of artillery, and commander in chief of the general staff of his army; F.R.S. Acad. R. Hiber. Berol. Elec. Boicoe, Palat. et Amer. Soc. Vol. I[-III].
Boston : Printed by Manning & Loring, for David West. Sold at his book-store, no. 56, Cornhill; by Ebenezer S. Thomas, Charleston, S. Carolina; and by Solomon Cotton & Co. Baltimore, March, 1798 [-1804]
Dedicated to the Duke of Bavaria.
Frontispiece portrait of Count Rumford engraved by E.C. Trenchard; signed plates in v. 2 engraved by Samuel Hill.
Edition statement transposed; precedes volume number on title page. Edition statement of v. 3: A new edition.
Vol. 2 dated August, 1799; v. 3 dated 1804. Imprint of v. 3 varies: Boston: Printed for West and Greenleaf, no. 56, Cornhill. 1804.
"First issued in parts."--Evans 34656. Essays 1 and 2 of v. 2 were issued in August of 1798. Cf. v. 2, p. 310.
Vol. 1: xxiii, [1], 464 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: [18], 196, [6], 199-496 p., 6, 4, [1] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: [2], vii, [17], 94, [5], 98-191, [14], 195-498 p., 8 leaves of plates.
Error in paging: v. 1, p. 343 misnumbered 143.
Vol. 1 only has half-title.
Booksellers' advertisement, v. 3, p. [13], 7th count.
Evans 34656; Evans 36251; Shaw & Shoemaker 7212
Library copy: v.2 part 2 only
Library copy: v.1, and v.2 part 1 only
Library copy: v.1, and v.2 parts 1-2 only
Imprint United States. Boston. 1798.
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