Dobson's Encyclopaedia : the publisher, text, and publication of America's first Britannica, 1789-1803 /

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Main Author:	Arner, Robert D.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1991.
Subjects:	Dobson, Thomas, > 1751-1823. Encyclopaedia Britannica > Publishing > History. Encyclopedias and dictionaries > Publishing > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century. Book industries and trade > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century. Philadelphia (Pa.) > Imprints > History.

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