Dobson's "Encyclopaedia": The Publisher, Text, and Publication of America's First Britannica, 1789-183

Robert D. Arner

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Dobson's "Encyclopaedia"

The Publisher, Text, and Publication of America's First Britannica, 1789-183

Robert D. Arner

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2016

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This is the first study of the life and career of Thomas Dobson, arguably the most prominent American printer, publisher, and bookseller between the years 1785 and 1822, whose accomplishments included publication of the first American edition of the Hebrew Bible, and the first American edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface And Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	IX
1. Bookseller, Printer, and Publisher: Thomas Dobson and the Philadelphia Trade, 1785-1800 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
2. Building a National Audience: From Prospectus to Publication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
3. A Progress Through the Press: The Encyclopaedia, Volumes I-IX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	45
4. Losses, Crosses, and Vexations: The Encyclopaedia, Volumes X—XVIII Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
5. The Text of the American Edition: Jedidiah Morse and Other Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	77
6. Artists and Artisans: The Encyclopaedia as American Artifact Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	108
7. The Supplement to the Encyclopaedia: Volumes XIX-XXI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	150
8. Thomas Dobson in the Nineteenth Century: The Hebrew Bible and Other Publications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	185
Appendix A. Dobson's Encyclopaedia: A Chronology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
Appendix B. Engravers and Engravings in the Encyclopaedia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
Appendix C. A Checklist of Titles Printed by and for Thomas Dobson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	238
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	275
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	291

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December 5, 2016

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9781512800098

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Reprint 2016

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320

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512800098

eBook ISBN: 9781512800098

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American History; Biography; Library Science and Publishing; American Studies; Autobiography

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For universities and colleges of further and higher education

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