Title Dobson's "Encyclopaedia" : the Publisher, Text, and Publication of America's First Britannica, 1789-1803 / Robert D. Arner

Published Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016] ©1991

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Description 1 online resource : 10 illustrations Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- 1. Bookseller, Printer, and Publisher: Thomas Dobson and the Philadelphia Trade, 1785-1800 -- 2. Building a National Audience: From Prospectus to Publication -- 3. A Progress Through the Press: The Encyclopaedia, Volumes I-IX -- 4. Losses, Crosses, and Vexations: The Encyclopaedia, Volumes X--XVIII -- 5. The Text of the American Edition: Jedidiah Morse and Other Contributors -- 6. Artists and Artisans: The Encyclopaedia as American Artifact -- 7. The Supplement to the Encyclopaedia: Volumes XIX-XXI -- 8. Thomas Dobson in the Nineteenth Century: The Hebrew Bible and Other Publications -- Appendix A. Dobson's Encyclopaedia: A Chronology -- Appendix B. Engravers and Engravings in the Encyclopaedia -- Appendix C.A Checklist of Titles Printed by and for Thomas Dobson -- Bibliography -- Index Summary 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 Notes In English Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Dec. 09, 2016) Subject Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823. SUBJECT Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823 fast Encyclopaedia Britannica -- Publishing -- History Encyclopaedia Britannica fast Subject Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Publishing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century Book industries and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century Early printed books -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century -- Bibliography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Editors, Journalists, Publishers. Book industries and trade Early printed books Publishers and publishing SUBJECT Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Imprints Subject Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Genre/Form Bibliographies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781512800098 1512800090

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