Item #18591 A DESCRIPTION OF A SYSTEM OF BIOGRAPHY;; with a catalogue of all the names inserted in it, and the dates annexed to them. Jospeh PRIESTLY.
A DESCRIPTION OF A SYSTEM OF BIOGRAPHY;; with a catalogue of all the names inserted in it, and the dates annexed to them.

A DESCRIPTION OF A SYSTEM OF BIOGRAPHY;; with a catalogue of all the names inserted in it, and the dates annexed to them.

Philadelphia: Akerman & Hancock for Mathew Carey, 1803. A new edition. 8vo, pp. [2], 62 plus a folding engraved chart. Bound in worn leather backed boards. Some foxed on the chart and offsetting to the title-page. Shaw & Shoemaker 4910. (DLC, ICN, MWA,NHi). Item #18591

Priestly discusses his theories of biography which entailed classifying the great figures in history. With an extensive listing of persons. This was meant to accompany a large chart.

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