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Author Moore, John, 1729-1802.
Title Edward : Various veiws [sic] of human nature, taken from life and manners, cheifly [sic] in England / by John Moore M.D. Author of Travels through France and Italy, Zeluco, &c.
Publication Info. Mount-Pleasant, County of West-Chester [N.Y.] : Printed by W. Durell, for J Harrisson, C. Davis, W. Milns, A. Somerville, R. Macgill, Gaine & Teneyck, & T. Allen, 1798.
Location Call No. Status
 Rare Books Hammond  Ham M82278 E2  v. 1    IN LIBRARY
 Rare Books Hammond  Ham M82278 E2  v. 2    IN LIBRARY
Description 2 v. (286 [i.e. 285], [1] p.; 284, [2] p. (last p. blank)); 19 cm. (12⁰)
Note "In two volumes."
"The title-page printed in sig. Z [of v. 2] is intended as a substitute for the title in vol. I, which the binder is requested to cancel.": v. 2, p. [285]. The cancelled title page to v. 1 was misdated 1789. Cf. ESTC.
A variant imprint of Evans 34129; v. 2 imprint agrees with Evans. Cf. Bristol.
Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 253, 285 misnumbered 235, 286; v. 2, p. 148 misnumbered 184, page numbers 165-166 omitted from pagination.
Signatures: v. 1: A-Z⁶ (-Z6, Z5 verso blank); v. 2: A-Z⁶(-Z6) (Z4 verso, Z5 blank; (gathering S missigned [S1 signed Q, S3 signed R2]).
Library copy title pages vary in printing; in vol. 2, "views" and "chiefly" are spelled correctly, and imprint reads: Printed by W. Durell, for J Harrisson, C. Davis, W. Milns, A. Somerville, R. Macgill, Gaine & Teneyck, Spencer, & Webb, Thomas, Andrews, & Penniman, and Carter, & Wilkinson. Lacking the title-page in sig. Z of Vol. 2, mentioned in v. 2, p. [285]. ZNS
Indexed In: Bristol B10400
ESTC W31810
Evans, 34129
Garside, P. English novel 1770-1829, 1796:67
Local Note Library set from Hammond Collection; bookplate of James Hammond's Circulating Library on front paste-down, numbered in ms., black ink: 1023-1, 2 respectively. Vol. 2 imperfect, lacking p. 145-156.
Genre or Form Library copies (Provenance) -- Rhode Island -- Newport -- 1811-1866.
Labels (Provenance) -- Rhode Island -- Newport -- 1811-1866.
Added Author Durell, William, 1766?-1845, printer.
Harrisson, John, d. 1804, bookseller.
Davis, Cornelius, 1758?-1831, bookseller.
Duyckinck, Evert, 1764?-1833, bookseller.
Milns, William, 1761-1801, bookseller.
Somerville, Alexander, d. 1804, bookseller.
Macgill, Robert, 1746?-1831, bookseller.
Gaine, Hugh, 1726 or 7-1807, bookseller.
Ten Eyck, Abraham Richard, 1775?-1857, bookseller.
Allen, Thomas, bookseller, fl. 1785-1799.
Spencer, Thomas, 1752-1840, bookseller.
Webb, Thomas Smith, 1771-1819, bookseller.
Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831, bookseller.
Andrews, Ebenezer Turrell, 1766-1851, bookseller.
Penniman, Obadiah, 1776-1820, bookseller.
Carter, John, 1745-1814, bookseller.
Wilkinson, William, 1760-1852, bookseller.
Hammond, James, 1784-1866, former owner. ZNS
James Hammond's Circulating Library. ZNS
James Hammond's Circulating Library. 1023. ZNS
Added Title Various views of human nature, taken from life and manners, chiefly in England