A collection of American epitaphs and inscriptions : with occasional notes. / By Rev. Timothy Alden, A.M. honorary member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, of the New-York Historical Society, etc. ; Vol. I. ; [Two lines from St. Pierre].

Author/creator Alden, Timothy
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew-York : Published by Whiting and Watson, no. 96, Broadway, 1812.
Description288 pages ; 15 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subjects

SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 24580. ^A575643
General note"J. Seymour, printer, 40, John St."--verso of title page.
General note"Address to the patrons of this publication."--p. [3]-6. Signed: Timothy Alden. Newark, N.J. 1 January, 1812.
General note"Notice to patrons of this work. Mr. Alden purposes to continue this collection, Deo volente, until he shall have issued a heptade of volumes, with the last of which, a list of subscribers' names will be given. On recommendation of Messrs. Whiting and Watson, the publishers, although the work will still be printed in numbers, of seventy-two pages each, it will, in future, be delivered in volumes, neatly bound and lettered, at $1 25. The second volume may be expected, 1 January, 1813, and the others in succession, after intervals of four months."--p. 288.
General noteThe second volume was not published until 1814 and includes the note, "The first edition of the first volume of this collection was printed, in four numbers, in 1812. A variety of circumstances ... has retarded the completion of this series ... It is now thought adviseable not to continue a division of the work into numbers ..." Vols. 3-5 and the second issue of v. 1 were also published in 1814.
General noteIncludes index.
General note"Corrections and additions."--p. [280].
References Shaw & Shoemaker 24580
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Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 24580).