A New and General Biographical Dictionary; containing An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; From the Earliest Accounts of Time to the present Period, wherein Their remarkable Actions and Sufferings, Their Virtues, Parts, and Learning, are accurately displayed. With a Catalogue of their Literary Productions; twelve volumes in six complete plus supplement

London: W. Strahan, T. Payne and Son et al., 1784. Hardcover. Very Good. Ex-library. Set of seven books; twelve volumes in six plus stand-alone supplement. Bound in half leather with marbled boards, spines stamped in black and gilt. Marbled endpapers. Text blocks are in extraordinary condition, fine except for library stamp and number to each title page, bookplates on front paste-down endpapers. Wear to corners and extremities. A gorgeous set. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches.