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The life of David Hume, Esq : the philosopher and historian, written by himself. To which are added, The travels of a philosopher, containing observations on the manners and arts of various nations, in Africa and Asia. From the French of M. Le Poivre, late envoy to the King of Cochin-China, and now intendant of the isles of Bourbon and Mauritius.

Author/creator Hume, David, 1711-1776
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, next door to St. Paul's Church, in Third-Street, M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]
Description62, 2 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
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Other author/creatorStrahan, William, 1715-1785 author.
Other author/creatorSmith, Adam, 1723-1790 author.
Other author/creatorSmith, Adam, 1723-1790.
Other author/creatorStrahan, William, 1715-1785.
Other author/creatorBell, Robert, 1732?-1784 printer.
Other author/creatorPoivre, Pierre, 1719-1786. Voyages d'un philosophe. English.
General noteAlso issued as part of: Miscellanies for sentimentalists .. Philadelphia : Robert Bell, 1778 (Evans 15914).
General notePrinted in two columns.
General note"Letter from Adam Smith, LL.D. to William Strahan, Esq; giving some account of Mr. Hume, during his last sickness."--p. [9]-13.
General note"Travels of a philosopher: containing, observations on the manners and arts of various nations, in Africa and Asia. From the French of M. Le Poivre .."--p. [15]-62, with separate title page.
General noteBookseller's advertisement, p. [64].
General noteReproduction of original from Library of Congress.
References Evans, 15853
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3716
References English Short Title Catalog, W13615.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formTravel literature.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

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