Memorials and characters of above two hundred eminent and worthy persons among the nobility and gentry, ... the whole compiled from a great variety of the most reputable authors, ... To which is added, an appendix of monumental inscriptions, ... Likewise chronological tables, and an index to the whole

All titles

• Memorials and characters of above two hundred eminent and worthy persons among the nobility and gentry, ... the whole compiled from a great variety of the most reputable authors, ... To which is added, an appendix of monumental inscriptions, ... Likewise chronological tables, and an index to the whole
• Memorials and characters, together with the lives of divers eminent and worthy persons.

People / Organizations

• Jacob Robinson ("sold by")

Imprint

London: printed; and sold by Jacob Robinson, 1744.

Added name

Wilford, John, active 1723-42.

Publication year

1744

ESTC No.

N34702

Grub Street ID

23009

Description

[4],iv,[8],780,779-788,42,[2]p. ; 2°.

Note

"[John] Wilford assumed the credit of editorship, and the book is invariably known as 'Wilford's Lives,' but it was in reality the work of obscure compilers in his pay, chief among whom was John Jones (1700-1770)" (DNB)

With a list of subscribers.

Uncontrolled note

Pp. 266, 440 and 664 misnumbered 264, 430 and 660. Sub.list from Yc