A dictionary of all religions and religious denominations : Jewish, heathen, Mahometan, and Christian, ancient and modern. : With an appendix, containing a sketch of the present state of the world, as to population, religion, toleration, missions, etc. and the articles in which all Christian denominations agree. / By Hannah Adams. ; [One line of Scripture text].

Author/creator Adams, Hannah
Other author Adams, John, 1735-1826 dedicatee.
Format Electronic
EditionFourth edition, with corrections and large additions.
Publication Info[New York] : Published by James Eastburn and Company, at the literary rooms, corner of Broadway and Pine Street, N. York; and by Cummings and Hilliard, no. 1, Cornhill, Boston, 1817.
Description4 unnumbered pages, 376 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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Uniform titleAlphabetical compendium of the various sects
SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 39921. ^A575643
General noteFirst published in 1784 with title: An alphabetical compendium of the various sects which have appeared in the world from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day (Evans 18319).
General noteCopyright March 13, 1817 by James Eastburn and Co.
General note"Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, at the University Press in Cambridge, Mass."--verso of title page.
General noteDedicated to "Hon. John Adams, LL.D. formerly president of the United States."
General noteDictionary, p. [19]-324, printed in two columns.
General note"A brief sketch of the state of religion throughout the world, by Mr. T. Williams."--Appendix, p. [325]-365.
General note"Appendix to the fourth American edition."--p. [367]-376.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 39921
References Rosenbach, A.S.W. Amer. Jewish bib., 189
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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. 39921).

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