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The Dictionary of national biography

Book digitized by Google from the library of University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. · Vol. 1-22 first published 1885-1901, in 66 volumes; first issued in a 22 vol. corrected edition in 1908-1909; reprinted in 1921-1922 and again in 1937-1938 with minor changes in indexes and new composite lists of contributors. Vol. 23 first published in 1912, reprinted 1939 · Vol. 22 includes 1st supplement · Vol. 23-29 consist of supplements covering January 1901-1970, each containing a cumulative alphabetical index · "Errors have as far as possible been corrected, and some of the bibliographies have been revised, but otherwise the text remains unaltered"--Publisher's note, v.1 of the 1908 issue (of which the 1921 and 1937 issues are reprints) · "Memoir of George Smith", the proprietor and publisher of the Dictionary: v.1, p. [xxi]-lix · Set includes earlier editions of some volumes · Vol. 30 (1971-1980) edited by Lord Blake and C.S. Nicholls, with an index covering the years 1901-1980 in one alphabetical series · Mode of access: Internet

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