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    ...in various omissions and duplications in the second part of the edition. When the edition was completed, Bell bought the whole copyright. A two-volume supplement edited by Gleig and printed for Thomson Bonar, Bell’s son-in-law, appeared in 1801. It contained 50 copperplates by Daniel Lizars (none by Bell). Gleig’s dedication of that supplement to the king includes the following remarks:...
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    ...work started immediately after the fourth was finished in 1810, was completed in 20 volumes, dated 1815, and sold at a price of £36. After the first five volumes, which were supervised by Bonar, it was again edited by Millar and was brought out by Constable. On Bonar’s death in 1814, Constable bought his share in the third edition from his heirs for £4,500. Realizing the...
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