Colin Macfarquhar (1744/5 – 2 April 1793) was a Scottish bookseller and printer who is most known for co-founding Encyclopædia Britannica with Andrew Bell, first published in December 1768. The dates of his birth and death remain uncertain, even to Britannica itself. (From Wikipedia) More about Colin MacFarquhar:
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| | Books by Colin MacFarquhar: MacFarquhar, Colin, approximately 1745-1793, ed.: Encyclopaedia Britannica: or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature (3rd edition, 18 volumes of text and 2 volumes of plates; Edinburgh: Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797), also ed. by George Gleig, illust. by Andrew Bell (multiple formats at archive.org) MacFarquhar, Colin, approximately 1745-1793, ed.: Encyclopaedia: or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature (based on the third edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica, with American revisions; Philadelphia: T. Dobson, [1790-]1798), also ed. by George Gleig and Thomas Dobson
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