Robert Bell
Active Years
Min year: 1760, Max year: 1800, Max count: 88Locations over time
(number of mentions in parentheses)- 1744 in:
Stephen-street
(1)
- 1764 in:
Stephen-Street
(3)
- 1764 in:
Stephen-street
(3)
- 1771 in:
Third-Street
(1)
- 1772 in:
Third-Street
(1)
- 1773 in:
Third-Street
(2)
- 1774 in:
Third-Street
(6)
- 1774 in:
Third-street
(1)
- 1776 in:
Third-Street
(6)
- 1777 in:
Third-Street
(19)
- 1778 in:
Third-Street
(6)
- 1782 in:
Third-Street
(5)
- 1783 in:
Third-Street
(6)
- 1783 in:
Third-STreet
(1)
- 1784 in:
Third-Street
(13)
As Author
- 1762: A catalogue of books, being the library of Howard Parry, Esq; deceased
- 1770: A catalogue of new and old books, which will be exhibited by auction, by Robert Bell, bookseller and auctionier
- 1771: Now in the printing-press, and speedily will be published by subscription, in one volume octavo, price one dollar, sewed in blue boards, although the English edition is sold at four dollars. An essay on the history of civil society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. Professor of moral philosophy, in the University of Edinburgh
- 1771: Commentaries on the laws of England. By William Blackstone, Esq. Vinerian Professor of Law, and solicitor general to Her Majesty
- 1771: Proposals, addressed to those who possess a public spirit
- 1772: To the encouragers of literature
- 1773: Robert Bell's sale catalogue of a collection of new and old books
- 1773: To the sons of science in America
- 1773: Philadelphia, 25th January, 1773
- 1774: Proposals for printing by subscription, A dissent from the Church of England, fully justified: and proved the genuine and just consequence of the allegiance due to Christ, the only lawgiver in the church. Being the dissenting gentleman's three letters and postscript, in answe to Mr. John White's on that subject
- 1774: Proposals for printing by subscription The Catholic Christian instructed. In the sacraments, sacrifice, ceremonies, and observances of the Church. By way of question and answer. By R-- C--[.]
- 1774: Philadelphia, January 17th, 1774. Memorandum
- 1775: Philadelphia, June 26th, 1775
- 1776: Philadelphia, May 6th, 1776
- 1777: Proposals, for printing by subscription, a military work, entitled, A general essay on the Prussian tactics, adorned with plates
- 1778: Robert Bell, bookseller, provedore to the sentimentalists, and professor of book-auctioniering in America is just arrived from Philadelphia
- 1783: To the Honorable the representatives of the freemen, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met
- 1783: Just published and now selling, at Bell's Book-Store, in Third-Street, price one quarter of a dollar
- 1784: New and old, medical, surgical, and chemical works, lately imported, and now selling at Bell's book-store, near St. Paul's Church in Third-Street, Philadelphia; with the lowest price printed to each book
- 1784: Thursday the 8th of April, 1784
- 1784: To the Honorable the representatives of the freemen, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met
- 1784: To the Honorable the representatives of the freemen, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met
- 1784: Bell's address to every free-man; but especially to the free citizens of Pennsylvania
- 1784: Bell's memorial on the free sale of books
- 1795: Lectures on the solemnities used in Scotland, in the testing of deeds. By Robert Bell, Lecturer on Conveyancing, Appointed by the Society of Clerks to the Signet
- 1797: A system of the forms of deeds used in Scotland
- 1800: Outlines of the course of lectures on conveyancing
As Publisher
- 1760: Hermippus redivivus
- 1764: Patriotism; A Farce. As it is acted by His Majesty's servants
- 1770: An old looking-glass for the laity and clergy of all denominations, who either give or receive money under pretence of the Gospel
- 1770: The American traveller
- 1782: The revolution of America
- 1782: The revolution of America
As Printer
- 1768: The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
- 1768: The Macaroni jester
- 1768: The traveller
- 1769: The additional volume to the Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montague written during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters, &c. in different parts of Europe. Which contain, among other curious relations, account of the policy, and manners of the Turks; drawn from sources which have been inaccessible to other travellers: also poems on several occasions; and her celebrated defence of marriage
- 1769: The traveller
- 1770: The history of the reign of Charles the Fifth, Emperor of Germany
- 1771: A Pennsylvania sailor's letters, alias The farmer's fall
- 1771: Now in the printing-press, and speedily will be published by subscription, in one volume octavo, price one dollar, sewed in blue boards, although the English edition is sold at four dollars. An essay on the history of civil society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. Professor of moral philosophy, in the University of Edinburgh
- 1772: The law of crimes and misdemeanors
- 1773: Philadelphia, 25th January, 1773
- 1773: A sermon preached before the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
- 1773: Death: a poetical essay
- 1774: Commentaries on the laws of England
- 1774: Proposals for printing by subscription The Catholic Christian instructed. In the sacraments, sacrifice, ceremonies, and observances of the Church. By way of question and answer. By R-- C--[.]
- 1774: Observations on a variety of subjects, literary, moral and religious
- 1774: Proposals for printing by subscription, A dissent from the Church of England, fully justified: and proved the genuine and just consequence of the allegiance due to Christ, the only lawgiver in the church. Being the dissenting gentleman's three letters and postscript, in answe to Mr. John White's on that subject
- 1775: Political disquisitions; or, An enquiry into public errors, defects, and abuses
- 1776: The battle of Bunkers-Hill
- 1776: American independence the interest and glory of Great Britain
- 1776: The Art of war
- 1777: Select fables of Aesop and other fabulists
- 1777: To the president and Council of Pennsylvania. The remonstrance of the subscribers, freemen, and inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia, now confined in the Free-Mason's Lodge
- 1777: To the Congress. The remonstrance of the subscribers, citizens of Philadelphia
- 1777: The fables of Aesop
- 1777: The complaint; or Night-thoughts on life, death, and immortality
- 1777: An Address to the inhabitants of Pennsylvania
- 1777: Proposals, for printing by subscription, a military work, entitled, A general essay on the Prussian tactics, adorned with plates
- 1777: The Rise and continuance of the substitutes, in the Continental Army
- 1777: A treatise on the military service, of light horse, and light infantry, in the field, and in the fortified places
- 1777: The Irish chief; or, patriot king
- 1777: The seasons
- 1777: Paradise lost
- 1777: The romance of an hour
- 1777: The blind beggar of Bethnal Green
- 1777: An Address to the inhabitants of Pennsylvania
- 1777: The following remonstrance, was this day presented to the president and Council, by the hands of their secretary
- 1777: Seven rational sermons
- 1778: Miscellanies
- 1778: Miscellanies for sentimentalists
- 1778: The man worth forty crowns of M. de Voltaire
- 1778: The humble confession, declaration, recantation, and apology of Benjamin Towne, printer in Philadelphia
- 1778: The pupil of pleasure
- 1779: A narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's captivity
- 1782: Letters of the late Thomas Lord Lyttelton
- 1782: The man of the world
- 1783: Sermons to ministers of state
- 1783: New travels through North-America
- 1783: Observations on a late pamphlet, entituled, "Considerations upon the Society or order of the Cincinnati,"
- 1783: Considerations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati
- 1783: Observations on the commerce of the American states with Europe and the West Indies
- 1783: Emma Corbett
- 1783: The adventures of an East-India rupee
- 1783: Just published and now selling, at Bell's Book-Store, in Third-Street, price one quarter of a dollar
- 1784: Illuminations for legislators and for sentimentalists
- 1784: An appeal to the serious and candid professors of Christianity
- 1784: Bell's address to every free-man; but especially to the free citizens of Pennsylvania
- 1784: Bell's memorial on the free sale of books
- 1784: The life and adventures of Ambrose Gwinett
- 1784: The sorrows and sympathetic attachments of Werter
- 1784: New and old, medical, surgical, and chemical works, lately imported, and now selling at Bell's book-store, near St. Paul's Church in Third-Street, Philadelphia; with the lowest price printed to each book
- 1784: A letter from Phocion, to the considerate citizens of New-York
- 1784: The fables of Flora
- 1784: A letter from an American
- 1784: Lessons for lovers
- 1784: A discovery of subterranean treasure
- 1784: The minstrel
- 1796: Observations on a late pamphlet, entituled, "Considerations upon the Society or order of the Cincinnati,"
As Bookseller
- 1770: The American traveller
- 1772: The law of crimes and misdemeanors
- 1774: Commentaries on the laws of England
- 1775: Political disquisitions; or, An enquiry into public errors, defects, and abuses
- 1776: The Art of war
- 1776: The battle of Bunkers-Hill
- 1776: American independence the interest and glory of Great Britain
- 1777: The Irish chief; or, patriot king
- 1777: The Rise and continuance of the substitutes, in the Continental Army
- 1777: A treatise on the military service, of light horse, and light infantry, in the field, and in the fortified places
- 1777: The blind beggar of Bethnal Green
- 1777: The romance of an hour
- 1777: Select fables of Aesop and other fabulists
- 1777: The complaint; or Night-thoughts on life, death, and immortality
- 1777: The seasons
- 1778: Miscellanies for sentimentalists
- 1779: A narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's captivity
- 1782: Letters of the late Thomas Lord Lyttelton
- 1782: The man of the world
- 1783: New travels through North-America
- 1783: The adventures of an East-India rupee
- 1783: Observations on a late pamphlet, entituled, "Considerations upon the Society or order of the Cincinnati,"
- 1783: Observations on the commerce of the American states with Europe and the West Indies
- 1783: Sermons to ministers of state
- 1783: Considerations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati
- 1783: Emma Corbett
- 1784: An appeal to the serious and candid professors of Christianity
- 1784: A letter from an American
- 1784: The life and adventures of Ambrose Gwinett
- 1784: A letter from Phocion, to the considerate citizens of New-York
- 1784: Bell's memorial on the free sale of books
- 1784: The minstrel
- 1784: The sorrows and sympathetic attachments of Werter
- 1784: The fables of Flora
- 1784: A discovery of subterranean treasure
- 1784: Lessons for lovers
- 1784: Illuminations for legislators and for sentimentalists
- 1784: Bell's address to every free-man; but especially to the free citizens of Pennsylvania
- 1796: Observations on a late pamphlet, entituled, "Considerations upon the Society or order of the Cincinnati,"
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