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Original Papers, Containing the Secret History of Great Britain from the Restoration, to the Accession of the House of Hannover. to which are prefixed Extracts from the Life of James II as written by himself
by Macpherson, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1775. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Complete in 2 volumes. Quarto. Full leather, library rebound (rebacked) at some point in the past using the original boards, gilt border. Inner dentelles decorated in gilt. Titles in gilt and library mark on spine. Marbled endpapers, hinges reinforced. Decorative philosophical library / museum bookplate on front and rear pastedowns. Vol. I viii + 711pp with a fold out genealogical table of the Royal Family of Great Britain at the Accession of George the First. Vol. II x + 690pp including appendix. Ex reference library with few markings, stamp & faded pencil number on reverse of title page, single stamp on rear free end paper, no other obvious library markings. As befits their age, the covers are rubbed and marked in parts. The inner books are in excellent condition. James MacPherson was a Scottish writer, poet and politician and this is possibly his most important work. A wide ranging set of documents, letters, state papers, speeches etc., many relating to the Jacobite cause during a fascinating period of Scottish, English and ultimately British history. ***Heavy and may require extra overseas postage***
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2269
- Title
- Original Papers, Containing the Secret History of Great Britain from the Restoration, to the Accession of the House of Hannover. to which are prefixed Extracts from the Life of James II as written by himself
- Author
- Macpherson, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- W. Strahan, and T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1775
- Keywords
- Jacobite, Charles the Second, James the Second, James VII, William and Mary , William III, Queen Anne. House of Hannover, restoration, 1660 - 1714, english history, Stuart, british history, scottish history, state papers, original documents
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scottish Interest; Historical & Antiquity;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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