Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second From His Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline - 2 Vol Set

Edité par John Murray, London, 1848

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Biography on the King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760. George II (1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from June 1727 until his death in 1760. Condition: VG+ for 175-year-old plus volumes. Complete. BOOK INFO Published in 1848 by John Murray in London. First edition, first printing. Complete in two volumes. Bound in near contemporary to later half fine morocco. Lustrous board paper ruled in gilt. Spine with five raised, gilt decorated bands separating compartments ruled and tooled in gilt; gilt lettering in compartments two and three. Top edge gilt. Strikingly beautiful blue floral-patterned endpapers with branching streaks of gilt match the board paper. Octavo, 9" x 6". Collated and complete: lxvi, 520 pp.; viii, 593, [1] pp; frontispiece in each volume, two plates of facsimile writings of the author, Lord John Hervey. ABOUT THE AUTHOR & WORK Hervey wrote detailed and brutally frank memoirs of the court of George II of Great Britain from 1727 to 1737. He gave a most unflattering account of the King, and of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and their family squabbles. For the Queen Caroline of Ansbach and her daughter, Princess Caroline of Great Britain, he had genuine respect and attachment. The Princess's affection for him was commonly said to be the reason for the close retirement in which she lived after his death. The manuscript of Hervey's memoirs was preserved by the family, but his son, Augustus John, 3rd Earl of Bristol, left strict injunctions that they should not be published until after the death of George III. In 1848 they were published under the editorship of J. W. Croker (over 100 years after first composed), but the manuscript had been subjected to a certain amount of mutilation before it came into his hands. Croker also softened in some cases the plainspokenness of the original. CONDITION REPORT The volumes are in VG+ antiquarian condition for 175-year-old+ books. Exterior and binding: Firm hinges and joints tight text block. Colorful, supple morocco. Spines sunned from dark brown to a lovely chocolate brown. Light rubbing to boards and edges. A few small spots of soiling to boards and edges. Some scuffing to paper. Present beautifully on the shelf. Interior: The pages are generally bright and white. Light, sporadic foxing, moderate to heavier foxing at text block extremities and frontispieces. Signs of handling - marginal finger soiling and some smudges. No writing other than the final page in volume I with a marginal pencil number from the binder along the gutter. No ex libris marks or bookplates. A few bent corners, creases and other signs of light handling. George II (1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from June 1727 until his death in 1760. All in all, a handsome two-volume set biography on King George II in collectible condition. Near contemporary 1/2 morocco fine binding.…

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Titre
Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second From His Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline - 2 Vol Set
Auteur
Lord John Hervey, John Wilson Croker (editor)
Éditeur
John Murray, London
Année de publication
1848
État de l'article
Very Good+
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Édition
First edition, first printing.
Poids de l'article
5,5 livres
Catalogues du vendeur
Antique (1800-1920s), Fine Bindings, Sets & Private Press, History, Government & Political Science

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