A CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF SR ROBERT WALPOLE, Now Earl of Orford. Collected chiefly from the Debates in Parliament, and the Political Writingss on both Sides...
London: Printed for J. Hinton, at the King's-Arms in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1743. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #020103
[viii], 535 pages of text, followed by [i] of errata. Contemporary full leather binding with both hinges professionally mended. New gilt-lettered green leather spine label. Minor browning to the margins of the title page and the final leaf of text. The text is clean and unmarked. Provenance: A previous owner's engraved bookplate is affixed neatly to the inside front cover, engraved with the name "Rolle" and the Latin motto "Nec Rege, Nec Populo, Sed Utroque". This translates to "Not with the King, not with the People, but on both sides". This is the bookplate of John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (1750-1842). Bibliography: Goldsmith 7961; Hanson 5686; Hollander 1376; Kress 4671. First edition.
Price: $675.00