A Dissertation upon Parties; In Several Letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq. Dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole

Bolingbroke, Viscount (Henry St. John)

Published by R. Francklin 1739 / MDCCXXXIX, London, 1739

About this Item

Plain brown leather boards; rubbed and scuffed. Raised bands on spine; gilt rules above and below bands; slight wear to external hinges, and internal joints partially exposed, but binding otherwise intact. B/w frontis. Bolingbroke's scathing attack on Walpole's Whig ministry -- it's also a fascinating slice of English history, as this edition was not merely published within Walpole's lifetime, but while he was still First Lord of the Treasury, de facto Prime Minister (1721-42). ; 8vo (5" x 8"); 252 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dissertation upon Parties; In Several Letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq. Dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole
• Publisher: R. Francklin 1739 / MDCCXXXIX, London
• Publication Date: 1739
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: Fifth, carefully revised and corrected.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair