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The History Of The Reign Of Queen Anne, Digested Into Annals. Year the First to Year the Eighth. Eight Volumes. 1703-1710.
Each volume complete in itself. With twelve-fold-out military maps and plans and one text illustration, as called for. Volumes collate complete. Volumes one and two are later states lacking the portraits. Volumes bound in full contemporary calf. The spines in six compartments with five raised bands. Volume Eight with a cracked top hinge. Internally very good with occasional foxing and stains. Over-all a pleasing set, hard to find together. Each volume measures 20 x 12 x 2.5 5.5 cm. Each leaf measures 195 x 110 mm.
Detailed Collation of Volume One and Ten. Please contact Third Floor Rare Books for a detailed collation.
Vol One: The History Of The Reign Of Queen Anne, Digested Into Annals. Year the First. Containing, Besides other Memorable Transactions, a Particular and Genuine Account of the late Expedition into Spain; and the Proceedings of both Houses in the last session of Parliament. London: Printed for A. Roper, at the Black-boy over against St. Dunstan?s Church, Fleet Street, and F. Coggan in the Inner-Temple-Lane, 1703.
Paginates: (8), 232, 44, (4) pp. Complete. First Edition, State B, signature D2 is under "who ask'd". No portrait, thin paper.
Vol. Eight. The History Of The Reign Of Queen Anne, Digested Into Annals. Year the Eighth. Containing An exact and uninterrupted Relation of all Affairs, Civil and Military, both at Home and Abroad, during the Year 1709, as the Advances and Negotiations towards a General Peace; the Campaigns in the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Piedmont, and on the Rhine; the Great Successes of the Muscovites; the Changes in Poland, and War in the North; the proceedings in the Parliament of Ireland; and chiefly those of the British Parliament, in Reference to the Impeachment of Dr. Sacheverell; Most particularly the Speeches of many of the Lords, upon the several Articles of Impeachment, before their Lordships gave Judgement in Westminster Hall; which are not taken notice of in the Tryal, or in any other Book yet publish?d. London: Printed for T. Ward in the Inner-Temple-Lane, 1710.
Paginates: [xii], 408, 216, 14 pp. Complete. With three fold-out plates; A Plan of Tournay, A most Exact Plan of the Battle of Blaregnies, An Exact Plan of the City of Mons.
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