A Short View of the English History: withReflections Political, Historical, Civil, Physical, and Moral; on theReigns of the Kings; their Characters, and Manners; their Successionsto the Throne, and other remarkable Incidents of the Revolution of 1688. Drawn from authentick Memoirs and Manuscripts
Published by London. Printed forJames Mead. 1735
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Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)
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8vo. 19cm, Second Edition, with Additions,[vi],354,[13]pp., chapter head & tail pieces and decorated firstinitials, index, in contemporary full rebacked in tan calf, raised bands,contemporary hand-written spine title label, very good to fine condition(). ~ A history of England contemporary with the English Civil War and published first in 1724 - "The Author has lets these Papers lie cover'dwith Dust these 36 Years, till every Person concern'd was remov'd fromthe Stage.". (Author's preface). English historian, poet and JacobiteBevill Higgons(1670-1735) went into exile in France with James II. Hedevoted his life to literary pursuits after being incarcerated in 1695as a suspect in an attempted assassination of William III. The secondedition of this book was dated in 1734 and Higgons dedicated it to TheDuchess of Buckingham and Normandy. This copy has a hand-writtencontemporary (?) note: "This work was ordered by the English Parliamentto be burnt by the Hangman." Unfortunately no verification of this notehas been found.…
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- A Short View of the English History: withReflections Political, Historical, Civil, Physical, and Moral; on theReigns of the Kings; their Characters, and Manners; their Successionsto the Throne, and other remarkable Incidents of the Revolution of 1688. Drawn from authentick Memoirs and Manuscripts
- Author
- HIGGONS, B[evill]
- Publisher
- London. Printed forJames Mead. 1735
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