BISHOP BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME: [Two Volumes] Volume I: From the Restoration of King Charles II to the Settlement of King William and Queen Mary at the Revolution: to which is prefix'd A Summary Recapitulation of Affairs in Church and State from King James I to the Restoration in the Year 1660; Volume II: From the Revolution to the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht in the Reign of Queen Anne. To Which is added The Author's Life.

BURNET, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury (1643-1715). (Editor - Thomas Burnet)

Published by Thomas Burnet (1724) and Thomas Ward (1734), Londion, 1734

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Two folio volumes internally very good but full leather covers loose or loosening, both volumes have the bookplate of John Borlase on the front end paper, Volume II has the manuscript notation : "The Original Manuscript of both volumes of this History will be deposited in the Cotton Library by T Burnett". Volume I: front cover loose, one blank, title page, Advertisement, 12 unpaginated of subscribers then 836 pages including table of contents; Volume II: Front cover almost detached, Title page (missing a small portion at the top where an ownership has been neatly removed, then 20 unpaginated of subscribers and 765 pages including Table of Contents and Index for both volumes. These are two heavy volumes (6.25 Kg net weight) the price has been adjusted to include additional postage required for the UK. Additional will be required for overseas shipment. [QH] [QP]. Seller Inventory # 010164

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Title: BISHOP BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME: [...

Publisher: Thomas Burnet (1724) and Thomas Ward (1734), Londion

Publication Date: 1734

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Edition: 1st Edition