The Diary of George Bubb Dodington Baron of Melcombe Regis: From March 8, 1748-9, to Frebruary 6, 1761 With an Appendix Containg some Curious and Interesting Papers which are either referred to, or alluded in the diary. Now first published from his Lordship's original manuscripts.

Henry Penruddocke Wyndham

Published by E. Easton, Salisbury, 1784

About this Item

A very scarce first edition of this important diary complete with half title page. Full calf leather binding with gilt detail to spine. This copy would benefit from a rebind and is priced accordingly. George Bubb Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe PC (1691 July 28, 1762) was an English politician and nobleman. Christened simply George Bubb, he acquired the surname Dodington around the time his uncle George Dodington died in 1720 and left him his estate. Enormously rich, he became a friend of Frederick, Prince of Wales, who took advantage of their acquaintance to obtain loans that helped clear his debts, and, on being thrown out of St James's Palace by his father, King George II, moved into a London house belonging to Dodington. Dodington is said to have been involved in a spy-ring, collecting valuable information about Jacobite activities. In 1761, following the accession of Frederick's son to the throne as George III, he was created Baron Melcombe. His diary, published posthumously in 1784 by Henry Penruddocke Wyndham, is a valuable historical source. Full calf leather binding with gilt detail to spine. The binding is tight and firm and all pages are attached. The front board is detached but present and the rear board is holding by one cord only and will probably fully detach in the post. There is some wear to the extemities including overall rubbing and some bumping to the corners. The spine has a couple of black marks and is missing the spine label. Internally the book is generally clean and bright apart from some isolated spotting in some places and some age toning to some sections. There is a decorative copperplate initial to the front pastedown. Good.

Seller Inventory # LTH1-E-19

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Diary of George Bubb Dodington Baron of Melcombe Regis: From March 8, 1748-9, to Frebruary 6, 1761 With an Appendix Containg some Curious and Interesting Papers which are either referred to, or alluded in the diary. Now first published from his Lordship's original manuscripts.
• Publisher: E. Easton, Salisbury
• Publication Date: 1784
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book