The Diary of the Late George Bubb Dodington, Baron of Melcombe Regis; From March 8, 1748-9, to February 6, 1761

Henry Penruddock Wyndham; George Dodington

Published by William Porter; Price, Moncrieffe, et al, Dublin, 1784

About this Item

The first Dublin edition of the important diary of the Whig politician George Bubb Dodington, providing insight into the political landscape in the early eighteenth century, and bound in full contemporary calf. The first Dublin edition, published the same year as the UK first edition.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.Bound in full contemporary calf. Bound in full contemporary calf. Externally, joints starting, with slight rubbing to the joints and extremities, slight cracking to the spine, and slight marks to the boards. Bookplate of James Lees-Milne to the front pastedown, with light tidemark to the rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages, with light tidemarks up to pp. 29. Owner's ink signatures to the title page. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Diary of the Late George Bubb Dodington, Baron of Melcombe Regis; From March 8, 1748-9, to February 6, 1761
• Publisher: William Porter; Price, Moncrieffe, et al, Dublin
• Publication Date: 1784
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
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