Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the dissolution of the last parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle of la Hogue

Dalrymple, John

Published by W. Strachan and T. Caddell, Edinburgh and London, 1773

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First edition, 2 volumes, 4to; full contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rebacked retaining original gilt-lettered red and black spine labels, marbled endpapers; edges scuffed and rubbed, 19th-century bookplates of the Russell Sage College Library on front pastedowns; two preliminay leaves in Vol. II reinforced, else textblocks fine. A supplement and appendices was added to this work in 1788. Dalrymple was the first to procure access to the despatches of Brillon, the French minister at the Court of James II, and thereby unveil the state secrets of the reign, and in particular the fact that the leaders of the Whigs were in the pay of Louis XIV (DNB V, p. 424).

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• Title: Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the dissolution of the last parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle of la Hogue
• Publisher: W. Strachan and T. Caddell, Edinburgh and London
• Publication Date: 1773
• Edition: First Edition.
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