The Second Volume of Miscellaneous Works Written by George, Late Duke of Buckingham. Containing a KEY to the REHEARSAL, and Several Pieces in Prose and Verse ; Never before PRINTED.

Buckingham Lord George (Late Duke Of Buckingham) Collected and Prepar'd .by The Late Ingenious Mr. Tho. Brown

Published by Printed for Sam. Briscoe, and Sold By J. Nutt Near Stationers-Hall,, London, 1705

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The Title continues = …." With a Collection Of Poems, Satyrs, Letters, Dialogues, Essays, Characters, Maxims of State Valuable Speeches, in both Houses of Parliament, by Several Lords and Commons: Printed from Original Manuscripts, that give a light into the Secret History of the Times. Written by the Late Duke of Buckingham; Duke of Lauderdal; Marquis of Halifax; … Earl Of Rochester; … Sir William Temple… Sir Edward Seymour; … Mr Dryden; Sir George Etherege. ; Mr. Cowley; Mr. Otway; … Captain Ayloffe; … " (and many others…). In the (probably) original full leather boards, with a burgundy, (dulled) gilt title label. The boards are scruffy, scuffed and scraped, with corners through to the boards, some leather loss, and the front hinge is split and holding on with 5 of the 6 'strings'. There is some leather loss to the top and bottom of the spine, and the spine has a centre 'crack' throughout - but all boards/spine are present and holding tight. The page fore-edges are pretty age browned. Internally = plain endpapers - browned and with some light marks/grubbiness - with a full page b/w engraved portrait frontispiece of 'George. Duke. Marquess and Earle of Buckingham…' . A former owners' name in old faded ink at the very top of the title page. (14) + (xiii) + (3) + 264 pp. Some page standing 'proud' of the other edges and a couple of pages coming loose due to gapping in the gutters, but overall the text block is clean, bright and tight-ish. The print is a good deep colour in general throughout. Quite Scarce in First Edition. Ask for further detail if required. See IMAGES ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Second Volume of Miscellaneous Works Written by George, Late Duke of Buckingham. Containing a KEY to the REHEARSAL, and Several Pieces in Prose and Verse ; Never before PRINTED.
• Publisher: Printed for Sam. Briscoe, and Sold By J. Nutt Near Stationers-Hall,, London
• Publication Date: 1705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography. Essays. Letters. Diaries
  • Education
  • History & Politics. Churchill
  • Poetry/War Poetry
  • Antiquarian -19th Century or Earlier