B28727

Shelfmark

I TBS

Author

Fox, Charles James

Title

A history of the early part of the reign of James the Second; with an introductory chapter. By the Right Hon. Charles James Fox. To which is added an appendix.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Printed for William Miller, Albemarle Street; by William Savage, Bedford Bury.,, 1808.

Physical description

[2], li, 277, [3], clviii, [1] leaf of plates :, port. ;, 4to.

Note

The appendix contains "Correspondence between Louis XIV. and M. Barillon on English affairs, from Dec. 1584 [i.e. 1684] to Dec. 1585 [i.e. 1685]" and other pieces.

Note

Another edition, on larger paper, was printed by W. Bulmer and Co, with a half-title page including the statement: "Royal paper. - Two guineas and a half, boards." Copies were apparently also available on "Elephant paper" (cf. Lowndes).

Note

Editor's address "To the reader" signed: "Vassall Holland, Holland House, April 25th, 1808.". There follows a postcript (not present in the Bulmer edition), containing a letter written by Fox and dated November 20, 1803.

Note

Frontispiece engraving of Charles James Fox.

Citation/references note

Lowndes,, II, p. 470

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of Eton College.

Provenance

Donation inscription on front fly leaf: Bibliotheca Etonensi D.D. E.H. Pickering. This could be Edward Henry Pickering, assistant master at Eton 1839-1852, or his son, Edward Henry Umfreville Pickering, a pupil 1849-1855.

Provenance

Dewey classification inscribed in ink, together with "Reserve stock" stamp indicate originally in kept in Eton School Library.

Binding

Contemporary English brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet border; blind tooled decorative roll on turn-in; modern rebacking in brown morocco, with blind tooled triple fillet; older green morocco spine label reattached; marbled endpapers.

Subject

James, II,, King of England,

Subject

Great Britain (Place), History, James II, 1685-1688.

Added entry--name

Savage, William, printer.

Added entry--name

Barillon, Paul, marquis de Branges,

Added entry--name

Louis, XIV,, King of France,

Added entry--name

Miller, William, publisher.

Added entry--name

Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron,

Added entry--name

Miller, William, bookseller.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B28727

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aI TBS

1001#$aFox, Charles James

24510$aA history of the early part of the reign of James the Second; with an introductory chapter. By the Right Hon. Charles James Fox. To which is added an appendix.

260##$aLondon :$bPrinted for William Miller, Albemarle Street; by William Savage, Bedford Bury.,$c1808.

300##$a[2], li, 277, [3], clviii, [1] leaf of plates :$bport. ;$c4to.

500##$aThe appendix contains "Correspondence between Louis XIV. and M. Barillon on English affairs, from Dec. 1584 [i.e. 1684] to Dec. 1585 [i.e. 1685]" and other pieces.

500##$aAnother edition, on larger paper, was printed by W. Bulmer and Co, with a half-title page including the statement: "Royal paper. - Two guineas and a half, boards." Copies were apparently also available on "Elephant paper" (cf. Lowndes).

500##$aEditor's address "To the reader" signed: "Vassall Holland, Holland House, April 25th, 1808.". There follows a postcript (not present in the Bulmer edition), containing a letter written by Fox and dated November 20, 1803.

500##$aFrontispiece engraving of Charles James Fox.

5104#$aLowndes,$cII, p. 470

561##$aArmorial bookplate of Eton College.

561##$aDonation inscription on front fly leaf: Bibliotheca Etonensi D.D. E.H. Pickering. This could be Edward Henry Pickering, assistant master at Eton 1839-1852, or his son, Edward Henry Umfreville Pickering, a pupil 1849-1855.

561##$aDewey classification inscribed in ink, together with "Reserve stock" stamp indicate originally in kept in Eton School Library.

563##$aContemporary English brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet border; blind tooled decorative roll on turn-in; modern rebacking in brown morocco, with blind tooled triple fillet; older green morocco spine label reattached; marbled endpapers.

60000$aJames$bII,$cKing of England,

651#0$aGreat Britain$xHistory$yJames II, 1685-1688.

7001#$aSavage, William$eprinter.

7001#$aBarillon, Paul$cmarquis de Branges,

7001#$aLouis$bXIV,$cKing of France,

7001#$aMiller, William$epublisher.

7001#$aHolland, Henry Richard Vassall$cBaron,

7001#$aMiller, William$ebookseller.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.