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Some Passages of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable John Earl of Rochester, Who Died the 26th of July, 1680. Written By His Own Direction on His Death-Bed. to this Edition is Prefixed Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Earl of Rochester,
by Burner, Gilbert; Dr. Samuel Jognson; Rev. Robert Parsons
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Davies, 1782. Uncommon in today's market in any edition. 6 1/2" h. xvi, 136, frontispiece engraved portrait. Bound in full contemporary calf, red morocco label back, the armorial bookplate of Andrew Berkeley Drummond. Very Good, front joint cracked yet still holding thanks to an old cloth tape mend, light toning to end papers, internal pages clean and fresh. John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester and Baron of Adderbury in England, Viscount Athlone in Ireland (1647-1680) was a poet, rakish wit and notorious figure in the court of King Charles II. . Later Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008700
- Title
- Some Passages of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable John Earl of Rochester, Who Died the 26th of July, 1680. Written By His Own Direction on His Death-Bed. to this Edition is Prefixed Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Earl of Rochester,
- Author
- Burner, Gilbert; Dr. Samuel Jognson; Rev. Robert Parsons
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- T. Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1782
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Eighteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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