STATE-PAPERS AND LETTERS ADDRESSED TO WILLIAM CARSTARES . . . Relating to Public Affairs in Great-Britian, but more Particularly in Scotland, During the Reigns of K. William and Q. Anne. To which is Prefixed the Life of Mr. Carstares
by McCormick, Joseph (editor)
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- Condition
- Fair binding
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Balfour | London: W. Strahan and T. Cadel, 1774. Hard Cover. Fair binding. Quarto. xii, 800 pp. Untrimmed copy in early 19th century cloth. Generally worn and rubbed; hinges and joints are starting to split; a serviceable reference or binding copy. McCormick (1733-1799) provides later generations with documentary evidence for the study of the complicated life of Carstares--a Church of Scotland minister, political adviser to the House of Orange, exile under the Stuarts, and a defender of the kirk. ESTC T101386.
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- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
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- 8045
- Title
- STATE-PAPERS AND LETTERS ADDRESSED TO WILLIAM CARSTARES . . . Relating to Public Affairs in Great-Britian, but more Particularly in Scotland, During the Reigns of K. William and Q. Anne. To which is Prefixed the Life of Mr. Carstares
- Author
- McCormick, Joseph (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edinburgh: John Balfour | London: W. Strahan and T. Cadel
- Date Published
- 1774
- Keywords
- Box J1
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- History--World;
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Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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