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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Samuel Johnson
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775) is a travel narrative by Samuel Johnson about an eighty-three-day journey through Scotland, in particular the islands of the Hebrides, in the late summer and autumn of 1773. The sixty-three-year-old Johnson was accompanied by his thirty-two-year-old friend of many years James Boswell.
DESCRIPTIONOctavo. 254 pp, set in Monotype Bell and printed on Fabriano Tiepolo wove, pure cotton paper in an edition of 25 copies (this is no 3). Bound in leather with marbled boards, in a slipcase, titles and decoration to spine gilt, marbled edges.
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Letter to a Member of the National Assembly in Answer to Some Objections to...
Edmund Burke
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The letter to a member of the National Assembly was published in February 1791 and is notable for its open condemnation of Rousseau and his influence on French politics and ethics. Burke avoids any punches, calling Rousseau a man driven by vanity and lack of taste. Chides the leaders of the French Revolution for following Rousseau, thereby reversing the ideals of taste and grace, which are worthy of preservation, and combining them with aristocracy, the target of the French Revolution.
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The Life of David Hume, Esq. Written by Himself
David Hume, Adam Smith
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The Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and librarian David Hume (1711–1776) is best known for his influential system of philosophical empiricism, doubt, and naturalism. His curiously detached autobiography, The Life of David Hume, Esquire, Written by Himself (1777; the title is his own), is dated April 18, 1776. He died in his Edinburgh house after a long illness and was buried on Calton Hill.
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Memoir of the early campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland was a British soldier, politician, diplomat, composer and musician. He was educated at Cheam School and then at Harrow from 1797 to 1799. On 9 May 1803, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire, and after the breakdown of the Peace of Amiens, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Northamptonshire Militia on 30 June 1803. He entered the regular army as an ensign in the 11th Foot on 24 December 1803. In 1806, he was sent abroad, serving as assistant adjutant general to the forces in Sicily and Egypt from 1806 to 1807. He was with Admiral Duckworth's fleet during the Dardanelles Operation and then took part in the Alexandria expedition of 1807. In 1808 he joined the army in Portugal led by Sir Arthur Wellesley and fought at Roliça and Vimiero in August 1808 and Talavera (1809).
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Overtures of Peace with FranceWilliam Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800 and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801. He left office in March 1801, but served as prime minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806. He was also Chancellor of the Exchequer for all of his time as prime minister. He is known as "Pitt the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who had previously served as prime minister and is referred to as "William Pitt the Elder" (or "Chatham" by historians). Pitt served as prime minister for a total of eighteen years, 343 days, making him the second-longest serving British prime minister of all time, after Robert Walpole.
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The War with Jugurtha
Sallust
Translated by John John Carew Rolfe
The Jugurthine War (Latin: Bellum Iugurthinum; 112–106 BC) was a military conflict between the Roman Republic and king Jughurta of Numidia, a kingdom on the North African coast approximating to modern Algieria. The conflict was a significant phase in the Roman conquest of northern Africa and the ascendancy of the Roman Empire. Sallust's Jugurthine War was written around 41–40 BC.
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Octavo. 212 pp, set in ITC Bodoni and printed on Century Laid, cotton paper in an edition of 25 copies. Quarter-bound in leather with marbled boards. Titles and decoration to spine gilt, marbled endpapers, marbled edges.
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The War with Catiline
Sallust
Translated by John C. Rolfe
The War with Catiline, also known as the Catiline (Latin: De coniuratione Catilinae or Bellum Catilinae) is the first story published by the Roman historian Salustius. It is a chronicle of the attempt to overthrow the Roman rule taken by Catiline in 63 BC, probably written between 44 and 40 BC, 20 years after the events described. The story begins with a short introduction about the nature of man, history, and the short autobiography of Salustius himself. Later, the historian describes Catiline himself and presents his political ambitions. According to Salustius, Catiline is an enemy of law, order, and morality. It is a model of all the behaviors that the writer considers to be disastrous for Rome.
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