The Life of the Great Statesman William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Secretary of State in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth, and Lord High Treasurer of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth - Authored and Published by Arthur Collins, London - Hardcover, Raised-Hubbed Leather Spine, Illustrated Frontispiece of "Lord Burghley" - 1732 First Edition Accented with gold gilt decorative spine, marbled page edges, antique bookplate with illustrated picture of bookshelves (perfect for bibliophiles), marbled end-pages and paste-downs. ---- Near Fine Antiquarian Condition. The book is clean, tight and secure binding, crisp inner pages with minimal page toning, unmarked, no writing, no stains, no ripped pages or tears, no edge chipping, no corner folds or creased pages, not ex-library. Light wear from use, storage and handling. Light rubbing to the outer spine and book edges. ---- Free USA Shipping ---- William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598) was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. In his description in the Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition, A.F. Pollard wrote, "From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth and from the history of England." ---- Arthur Collins (1682–1760) was an English antiquarian, genealogist, and historian. Collins published Cases of Baronies in 1734; a five-volume Baronetage in 1741; Letters &c. of the Sidneys in 1746; Letters and Memorials of State, the letters of the Sidneys' business manager Rowland Whyte; and the noble Families of Cavendish, &c. in 1752. He also published two biographies: The Life of the Great Statesman William Cecil, Lord Burghley in 1732 and Life of Edward the Black Prince in 1750.
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