Burnet, Gilbert

Memorial of Mary Princess of Orange, Queen-Consort to King William III

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Edinburgh Thomas Constable 1842 First Edition With an Appendix. Mezzotint frontispiece portrait on india paper by A. Hay after Lely. 4to. [284 x 218 x 25 mm]. xvi, 85, [3], xlix, [i], 26 pp. Bound in contemporary hard-grained goatskin, the covers tooled in gilt with a border composed of a dog-tooth roll, a flower and chain roll and double fillet, at the centre of the front cover the cret of the Earl of Derby. The spine divided into six panels with gilt compartments, lettered in the second on a dark green goatskin label, the other panels tooled to a saltire design, the edges of the boards and turn-ins tooled with a gilt roll, marbled endleaves, gilt edges.(Spine a little faded, joints refurbished where rubbed). A few spots and a little foxing to the last page of the Preface and first page of text. A good copy of this handsome edition in an attractive binding by someone of the calibre of John Wright. The Appendix includes "Letters from Queen Mary to King William while in Ireland" and "A Sermon Preached before the Queen, at White-Hall, on the 16th Day of July, 1690". There is an old catalogue slip, describing this copy: "Large paper, most brilliant portrait on india paper, handsome copy, crimson morocco, super extra, gilt edges, not printed for sale, £1 8s".

• GBP 250.00 > other currencies
• ordernr.: ebc2045

• bookseller: George Bayntun (GREAT BRITAIN)