History of the Westminster Election, containing every material occurrence, from its commencement. to the final close of the poll, on the 17th of May. To which is prefixed A summary account of the proceedings of the late Parliament,. with other select and interesting occurrences at the Westminster Meetings, previous to its dissolution on the 25th day of March, 1784. By Lovers of Truth and Justice.. This item is unavailable.
Published by Printed for the Editors, and sold by J. Debrett. 1784, 1784
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Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United KingdomJarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers
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Condition: Used
£ 495.00
Item description from seller
xii, [ii], 538pp, folding frontispiece & 15 further uncoloured plates (by Rowlandson). 4to. A lovely clean copy. 20thC quarter calf. Contemp. signature of Jaques Lapidermasson on verso of frontispice & sl. later inscription Thomas Coser's Book on leading blank. Modern bookplate of John and Wayland Leslie on leading pastedown. The earliest issue without the supplementary pages 539-74. An election prolific in lampoons and caricatures in which Lord Hood and Charles James Fox were elected despite attempts by Sir Cecil Wray to unseat Fox.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- History of the Westminster Election, containing every material occurrence, from its commencement. to the final close of the poll, on the 17th of May. To which is prefixed A summary account of the proceedings of the late Parliament,. with other select and interesting occurrences at the Westminster Meetings, previous to its dissolution on the 25th day of March, 1784. By Lovers of Truth and Justice.
- Author
- WESTMINSTER ELECTION. (HARTLEY, J.)
- Publisher
- Printed for the Editors, and sold by J. Debrett. 1784
- Publication year
- 1784