The Life and Reign of Her Late Excellent Majesty Queen Anne. To Which is Annexed Some Political Remarks on Bishop Burnet's History of the Reign of Queen Anne.

Published by for the Compiler, London, 1738

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The first edition of this scarce biographical work on the tumultuous life of Queen Anne, including some of Bishop Burnet's political remarks, illustrated with folding plates. The first edition. Scarce work.Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Illustrated with a three engraved plates and six folding plates. Lacking a number of plates. With no collation available, other copies mention having between 10 and 12 folding plates.Attributed to Thomas Salmon, an English author known for his historical and geographical works. In this work, Salmon presents the life and reign of Queen Anne, with particular focus on her "most remarkable transactions" both in the UK and engagements abroad. With some political remarks on Bishop Burnet's History of the Reign of Queen Anne.In the pagination, pp. 319-320 are repeated and pp.380-399 are omitted, as is called for on Jisc, from copies held institutionally. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Endpapers renewed and blanks discarded. Externally, very good, with a few marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned with areas of scattered spotting and a few handling marks. Lacking a number of folding plates. Tears to a few of the folding plates, more notably to those facing p485 and 704. Loss of about 1/3 to one of the plates. Tide mark to the tail of the final leaf. Very Good.…

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Title
The Life and Reign of Her Late Excellent Majesty Queen Anne. To Which is Annexed Some Political Remarks on Bishop Burnet's History of the Reign of Queen Anne.
Author
[Thomas Salmon]
Publisher
for the Compiler, London
Publication year
1738
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Leather
Illustrator
Not Stated
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
7.5" by 5"

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