A new history of england. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. On a Plan recommended by The Earl of Chesterfield.

COOPER, Reverend Mr. [JOHNSON, Richard]

Published by Printed for E. Newbery, London, 1791

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xii, [1], 14-180pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further five engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. Heavily rubbed and marked, without lettering-piece. Later ink ownership stamp of I. Tritton to FFEP, occasional slight chipping to margins, offsetting. An enlarged edition of an immensely popular introduction to English history via the most influential of her monarchs. First printed in 1772, the work reached 11 editions by 1801. The work is commonly attributed to hack-writer and compiler of numerous Newbery publications, Richard Johnson (1733/34-1793), whose name is frequently connected with the alias of the Reverend Mr. Cooper, however his contribution has been called in the question by recent scholarship, with Roscoe (with reference to Weedonâ s Richard Johnson and the Successors to John Newbery) going so far as to doubt his involvement entirely. ESTC T135564, Roscoe J84 (6). Size: 12mo. Seller Inventory # AQ21213

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Title: A new history of england. From the Earliest ...

Publisher: Printed for E. Newbery, London

Publication Date: 1791

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: Eighth edition.