CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of. A collection of several tracts of the Right Honourable Edward, Earl of Clarendon.published from his Lordship's original manuscripts.. T Woodward & J Peele 1727. Folio (36x22.5cm). [iv], 349, [1 blank], [369]-770pp; woodcut head- & tail-pieces & initials. 1727, 1727.

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Description: 18C mottled calf, gilt; spine-label missing, very worn & scuffed, joints cracked but cords holding; marbled e-ps. Armorial bookpl of Charles James Packe (1726-1816), & label of E G Stanley. Complete, despite the pagination; text clean.

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CLARENDON, Edward, [HYDE, first] Earl of [1609-1674].. A Collection Of Several Tracts Published from his Lordship’s Original Manuscripts.. London: Printed for T.Woodward and J.Peele, 1727., 1727.

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Description: folio. pp. 2 p.l., 348, [2]div.title, [369]-770. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary paneled calf, rebacked (covers worn but sound, dampstain to lower outer corner through first half). First Edition. Included is Clarendon’s Vindication, written in 1668 in answer to the charges of impeachment against him (his popularity had been on a quick and steady decline, largely due to his attempts to restrict the authority of the House of Commons – the rest of his life was spent in exile), Reflections upon several Christian Duties, Divine and Moral, dialogues on the want of respect due to age and concerning education, and Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David, applying those Devotions to the Troubles of the Times. NCBEL II 1678.

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Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, (1609-1674). A COLLECTION OF SEVERAL TRACTS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDWARD, EARL OF CLARENDON. Author of The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. Published from His Lordship's Original Manuscripts.. Printed for T. Woodward, at the Half-Moon over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, and J. Peele, at Locke's Head in Pater-noster-Row, London, 1727.

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Description: [iv], 770 pages of text. Modern maroon cloth binding with minimal shelfwear; printed paper label is rubbed. Final page torn, creased, soiled, with loss to margins, with old repair (no adhesive stain). Remainder of text including title page is relatively clean and bright, but the majority of pages have a faint shadow of damp-staining in margins. Illustrated with several woodcut initials, head and tail pieces. Contains "A Discourse, by Way of Vindication of my self from the Charge of High-Treason, with which I was charged by the House of Commons, November, 1667" and "Contemplations and Reflections upon the Psalms of David, applying those Devotions to the Troubles of the Times" (29 works in all). Stuarts 1603-1714. Lowndes "These Tracts were obtained from Lord Clarendon's youngest daughter, the Lady Frances Knightley." Size: Folio

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