Author: Robert Brady
Title: An Historical Treatise of Cities and Burgh or Boroughs
Description: London, Joseph White, 1777 . Leather. A scarce edition of this fascinating and detailed study of the history of the municipal subdivisions of England. A scarce later edition of this work from English academic, physician and royalist Robert Brady, first published in 1690.A fascinating historical account of the local municipal boroughs of England, 'Shewing Their Original, and whence, and from whom, they received their Liberties, Privileges, and Immunities; what they were, and what made and constituted a Free Burgh and Free Burgesses&apos.Brady was aided in his investigations into the history of the nation by a position in the archives of the Tower of London, from where much of the detail of this work is drawn.To the rear of the work is a lengthy appendix, with separate pagination and register.Page 170 is mis-numbered 107, as called for. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. ESTC reference no. T117161 In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Rubbing to extremities and back strip head and tail, with small losses to the leather in these regions. Front and rear joints both starting, with hinges intact and boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, but generally clean with only the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Local government municipal history Local government None
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Title: An Historical Treatise of Cities and Burgh or Boroughs
Description: London, Joseph White, 1777 . Leather. A scarce edition of this fascinating and detailed study of the history of the municipal subdivisions of England. A scarce later edition of this work from English academic, physician and royalist Robert Brady, first published in 1690.A fascinating historical account of the local municipal boroughs of England, 'Shewing Their Original, and whence, and from whom, they received their Liberties, Privileges, and Immunities; what they were, and what made and constituted a Free Burgh and Free Burgesses&apos.Brady was aided in his investigations into the history of the nation by a position in the archives of the Tower of London, from where much of the detail of this work is drawn.To the rear of the work is a lengthy appendix, with separate pagination and register.Page 170 is mis-numbered 107, as called for. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. ESTC reference no. T117161 In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Rubbing to extremities and back strip head and tail, with small losses to the leather in these regions. Front and rear joints both starting, with hinges intact and boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, but generally clean with only the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Local government municipal history Local government None
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 795F34
- Book number: 795F34
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