Author: MARSH H.
Title: The History of the Politicks of Great Britain and France, from the Time of the Conference at Pillintz to the Declaration of War against Great Britain. [Second and Best Edition]. BRIGHT, CRISP COPY IN CONTEMPORARY TREE CALF
Description: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly,, 1800. 2 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, small neat pencilled signature on front free endpapers; nineteenth century full tree calf, backs with five flat bands in gilt, second compartments with red leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt, fourth compartments numbered in gilt, gilt dentelles, small and innoffensive worming at upper joint of second volume else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. With the fine nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of Thomas Philip Earl de Grey, of Wrest Park, on front paste-downs. With the contemporary binder's ticket of Smith on front paste-downs. An unusually well-preserved copy in fine period binding of the best edition, revised and extended a year after the first. Marsh's most influential work brought him both public acclaim and a pension from William Pitt. VERY SCARCE.

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