MISCELLANIES BY THE LATE LORD MARQUIS OF HALIFAX. VIZ. I. ADVICE TO A DAUGHTER. II THE CHARACTER OF A TRIMMER. III. THE ANATOMY OF AN EQUIVALENT. IV. A LETTER TO A DISSENTER. V. CAUTIONS FOR CHOICE OF PARLIAMENT MEN. VI. A ROUGH DRAUGHT OF A NEW MODEL AT SEA. VII. MAXIMS OF STATE, &C.
London: Printed for W. Rogers; Benj. Tooke; and D. Midwinter and T. Leigh, 1704. [1], [1 blank], 364 pp. Bound in original Cambridge-style binding [minor wear, hinges split but holding, a few cracks in text block], gilt-lettered red morocco spine label, raised spine bands. Each of five sections has its own title page. Front pastedown and front endpaper glued at gutter (old repair), top fore-corner of title page clipped [no text loss]. A funeral poem to the memory of George, Marquiss of Hallifax," by Elkanah Settle, pp. 345-364. Text quite clean. Very Good.
This is a collection of writings by the Marquis of Halifax, first collected and posthumously published in 1700. Offered here is the second edition. With bookplate of Sir John Rolt (1804 - 1871), Lord Justice, Member of Parliament, and Attorney General.
ESTC T102252. Item #28515
Price: $350.00