The Fall of the Mighty, a Just Cause of Universal Lamentation. A Sermon on the Decease of His Royal Highness the Illustrious and Heroic Prince William-Augustus Duke of Cumberland

Benjamin Wallin

Verlag: J. Buckland, London, 1765

Beschreibung

A very scarce first edition of this charming sermon relating the life, work, and death of Prince William-Augustus in 1765, written by Benjamin Wallin. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.ESTC citation numberT67748.One page of publisher's adverts to the last leaf.A sermon on the life and death of Prince William, the Duke of Cumberland.Prince William Augustus died in 1765, dyinga popular Prince due to his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising during the 1746 Battle of Culloden.Despite this success in the Rising, William-Augustus didn't have a successful military career after, with his army reforms being resisted by the army and the opposition.Written by Benjamin Wallin, who is known for his hymns, published in 'Evangelical Hymns and Songs'. Disbound. Externally, the outer leaves are a little discoloured with some spots and some marks. Small chip to the head of the title page, not affecting text, with a small amount of wear just below the chip, affecting the word 'The' of the title. Small amount of backstrip remaining. Internally, firmly bound, though the last two leaves are working loose and may detach with further handling. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with the odd spot and odd mark. Small ink note to the margin of leaves B3 and F1. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 717P11

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Fall of the Mighty, a Just Cause of ...

Verlag: J. Buckland, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1765

Einband: Disbound

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book