Two Letters Addressed to a member of The Present Parliament, on the Proposals for Peace with the Regicide Directory of France

Burke, Edmund

Verlag: Printed for F. and C. Rivington, 1796

Beschreibung

An apparent First Edition, with newly rebound covers in two-tone, light blue paper over boards, white vellum-back, beveled spine edge, gilt lettering to spine. New endpaper. Heavily toned endpapers front and rear, but dissipating thereafter, being generally quite bright and clean, unmarked, and tightly bound. Fine, soft paper. Letter I is addressed to My Dear Sir, "On the Overtures of Peace." Letter II was titled "On the Genius and Character of the French Revolution as it Regards Other Nations." A few scattered pencil marks by the previous owner, Robert Allen, including at the Note of Errata bound in, unobtrusive. 188 pp. and extensive frontis matter. Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 ? 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher who spent most of his career in Great Britain, mostly in politics but also in literature and public speaking. Born in Dublin, his Wikipedia entry says that Burke "served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party."Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 356425

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Titel: Two Letters Addressed to a member of The ...

Verlag: Printed for F. and C. Rivington

Erscheinungsdatum: 1796

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition.