Sir Nathanial William Wraxall (1751-1831), traveller and writer, served as an MP from 1780 to 1794 and was made a baronet in 1813. Upon publication in 1815, his memoirs were an immediate, though controversial, success: 1,000 copies sold out within five weeks. Accused of libelling a Russian diplomat, and found guilty, Wraxall brought out this second edition later that same year, with the offending passages removed. Volume 2 comprises the majority of the second, and more controversial, part of the work, which covers 1781-4. ...
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Sir Nathanial William Wraxall (1751-1831), traveller and writer, served as an MP from 1780 to 1794 and was made a baronet in 1813. Upon publication in 1815, his memoirs were an immediate, though controversial, success: 1,000 copies sold out within five weeks. Accused of libelling a Russian diplomat, and found guilty, Wraxall brought out this second edition later that same year, with the offending passages removed. Volume 2 comprises the majority of the second, and more controversial, part of the work, which covers 1781-4. Wraxall's early parliamentary years were a difficult period in England, the American War of Independence dominating Lord North's administration until his unexpected resignation on 20 March 1782. The 'great despondency' continued; nevertheless, Wraxall's colourful delineations of Fox and Burke, the Earl of Shelburne, Sheridan and Pitt, as well as 'the less efficient members of the cabinet', make for an entertaining read.
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Fair. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-VERY GOOD-PAPERBACKlight wear and scuff marks to cover, light grub to fore edges, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK. Trade paperback (US). Historical Memoirs of my Own Time 2 Volume Set ; Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries . 1 b/w illus. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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Good. Hardcover with brown cloth boards, 1845, octavo, 524pp. + 12 pages of ads, not illustrated. Book good with expertly repaired spine, rubbing and faint soil to boards, spine ends and corners worn, binding tight, previous owner's signature to front endpaper, text foxed and toned throughout, with faint dampstain to top corner of rear half of text. No DJ.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries ; Historical Memoirs of my Own Time 2 Volume Set . 1 b/w illus. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries ; Historical Memoirs of my Own Time 2 Volume Set . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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Good. Hardcover, original binding, leather spine, marbled covers and page-edge, ribbon bookmark, this is Volume 1 only, "Revised and Corrected Third Edition, " includes a frontis illustration of the author, a very nice-looking copy but we rate it as "Good" only because the front cover was detached, we have repaired it with professional binding adhesive but the cover will eventually detach again if opened repeatedly, a small amount of surface-wear is present at the edges but the binding is quite pleasing to the eye overall (especially the spine) The binding is tight and square and the contents are in superb condition with the exception of the blank end-papers which are mildly tanned; 396 pages.
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Poor Condition. No Dust Jacket. Size: Large Octavo; Ex library with book plate & stamps on text block edge. Binding quite worn, covers taped to spine. Paper foxed throughout. Name in ink on fly leaf. First published in 1815, this edition is corrected, following the Author's imprisonment for some of his earlier assertions. Size: Large Octavo. 524 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 pounds or less. Category: History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.
