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The travels and memoirs of Sir John Reresby, Bart. : the former (now first published) exhibiting a view of the governments and society in the principal states and courts of Europe, during the time of Cromwell's usurpation ; the latter containing anecdotes, and secret history, of the courts of Charles II. and James II. Illustrated with forty portraits, and views of the most remarkable persons and places mentioned..: PB 139-2020

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The travels and memoirs of Sir John Reresby, Bart. : the former (now first published) exhibiting a view of the governments and society in the principal states and courts of Europe, during the time of Cromwell's usurpation ; the latter containing anecdotes, and secret history, of the courts of Charles II. and James II. Illustrated with forty portraits, and views of the most remarkable persons and places mentioned..

Maker(s)

Author.: Reresby, John,
Bookseller.: Jeffery, Edward,
Bookseller.: Rodwell, J.
Printer.: McMillan, Buchanan,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Description

Plates taken from various sources.
Old classmark: 544.
Binding: full calf, blind rolled border & triple g. fillet; spine & board edges g.t., border g.t. on inside covers, raised bands, g. lettering; marbled e.p. & a.e. marbled.

Notes

History note: Provenance: Fitzwilliam, 1814.

Measurements and weight

xii,160,159*-160*,161-414,[35]p, [39] leaves of plates : ill, col ill, ports ; 27cm (8vo).

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Note

Reresby, John,1634-1689author.London: :Printed for Edward Jeffery, Pall-Mall; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row; and J. Rodwell, New Bond-Street: by B. McMillan, Bow-Street, Covent-Garden.,1813.. Jeffery, Edward, bookseller. Rodwell, J. (John), active 1812-1854, bookseller. McMillan, Buchanan, active 1784-1834, printer. Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, Viscount, 1745-1816, donor. Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, bookseller.

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 139-2020
Primary reference Number: 279332
ALMA control 001: 99115613803606
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 17 December 2020 Updated: Thursday 17 December 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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