THE HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME, COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF HIS LATE EXCELLENCY, MATTHEW PRIOR, ESQ; REVISED AND SIGNED BY HIMSELF, AND COPIED FAIR FOR THE PRESS BY MR. ADRIAN DRIFT, HIS EXECUTOR
London, England: Privately Printed (for the Editor), 1740. Second Edition. Leather-bound. Later smooth calf. Spine ruled in gilt, with gilt title lettering.8" x 5 1/4" (21 cm.). viii + 472, [8] ) Index) Many letters relating to political and personal affairs, quoted in full. "When Prior was abroad Drift acted as his secretary and was a personal friend and one of the poet's executors" (Westminster Abbey site). Very Good Plus. Item #83071
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