THE MEMOIRS OF THE HONOURABLE SIR JOHN RERESBY, BART. AND LAST GOVERNOR OF YORK. CONTAINING SEVERAL PRIVATE AND REMARKABLE TRANSACTIONS, FROM THE RESTORATION TO THE REVOLUTION INCLUSIVELY. TO WHICH IS ADDED A COPIUS INDEX.
London, England
london, England: Samuel Harding, 1735. Leather-bound. Octavo, 7.75 in. x 5.1 in., 287, 286-349, [16] (index and errata). Full calf with gilt title on a black panel, and five raised bands, to spine. Boards have been professionally rebound with new spine label. LIght rubbing to extremities, with bottom corners nudged. Title page n red and black ink. Previous owner's name, dated 1901, in tidy handwriting to front pastedown. Repairs to front and rear hinges; spine and hinges tight. Very Good. Item #83160
Reresby (1634 - 1689) was appointed Governor of York in 1682, and his memoirs are an important resource for studies of British history in the last part of the 17th century. Valuable and interesting account of the events of his time (1634-1689) by a cautious and time-serving politician with the happy knack of pleasing those in power and with a keen eye for his own advancement. First published 1734.
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