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Verlag: William Bennett, Bristol, 1894
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first edition of this work on Edmund Burke, an Anglo-Irish statesman, and his relationship to the city of Bristol. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with many in-text images, portrait frontispiece and five plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of Edmund Burke's relationship with the city of Bristol. Burke was an Anglo-Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. He served as a member of Parliament between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. On 3 November 1774, Burke was elected Member for Bristol, at the time "England's second city" and a large constituency with a genuine electoral contest. It is often forgotten that Burke was an opponent of slavery, and actively refused to support a trade in which many of his Bristol electors were lucratively involved. Written by G. M. Weare, a British writer and historian. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. A small scratch to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 135437584XISBN 13: 9781354375846
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: W. Bennett, Bristol, 1893
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). An uncommon work on the Friars Minors of the city of Bristol, with a note from the author pasted into the work. The Friars Minors of Bristol owned an obscure and little documented convent in the city. Founded by Francis, the son of Pietro Bernadone and Madonna Pica in the early thirteenth century, it is uncertain at what point the Friars Minors came to Bristol. The Order of Friars Minor were initially barred from owning property and forced to beg for food whilst preaching, emulating the life of Jesus Christ.Illustrated with engravings throughout.Written by G. E. Weare.With a letter from the author pasted in to the front blank: 'Subscription 6/- per copy. Should you be able to obtain names of two or three additional subscribers, please send to Thalelor Coll Steen. The searches in London cost a considerable sum & I an desirous to be repaid the out-of-pocket, as the work has been carried out under exceptional difficulties.'From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an English socialite and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was featured by Cecil Beaton in 'The Book of Beauty'. Amongst her circle were Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali, Winston and Clementine Churchill and Nancy Mitford.An uncommon work on an unusual aspect of Bristolian history. In the original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with just a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound, bar a very slight strain to the rear hinge at pages 110 and 111. Pages have the occasional mark and spot. Very Good Indeed. book.