A Concise Biographical Memoir Of His Late Majesty George The Third;
£275.00
Publisher
Sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row.
Place
London
Date
1820
Synopsis
Comprising an epitome of the important events...an account...of...the royal funeral...a copious collection of royal anecdotes...with original poetry.
Item Description
12mo. 5.75 x 3.5 inches. xii + 252 pp. Bound in original half leather over marbled boards; spine in compartments with gilt bands and title. Extremities worn with damage at tail of spine; otherwise a very good copy. Early ownership label on front pastedown and signatures on title page with one cut back at top. Illustrated by engraved portrait frontispiece and by facsimiles of the signature of George III in text. A biographical account of George III (1738-1820, reigned from 1760) with details of his funeral and a collection of laudatory poems. A scarce title, with Library Hub recording three copies, in the British Library, Oxford and Dublin.
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