The Secret History of Colonel Hooke's Negotiations in Scotland, In Favour of the Pretender; in 1707. Including the Original Letters and Papers which passed between the Scotch and Irish Lords at the Courts of Versailles and St. Germains
by HOOKE [NATHANIEL]
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About This Item
Dublin: James Potts, 1760. First Irish Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Published about the same time as the London edition - the Dublin edition is quite scarce. OVERALL VERY GOOD+ IN FULL PERIOD CALF WITH RAISED SPINE BANDS.
LIGHT GENERAL WEAR TO BOARDS, SPINE HINGES A LITTLE CRACKED, ENDPAPERS PRESENT, PAGES QUITE CLEAN AND TIGHT - NO FOXING. BOOKPLATE.
LIGHT GENERAL WEAR TO BOARDS, SPINE HINGES A LITTLE CRACKED, ENDPAPERS PRESENT, PAGES QUITE CLEAN AND TIGHT - NO FOXING. BOOKPLATE.
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- Mark Post, Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13649
- Title
- The Secret History of Colonel Hooke's Negotiations in Scotland, In Favour of the Pretender; in 1707. Including the Original Letters and Papers which passed between the Scotch and Irish Lords at the Courts of Versailles and St. Germains
- Author
- HOOKE [NATHANIEL]
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Irish Edition, First printing
- Publisher
- James Potts
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1760
- Bookseller catalogs
- SCOTLAND;
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Mark Post, Bookseller
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About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
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