Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart. . and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad. Containing, an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665 to 1672. In two volumes. Review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death: and published by Jonathan Swift domestick chaplain to his excellency the earl of Berkeley, one of the Lords Justices of Ireland.
Sir William Temple (1628-1699)
Category
Books
Date
1700
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3020697
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (v.1: [12],520p.; v.2: [2],360p.) . ill.. (port..) . 8vo. Imperfect: v.2 only. Previous shelfmark: K.a.19. Provenance: Eighteenth-century Chippendale Harpur and Manners armorial bookplate, with inscription in italics: "The Rt. Honble. Lady Caroline Harpur" [i.e. Caroline Manners (d. 1769), m. 1734 Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet, (1708-1748)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full leather binding; gilt fillet border; spine gilt decorated and (missing) spine label.
Makers and roles
Sir William Temple (1628-1699) Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)