Bishop Burnet's History of his own time. . From the restoration of King Charles II. to the conclusion of the treaty of peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is prefixed, a summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state, from King James I. to the Restoration in the year 1660. Together with the author's life, by the editor. And some explanatory notes. The whole revised and corrected by him. In four volumes. ...
Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) Bishop of Salisbury.
Category
Books
Date
1753
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038788.3
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.3. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: F.1.9. Not identified in 1796 inventory. Christies, 21 June, 2004, lot 618.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914.. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf binding; double gilt fillet border on board; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine (title and vol. no. label missing). Marbled edges and endpapers.
Makers and roles
Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) Bishop of Salisbury. Sir Thomas Burnet (1694-1753)