Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second from His Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline; In Three Volumes
Title
Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second from His Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline; In Three Volumes
Creator
John, Lord Hervey
Edited from the Original Manuscript at Ickworth by the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker
Publisher
London: Bickers & Son,
Leicester Square
Date
1884
2nd edition
Description
[All three volumes match]:
These volumes are half-bound royal blue leather under marbled paper covers. There is a blind-stamped line on the leather where they adjoin with the paper. There is additional blind stamped on the front and back covers in the form of a triangle accenting the ends of the raised bands that end with acorns. On the spine the title is gilt stamped in the second compartment, while the author and volume number are gilt stamped in the third compartment. The marbled paper is a stone pattern in three shades of blue and white; gilt veining was hand-painted over the top of the marbling.
The top edge of the textblock has been painted with gold leaf. The paper is made of wood pulp paper. The marbling of the endpapers match the marbling of the covers. The paper has false chain and laid lines to imitate cotton rag paper.
The vignettes and raised capitals look like wood block engravings, while the frontispiece looks like a copper-plate engraving of the stipple style.
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These volumes are half-bound royal blue leather under marbled paper covers. There is a blind-stamped line on the leather where they adjoin with the paper. There is additional blind stamped on the front and back covers in the form of a triangle accenting the ends of the raised bands that end with acorns. On the spine the title is gilt stamped in the second compartment, while the author and volume number are gilt stamped in the third compartment. The marbled paper is a stone pattern in three shades of blue and white; gilt veining was hand-painted over the top of the marbling.
The top edge of the textblock has been painted with gold leaf. The paper is made of wood pulp paper. The marbling of the endpapers match the marbling of the covers. The paper has false chain and laid lines to imitate cotton rag paper.
The vignettes and raised capitals look like wood block engravings, while the frontispiece looks like a copper-plate engraving of the stipple style.
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John, Lord Hervey was an English politician who was a friend and advisor to Queen Charlotte whose husband was the topic of these memoirs. He started his political career in the House of Commons, but when his elder-half-brother died, he gained the title of Baron of Ickworth and moved up into the House of Lords. This work was first published in 1848, but it was a sanitized version, as is this edition due to Hervey's no-holds-barred approach to writing.
Hervey lived from 1696-1743.
Hervey lived from 1696-1743.
Subject
History / Biography
Identifier
SPECIAL DA501 .A3 H5 1884 v.1-3
Format
Hardcover books, 9.25 x 6.5 inches
Language
English
Relation
This book can be seen in the photograph, Display Case 5.
Original Format
Book
Collection
Citation
John, Lord Hervey and Edited from the Original Manuscript at Ickworth by the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker, “Memoirs of the Reign of George the Second from His Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline; In Three Volumes,” Beautiful Books in Flagler College's Special Collections, accessed May 15, 2024, https://beautifulbooks.omeka.net/items/show/167.