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A letter to Sir William Windham : II. Some reflections on the present state of the nation. III. A letter to Mr. Pope /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount, 1678-1751
Other Authors: Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : printed for the editor : and sold by A. Millar, MDCCLIII [1753]
Subjects:
Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, > Viscount, > 1678-1751 > Correspondence.
Pope, Alexander, > 1688-1744 > Correspondence.
Wyndham, William, > 1687-1740 > Correspondence.
Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1727-1760.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1727-1760.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 18e siècle.
Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, > Viscount, > 1678-1751.
Pope, Alexander, > 1688-1744.
Wyndham, William, > 1687-1740.
Politics and government.
Great Britain.
1700-1799
History.
Personal correspondence.
Description
Item Description:"Some reflections on the present state of the nation, principally with regard to her taxes and her debts; and on the causes and consequences of them. By the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke" and "A letter addressed to Alexander Pope, Esq. by the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke" each have divisional half-title on leaves X1 recto and 2D4 recto respectively; pagination and register continuous throughout.
Another issue of the same year bears the imprint: "printed for A. Millar".
Part printed by William Bowyer; his records show 5000 copies of the edition printed in total.
Preliminary half-title leaf: "A letter to Sir William Windham. Written in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventeen, By the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke".
Signatures: A-2K⁸ 2L².
The plate is an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author.
With a letter in French: "From the Earl of Stair, His Majesty's embassador at Paris, to James Craggs junior Esq. Secret letter" (caption title) on pages [313]-320.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:2 unnumbered pages, 531 pages, 1 unnumbered page : portrait ; 21 cm
Place of Publication:England -- London.