| Edition |
[1st ed.] |
| Description |
2 v. |
| Series |
Library of English literature ; LEL 21996-97
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| Note |
Vol. 1, p. 478 misnumbered "487"; 2, numbers 357-360 repeated. |
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"A list of Bishop Burnet's works": v. 2, p.727. |
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Index: v. 2, p. 741-765. |
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Tables of contents: v. 1, p. 827-836; v. 2, p. 729-740. |
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Published by subscription. |
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Decorative initials, head- and tailpieces; title vignettes; double line border on title page. |
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Imprint of v. 2: London: Printed for the editor, by Joseph Downing and Henry Woodfall, 1734. |
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Edited by his son, Sir Thomas Burnet. cf. v. 2, p. 671. |
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Ms. note on verso of t.-p. of v. 2: "The original manuscript of both volumes of this history will be deposited in the Cotton library by T. Burnet." |
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"In the second volume Burnet had promised to deposit the manuscript of both volumes, written by the bishop's amanuensis and corrected throughout by himself, in the Cotton library, but failed to fulfil his promise." - Dictionary of national biography. |
| Contents |
v. 1. From the restoration of King Charles II to the settlement of King William and Queen Mary at the revolution: to which is prefix'd A summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state from King James I, to the Restoration in the year 1660 -- v. 2. From the revolution to the conclusion of the treaty of peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is added, the author's life, by the editor. |
| Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 2 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 21996-97). |
| Note |
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| Subject |
Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.
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Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714.
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Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688.
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Great Britain -- History -- 1689-1714.
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| Added Author |
Burnet, Thomas, Sir, 1694-1753
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| Added Title |
History of his own time [microform]
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