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The works of John Sheffield, earl of Mulgrave, marquis of Normanby, and duke of Buckingham ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio PR3328 .B6 1723 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1647-1721.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--Revolution of 1688.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations, portrait ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by J. Barber, 1723.
- Notes:
- Authorized edition, edited by Alexander Pope.
- Errors in paging, v. 2: p. 105-112 numbered 289-296; 123-129 repeated.
- Some copies contain "Some account of the revolution" and "A feast of the gods," said to have been suppressed by the authorities, after publication. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. & Encycl. brit.
- The plays "Julius Cæsar" and "Marcus Brutus" (both adaptations of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar) have special title-pages, dated 1722.
- Local Notes:
- "Some account of the revolution," vol. II, p. 69-102 and "A feast of the gods," vol. II, p. 159-171 wanting in this copy.
- OCLC:
- 2825981
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