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The secret history of state intrigues in the management of the Scepter, in the late reign.
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Secret history of the Scepter.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1702-1714.
- Great Britain.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--History--Anne, 1702-1714.
- History.
- Genre:
- Printers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, 67 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm (8vo)
- Fingerprint:
- heop i-in t,e, Kian (3) 1715 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed and sold by S. Keimer ..., 1715.
- Notes:
- Published anonymously. Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens. Cf. ESTC.
- A reissue of 'The secret history of the Scepter', with a cancel titlepage and with the addition of a half-title. Cf. ESTC and Furbank and Owens.
- Signatures: pi1 A-H⁴ I².
- DFo copy has MS date "24. Decemb. 1714." on titlepage. Cf. ESTC.
- Price from imprint: "price one shilling."
- Concludes with printer's advertisement on the bottom of p. 67.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: Culture Class Collection copy half-title wanting.
- Cited in:
- ESTC, T137279
- Furbank and Owens. Defoe deattributions, 296
- Moore, J.R. Checklist of the writings of Daniel Defoe, 296
- OCLC:
- 520645137
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