Some materials towards memoirs of the reign of King George II / by John, Lord Hervey ; printed from a copy of the original manuscript in the royal archives at Windsor Castle ; and from the original manuscript at Ickworth ; edited by Romney Sedgwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hervey, John Hervey, Baron, 1696-1743.

Contributor:

Sedgwick, Romney, 1894- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760.

George.

Great Britain--History--George II, 1727-1760.

Great Britain.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Mendenhall, John C. (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : [Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd.], 1931.

Contents:

v. 1. Introduction. Lord Hervey's Memoirs [1727-1734]

v. 2. Lord Hervey's Memoirs [cont., 1734-1737]

v. 3. Lord Hervey's Memoirs [cont., 1737]. Appendix I: Notes and letters by Lord Hervey relating to Cabinet meetings in 1740 and his dismissal in 1742. Appendix II: An account of my own constitution and illness, with some rules for the preservation of health; for the use of my children: by Lord Hervey, written in 1731.

Notes:

Paged continuously.

"This, the first complete edition of Lord Hervey's Memoirs, is limited to nine hundred copies, of which two hundred and fifty are reserved for the United States of America. The type has been distributed."

Half-title: Lord Hervey's Memoirs.

A combination of the original mutilated manuscript and a copy made in 1781, unlocated until 1912. cf. Introduction.

Actually an autobiographical account for the years 1727-1737 with a satirical picture of the court. cf. Dictionary of national biography.

Other editions (1848 and 1884) published under title: Memoirs of the reign of George the Second.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Singer copy no. 276. RBC copy no. 693.

OCLC:

1472341