The secret history of White-hall, from the restoration of Charles II. down to the abdication of the late K. James : writ at the request of a noble lord, and conveyed to him in letters, by ------ late secretary-interpreter to the Marquess of Louvois, who by that means had the perusal of all the private minutes between England and France for many years : the whole consisting of secret memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other hand : publish'd from the original papers / by D. Jones, gent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, D. (David), active 1676-1720.

Contributor:

Baldwin, Richard, -1698, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Restoration, 1660-1688.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--William and Mary, 1689-1702.

Penn Provenance:

Dogmersfield Library (bookplate) (copy 1)

Fitzwalter (autograph) (copy 1)

Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (copy 2)

Ashhurst, John (inscription, 1881) (copy 2)

Ashhurst, Mabel (bookplate) (copy 2)

Wright, Joshua (inscription) (copy 2)

Eubank, G. H. (inscription) (copy 2)

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages, 80, 80, 80, 64, 80, 110 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

f.of her- adhe athe (3) 1697 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed, and are to be sold by R. Baldwin ..., MDCXCVII [1697]

Notes:

Signatures: A-F⁸ 2A-2E⁸ 3A-3E⁸ 4A-4D⁸ 5A-5E⁸ 6A-6G⁸.

Leaves A1 and 6G8 are blanks.

Leaf 6B1 signed "Abbbbb".

Title within border of double rules.

Catchword on leaf 5E8v: "Letter XV"; first word of leaf 6A1r: "Letter XIV".

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy 2 bound with: Howard, Robert. A twofold vindication of the late Arch-bishop of Canterbury, and of the author of The history of religion. London : [s.n.], Printed in the year 1696.

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: leaf A1 (blank) wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 2 bound in blind-ruled half calf over marbled boards; 5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; gold-tooled black leather spine label ("Secret History of White-Hall Jones"); marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; brown silk marker.

Penn Libraries copy has armorial bookplate of Mabel Ashhurst on front pastedown; gift inscription in pencil to John Ashhurst from S.F.A. (dated Christmas 1881) and a few ms. bibliographical notes in pencil on blank leaf following front free endpaper; ms. inscription ("This Book was given by Mr. Josh. Wright to G.H. Eubank a few days before his death which took place May 7th 1844") on blank leaf preceding back free endpaper.

Penn Libraries copy: title leaf mounted on a blank leaf.

Cited in:

ESTC R17242

Wing (2nd ed.), J934

OCLC:

2786461