An apology for a late resignation: in a letter from an English gentleman to his friend at the Hague

People / Organizations

• John Freeman ("printed for")
• Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for John Freeman, near St. Paul's, [1748]

Added name

Marchmont, Hugh Hume, Earl of, 1708-1794.

Publication year

1748

ESTC No.

N22021

Grub Street ID

11383

Description

31,[1]p. ; 8°.

Note

Attributed by Horace Walpole to the Earls of Chesterfield and Marchmont in collaboration

On the resignation of the Earl of Chesterfield as Secretary of State

With a half-title

No price on titlepage

In this edition, "Resignation" in title is same size type as "For a" and is spaced, and signature B3 is missigned B2.

Uncontrolled note

Matchers should find out whether B3 is missigned before matching, unless they have access to titlepages of both Gulick 314 and 315 for careful comparison