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

People / Organizations

• Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for John Freeman, [1748]

Added name

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

Publication year

1748

ESTC No.

N43883

Grub Street ID

29499

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 in large, solid type, and signature B3 is correctly signed.

Uncontrolled note

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