Bishop Burnet's History of his own time.
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- Bishop Burnet's History of his own time.
- History of my own times
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- Imprint
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London : printed for Thomas Ward in the Inner-Temple Lane, 1724-1734.
- Added name
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Burnet, Gilbert, 1690-1726.; Burnet, Thomas, Sir, 1694-1753.
- Publication year
- 1724-1734
- ESTC No.
- T144688
- Grub Street ID
- 191518
- Description
- 2 v. ([16], 836; [22], 360, 357-765, [1] p.) ; 2°.
- Note
- Large paper issue
Vol.1 edited by Gilbert Burnet, second son of the Bishop, and others; vol.2 edited, with a life of the author, by Sir Thomas Burnet
Vol. I. From the restoration of King Charles II. to the settlement of King William and Queen Mary at the revolution: to which is prefix'd a summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state from King James I. to the restoration in the year 1660. Vol. II. From the revolution to the conclusion of the treaty of peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is added, the author's life, by the editor
Imprint to vol.2: printed for the editor, by Joseph Downing in Bartholomew-Close, and Henry Woodfall in the Strand. 1734
With a list of subscribers in each volume
An extra gathering signed 4Y in square brackets and paginated 357-360 in square brackets inserted in vol.2
Some copies have unpaginated index signed A-E]2] at end of vol.1
Many copies have MS note on vol.2 title page verso: The original manuscript of both volumes of this history will be deposited in the Cotton Library by T. Burnett
Part of vol.1 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 6000 ordinary and 300 large-paper copies printed.
- Uncontrolled note
- NC. Height = 48cm; gutter margin = 5.4cm. An extra gathering signed 4Y in square brackets and paginated 357-360 in square brackets inserted in vol.2