Bishop Burnet's History of his own time.

All titles

• Bishop Burnet's History of his own time.
• History of my own times

People / Organizations

• Gilbert Burnet (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Thomas Ward in the Inner-Temple Lane, 1724-1734.

Added name

Burnet, Gilbert, 1690-1726.; Burnet, Thomas, Sir, 1694-1753.

Publication year

1724-1734

ESTC No.

T144689

Grub Street ID

191519

Description

2 v. ([16], 836; [22], 360, 357-765, [1] p.) ; 2°.

Note

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

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

Copy filmed at Research Publications, Inc.: The Eighteenth Century, reels 4672-3 has plates inserted.

Uncontrolled note

Height = 34.5cm; gutter margin = 3cm. An extra gathering signed 4Y in square brackets and paginated 357-360 in square brackets inserted in vol.2