BY A LOYAL SUBJECT,.
A Letter to the Right Honorable the Earl of Warwick, Upon the Subject of Opposition, in Consequence of the Speeches of His Lordship in the House of Peers, on the 23d and 27th of March, 1797, in Opposition to the Motions of the Earls of Oxford and Suffolk, to Address His Majesty for Peace, and for the Dismissal of the Right Honorable William Pitt.
First Edition of A Letter to the Right Honorable the Earl of Warwick
[London]: Printed for the Author, 1798.
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First edition of this appeal to the King of Great Britain and Ireland, King George III, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Duodecimo, bound in full contemporary straight-grain red morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments, elaborate gilt ruling with a gilt coronet and monogram 'Y' to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, and marbled endpapers. In very good condition, plate to the front pastedown in red morocco and gilt of "Ex Libris W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey" and an ownership stamp to the verso of the title page "Alexander Gardyne 1883." Rare.
The French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802) were a series of conflicts sparked by the French Revolution, in which Revolutionary France fought against coalitions of European monarchies determined to halt the spread of republican ideals. They encompassed campaigns across continental Europe, from the Low Countries and Italy to Egypt, and witnessed both the radicalization of French politics at home and the rise of military leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte. The wars not only transformed the political map of Europe but also exported revolutionary principles—citizenship, nationalism, and secular governance—beyond France’s borders, leaving a lasting imprint on nineteenth-century international relations and state formation.
A Letter to the Right Honorable the Earl of Warwick, Upon the Subject of Opposition, in Consequence of the Speeches of His Lordship in the House of Peers, on the 23d and 27th of March, 1797, in Opposition to the Motions of the Earls of Oxford and Suffolk, to Address His Majesty for Peace, and for the Dismissal of the Right Honorable William Pitt.
$2,000.00
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