Memoirs, illustrative of the life and writings of John Evelyn ... : comprising his diary, from the year 1641 to 1705-6, and a selection of his familiar letters. To which is subjoined, the private correspondence between King Charles I. and his Secretary of State, Sir Edward Nicholas, whilst his majesty was in Scotland, 1641, and at other times during the Civil War ; also between Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards Earl of Clarendon, and Sir Richard Browne, ambassador to the Court of France, in the time of King Charles I. and the usurpation. The whole now first published from the original mss. in two volumes. / edited by William Bray, Esq. Complete in 2 volumes
1819, 2nd edition. London : Printed for Henry Colburn. Bookplates inside. Good copies in both with wear to the spine bands with raised bands, illustrated paper-covered boards rubbed and peeling with bumped corners. Item #400414
Physical description; (2 volumes) : illustrations, genealogical tables, map, portraits. Notes; Includes indexes. Vol. 1: xxviii, 671, [1] p., [8] leaves of plates (some folded); v.2: v, [3], 342, [2], 336 p., [4] leaves of plates. Wove paper. Subjects; Evelyn family. Evelyn, John 1620-1706. 1603-1714. Courts and courtiers. Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714. Great Britain Court and courtiers. Grande-Bretagne Histoire 1603-1714 (Stuarts). Great Britain.
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