1725 BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME (3 VOLS) By Bishop Gilbert Burnet Very Good History

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1725

BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME (3 VOLS)
By Bishop Gilbert Burnet

Author Bio: Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 – 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, an academic, a writer and a historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party, and was one of the few close friends in whom King William III confided.

Synopsis: Burnet's History of His Own Time is indispensable to any serious study of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. It is the only narrative source of the history of England and Scotland from the time of Charles II to Queen Anne written by anybody so highly placed both to observe and to influence the events which he describes.

Binding: Leather, sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6 3⁄4 in 102 × 171 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 1689
Language: English

Published By: Company of Booksellers, London

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: , Dust Jacket Condition:
Very Good - Previous owner name on FEP of each volume. Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine top and tail. Text block, binding firm. .

Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

SKU: BTETM0001741

1725

BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME (3 VOLS)
By Bishop Gilbert Burnet

Author Bio: Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 – 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, an academic, a writer and a historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party, and was one of the few close friends in whom King William III confided.

Synopsis: Burnet's History of His Own Time is indispensable to any serious study of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. It is the only narrative source of the history of England and Scotland from the time of Charles II to Queen Anne written by anybody so highly placed both to observe and to influence the events which he describes.

Binding: Leather, sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6 3⁄4 in 102 × 171 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 1689
Language: English

Published By: Company of Booksellers, London

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: , Dust Jacket Condition:
Very Good - Previous owner name on FEP of each volume. Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine top and tail. Text block, binding firm. .

Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request

SKU: BTETM0001741

Very Good - Previous owner name on FEP of each volume. Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine top and tail. Text block, binding firm.  Please see photos as part of condition report