Sitwell, George Sir

The First Whig An Account of the Parliamentary Career of William Sacheverell The Origin of the Two Great Political Parties and the Events which Led Up to the Revolution of 1688

Privately Printed, 1894. Hardcover. Frontispiece, xvi, 225p. Half calf over boards. Privately printed by the author at his own press. Andrew Lang p62 in The Valet's Tragedy writes "a most interesting volume based on public and private papers". Signature of Hawkesbury, Kirkham Abbey 1899 on the inside front board. The author, Sir George Sitwell, was a British antiquarian writer, politician and member the House of Commons between 1885 and 1895. Spine a little cracked, but otherwise internally a fresh clean copy of this rather scarce edition. Very Good. Item #7427

4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Price: $850.00