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Whitelocke, [Bulstrode]
A JOURNAL OF THE SWEDISH AMBASSY, IN THE YEARS M.DC.LIII AND M.DC.LIV. PRINTED FOR T. BECKET AND P. A. DE HONDT, 1772
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1 000 — 1 500
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439

PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR

Whitelocke, [Bulstrode]
A JOURNAL OF THE SWEDISH AMBASSY, IN THE YEARS M.DC.LIII AND M.DC.LIV. PRINTED FOR T. BECKET AND P. A. DE HONDT, 1772
Estimation
1 000 — 1 500
GBP
Lot. Vendu 1,188 GBP (Prix d’adjudication avec commission acheteur)
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English Literature, History, Science, Childrens Books and Illustrations

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Whitelocke, [Bulstrode]
A JOURNAL OF THE SWEDISH AMBASSY, IN THE YEARS M.DC.LIII AND M.DC.LIV. PRINTED FOR T. BECKET AND P. A. DE HONDT, 1772
4to, 2 volumes, FIRST EDITION, FROM EDWARD GIBBON'S LIBRARY WITH HIS NAME LABEL IN VOLUME ONE, half-titles, contemporary calf, spine elaborately gilt with labels, browning and minor spotting, joints repaired, bumped and rubbed
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Provenance

Edward Gibbon (his name label); Sold in these rooms The Library of Edward Gibbon, 20 December 1934, lot 270

Description

Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (1605-1675) was an English writer, lawyer and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England who often acted as an advisor to Oliver Cromwell. These two volumes follow the years in which Whitelocke was despatched to Sweden to conclude a treaty of alliance between Cromwell and Christina, Queen of Sweden.

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