GOOD to VERY GOOD
CONDITION
This sale is for a
NINETEENTH CENTURY hardback edition entitled “Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George
the Third to the Death of George the Fourth; Including Among Other Important
Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte and
the Murder of the Duke of Cumberland’s Valet, Sellis,” by the Right Honourable Lady Anne Hamilton, sister
of His Grace the present Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, and of the Countess of
Dunmore.
It was published
by Reynold’s Newspaper Office of The Strand, London in circa 1876, and is
complete in one volume (there is a statement at the top of the title page that
this is a faithful reprint of the original work that “made its first appearance
forty-four years ago”) reprint of the edition originally published by William
Henry Stevenson, of London, in 1832.
Lady Anne Hamilton (1766–1846) was a courtier and friend of the British
queen Caroline of Brunswick. “Secret
history of the Court of England from the accession of George” was first
published in 1832 and was attributed to "Lady Anne Hamilton". It was however a forgery - Lady Anne
disclaimed any connection with the publication - and is believed to have been
written by a woman who had gained Hamilton's confidence, the strong suspect for
this role is Olivia Serres (born Wilmot). The resulting scandal meant that the
publisher had to flee to avoid prosecution and Hamilton had to spend some time
in France.
The book measures 7.75
inches x 5.25 inches and has 374 pages, which are hand-cut to the top and side
rims.
The book is in
good, neat condition for its age, with minor wear/bumps and is a little grubby/blemished
to the original embossed decorative cloth hardback cover, with a little light
foxing near the covers. There are NO inscriptions/book-plates and NO other ink
or pencil markings in the book. The binding is good with no loose or missing
pages. There is no dust-jacket.
A wonderful NINETEENTH
CENTURY edition.
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