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Memoirs, illustrative of the life and writings of John Evelyn, Esq. F.R.S. author of the "Sylva", &c. &c. : 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

by: Evelyn, John, 1620-1706; Colburn, Henry, d. 1855, publisher; Bray, William, 1736-1832, editor; Bragg, Thomas, d. 1840, engraver; Meyer, Henry Hoppner, 1783-1847, engraver; John and Arthur Arch, bookseller; J. Nichols and Son, printer

Publication date: 1819

Topics: Evelyn, John, 1620-1706, Evelyn family, Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, Nicholas, Edward, Sir, 1593-1669, Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674, Browne, Richard, Sir, 1605-1683, Authors, English, Kings and rulers, Statesmen

Publisher: London : Printed for Henry Colburn, Conduit Street and sold by John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill

Collection: getty; americana

Contributor: Getty Research Institute

Language: English

Volume: 1

"Printed by J. Nichols and Son, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London"--T.p. verso

Title vignette

Pagination, v. 1: xxviii, 671, [1] p., [8] leaves of plates (some folded); v.2: v, [3], 342, [2], 336 p., [4] leaves of plates

Signatures: v. 1: [a]⁴ b-c⁴ d² B-4Q⁴ (verso of 4Q4 is blank); v. 2: [A]⁴ B-2Z⁴ 3B-4U⁴ (versos of A4, M3, 2X4, 3Z2 and 3Z3 are blank)

Vol. 1 with frontispiece portrait of John Evelyn engraved by T. Bragg; v. 2 with frontispiece portrait of Evelyn's wife Mary engraved by H. Meyer

Engravings signed by J. Coney, W. Woolnoth, T. Bragg, Sir G. Kneller, W. Angus, Edwd. Duncumb, John Scott after P. Lely, H. Meyer after R. Nanteuil, and Philip Audinel

Wove paper

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Binding: calf; spine gilt tooled; gilt labels with title and vol. number centered on spine; sprinkled edges; signature of William Francklin on title pages

Notes

No copyright page found. No table-of-contents pages found.

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Associated-names: Colburn, Henry, d. 1855, publisher; Bray, William, 1736-1832, editor; Bragg, Thomas, d. 1840, engraver; Meyer, Henry Hoppner, 1783-1847, engraver; John and Arthur Arch, bookseller; J. Nichols and Son, printer