Sir William Temple - Lettres de Monsieur le Chevalier Temple - 1700

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Lettres de Monsieur le Chevalier Temple by Sir William Temple, 1700, first edition, French language, 320 pages, 17 × 10 cm, in good condition, bound in full calf with a red title label.

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TEMPLE, Sir William
Letters of Monsieur le Chevalier Temple, written during his embassy at The Hague, to the Earl of Arlington, and to Mr. le Chevalier Jean Trevor, Secretary of State under the reign of Charles II.

At The Hague, Chez Meyndert Uytwerf, & Engelerecht Boucquet, Booksellers and Publishers, 1700.
Description & Historical Importance

This volume gathers the diplomatic correspondence of Sir William Temple, statesman and English essayist, written during his embassy at The Hague under the reign of Charles II. These letters reveal numerous political secrets and leading negotiations of the time.

Translated from English (by Mr. D. Jones) and published in The Hague by Meyndert Uytwerf and Engelerecht Boucquet in 1700.

The work also contains the dedication addressed to Sir Thomas Littleton, Speaker of the House of Commons.

Volume bound in full period calf, with a spine richly ornamented in gold tooling with floral motifs and a red title piece. Boards well preserved and red edges. Text pages clean and firmly bound, typical of careful Dutch printings.

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TEMPLE, Sir William
Letters of Monsieur le Chevalier Temple, written during his embassy at The Hague, to the Earl of Arlington, and to Mr. le Chevalier Jean Trevor, Secretary of State under the reign of Charles II.

At The Hague, Chez Meyndert Uytwerf, & Engelerecht Boucquet, Booksellers and Publishers, 1700.
Description & Historical Importance

This volume gathers the diplomatic correspondence of Sir William Temple, statesman and English essayist, written during his embassy at The Hague under the reign of Charles II. These letters reveal numerous political secrets and leading negotiations of the time.

Translated from English (by Mr. D. Jones) and published in The Hague by Meyndert Uytwerf and Engelerecht Boucquet in 1700.

The work also contains the dedication addressed to Sir Thomas Littleton, Speaker of the House of Commons.

Volume bound in full period calf, with a spine richly ornamented in gold tooling with floral motifs and a red title piece. Boards well preserved and red edges. Text pages clean and firmly bound, typical of careful Dutch printings.

A very fine copy."} } } }}}} orientation: top-level JSON object with translated_text key. continuous text. continuous line breaks preserved. continuous content. continuous. } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }}}

Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Travels
Book title
Lettres de Monsieur le Chevalier Temple
Author/ Illustrator
Sir William Temple
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1700
Height
17 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
10 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
320
FranceVerified
1072
Objects sold
98.48%
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