1792 FAMED Provenance Edward Herbert Lord of Cherbury Hunting Prince of Orange



Edward Herbert, Lord of Cherbury, was a Welsh historian and soldier, known for his metaphysical treatises, Deism beliefs, his historical perspectives on the life of Henry VIII, and his own autobiography. The Life of Edward Herbert, as it is called, covers a variety of topics surrounding his life, including:

Catholic church nun safety

Herberts service to Prince of Orange and Louis XIII

Thomas Somerset combat with Herbert

Accounts of French boar and wolf hunting

Success and influence of De Veritate



Lowndes notes this work

“continued to his death, with letters written during his residence at the French court.”



Item number: #22232

Price: $599



HERBERT, Edward of Cherbury



The Life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury



London: printed for J. Dodsley, 1792.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[10], 173, [1]

Includes engraved, folding frontispiece

References: Lowndes 1047

Provenance:

Bookplate – Admiral Nugent

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edmund Nugent GCH (c.1759–1844) was a Royal Navy officer. He saw action as a junior officer in the 50-gun Bristol at the Battle of Sullivans Island during the American Revolutionary War. Nugent served in the naval brigade in the invasions of Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Guadaloupe during the French Revolutionary Wars and, when William Cornwallis assumed command of the blockade of Brest, Nugent was selected to serve as his Captain of the Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. He never commanded any fleet or naval station but did rise to the highest rank in the Navy.

Armorial Bookplate – Gerald E. Aylmer

Gerald Edward Aylmer, FRHistS FBA (1926–2000) was an English historian of 17th century England. Motto: Hallelujah

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~9.5in X 7.5in (24cm x 19cm)



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