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The Diary of the Late George Bubb Dodington

Title: The Diary of the Late George Bubb Dodington, Baron of Melcombe Regis: From March 8, 1748-9, to February 6, 1761
Author: Dodington, George Bubb
Description: (iii)-xv, 502, [1] ad pp. Lacking half-title. (8vo) 8x5, early full calf, red leather spine label lettered in gilt. First Edition.Dodington is said to have been involved in a spy-ring, collecting valuable information about Jacobite activities. In 1761, following the accession of Frederick's son to the throne as George III, he was created Baron Melcombe.
Heading: Place Published: Salisbury
Publisher: E. Easton
Date Published: 1784