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[PITT, William]. -- [ALMON, John (1737-1805), editor.] Anecdotes of the life of... William Pitt.... London: Jordan, 1792.
4 volumes, 8o (208 x 128 mm). 2 folding tables. Contemporary polished calf, red morocco lettering-pieces (some spine ends discreetly repaired).
FIRST EDITION of this biographical account of one of Great Britain's most successful statesmen, reviewing the events of the senior Pitt's career, and including many of his parliamentary speeches from 1736 to 1778. Pitt's influence over foreign affairs in the French & Indian War period made him an important figure in the history of Canada and the United States just prior to the American Revolution. DNB, XV, pp. 1240-53; Sabin 949. (4)
4 volumes, 8o (208 x 128 mm). 2 folding tables. Contemporary polished calf, red morocco lettering-pieces (some spine ends discreetly repaired).
FIRST EDITION of this biographical account of one of Great Britain's most successful statesmen, reviewing the events of the senior Pitt's career, and including many of his parliamentary speeches from 1736 to 1778. Pitt's influence over foreign affairs in the French & Indian War period made him an important figure in the history of Canada and the United States just prior to the American Revolution. DNB, XV, pp. 1240-53; Sabin 949. (4)