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    By [Richard Chandler]
    London   Printed for Richard Chandler
    8" by 5" xii, 474, [2]; xi, 375, [1]pp
    Two first edition volumes from this comprehensive history of the House of Commons, neatly bound in quarter calf.
    By [Richard Chandler]

    1742 The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to the Present Time (Vol II & IV)

    London   Printed for Richard Chandler
    8" by 5" xii, 474, [2]; xi, 375, [1]pp
    Two first edition volumes from this comprehensive history of the House of Commons, neatly bound in quarter calf.
    £250.00
    : 1kgs / : 986Y52
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    Description

    First Edition, Leather Binding

    First edition. Volume II and Volume IV only from this ambitious 14-volume series. 

    Uniformly bound in a later quarter calf, with cloth boards.

    This work chronicles the most significant political and historical happenings within the House of Commons from 1660-1743, including speeches, parliamentary proceedings, and discussions of issues such as the national debt and war expenses, with notes from and about significant lawmakers and other eminent figures of the time. 

    Originally printed by Richard Chandler in 1742-1744, the history was thought to be an "ambitious project" which Chandler set about completing entirely on his own. The printing, despite being supported by the Prince of Wales, suffered vast financial losses.

    One of the most comprehensive and significant histories of the country's political proceedings for this time.

    Condition

    Uniformly bound in a later quarter calf, with cloth boards and red morocco spine labels. Externally, excellent, with only minor fading to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the occasional spots. Minor offsetting to the original endpapers and title pages.

    Near Fine

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