A Letter from the R. Honourable Edmund Burke to His Grace the Duke of Portland, on the Conduct of the Minority in Parliament, Containing Fifty-four Articles of Impeachment Against the Rt. Hon. C.J. Fox, from the Original Copy,...
London: J. Owen, 1797. Octavo. Item #029959
94 pp. Since the war between Britain and France in January 1793 confirmed Burke's reputation for his prescience but irritated his friends especially as he sought to bring them over to a more moderate viewpoint (he distinguished pure politics from party loyalty). This work was his most direct attack on Fox. The result was further tension within the Whig Party. The result was that in January 1794 the Portland whigs had given up any hope of Fox moving toward moderation, and they aligned themselves with Pitt's administration. A very scarce title lacks half-title and a final advertisement leaf. ESTC T37975. Catch words same as ESTC copy ("letter" in the title in hollow Roman capitals, catch words in this copy are the same, p. 28 "vernment, p. 42 "system", p. 83 "led'. From the library of Stuart Wells Jackson (1875-1957) with his bookplate, bound in marbled paper covered boards rebacked to style in dark brown leather, red leather spine label gilt, compartments stamped in blind, darkening, and rubbing to boards with some loss of marbled paper. A very nice copy internally bright.
Price: $275.00