 Author Name: BUCKINGHAM, K.G., DUKE OF ,CHANDOS,.
Title: MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF ENGLAND, DURING THE REGENCY, TWO VOLUMES.
Binding: Three-Quarter Leather
Book Condition: Very Good
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1856.
Seller ID: 1926
From original family documents. The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, K.G.; Hurst and Blackett, London, 1856, 2nd Edition: Memoirs of the Court of England, during the Regency, 1811-1820. The Regency period took place during George, Prince of Wales service as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (i.e. the movie "The Madness of King George"). The Regency began in 1811 and continued until George III died in 1820. A colorful period at Court and tumultuous time in British History, with much of Europe in a state of rebellion and political upheaval. For nearly the entire first half of the Regency era, France and England remained in broiled in the Napoleonic Wars; part I begins with: "Debates on the Regency continue through the Christmas Holidays"; conduct of Lord Grenville in 1788 and 1811; speculations respecting the Government of the Price Regent, etc.; part II begins with the effect of Napoleon's disaster in Germany; Lord Castlereagh and his diplomatic Corps; Prussia, Sweden, and Austria changes in administration...politics; historic events; important States People and the Royal Court during a revolutionary period in history.
Quarter green morocco, green and black mottled boards. Spine ribbed, darkened. Rubbing of spine ends, edges and corners. Brown marbled e.p.; frontispiece Vol. I., engraving by A. Heath, H.R.H. George Augustus Frederick Prince of Wales, Regent of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II. engraving by A. Heath of The Hon. Charles Grey, Viscount Howick Baron and Earl Grey, K. G & C. Tissue covered. Mild edge foxing of title page and portrait. All else very clean bright text, solidly bound. VG sound copy. Speckled page edges. 8 vo, 454, 418 pages. Click for image.
Memoirs of Court of England, Duke of Buckingham Family Documents George Prince of Wales , Regency of England 1811, Mad King George Richard Chando-Grenville, First Duke of Buckingham Memoirs,
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