1770 Life of Edward Herbert Lord of Cherbury England

1770 Life of Edward Herbert Lord of Cherbury England Hunting Prince of Orange

Edward Herbert, Lord of Cherbury, was a Welsh historian and soldier, known for his metaphysical treatises, Deism beliefs, his historical perspectives on the life of Henry VIII, and his own autobiography. ‘The Life of Edward Herbert’, as it is called, covers a variety of topics surrounding his life, including:

Catholic church nun safety

Herbert’s service to Prince of Orange and Louis XIII

Thomas Somerset combat with Herbert

Accounts of French boar and wolf hunting

Success and influence of ‘De Veritate’

Lowndes notes this work

“continued to his death, with letters written during his residence at the French court.”

This 1770 Dodsley edition was edited by Horace Walpole, a renowned English historian of the 18th-century.

Item number: #13015

Price: $499

HERBERT, Edward Lord of Cherbury

The Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, written by himself.

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1770.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[10], 173, [1]

References: Lowndes 1047

Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – FIDE ET FORTITUDINE

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~9in X 7.5in (23cm x 19cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent