Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg From the Earliest Accounts, to the Death of Frederic I. King of Prussia. To which are added four dissertations I. On Superstition and Religion. II. On Manners, Customs, Industry, and the Progress of the Human Understanding in the Arts and Sciences. III. On the antient and modern Government of Brandenburg. IV. On the Reasons for the Enacting and Repealing of Laws. The whole written By the present King of Prussia.
London.
Printed for J. Nourse, 1758.
12mo.
[4], viii, 340pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, marked, spine dulled. Light damp-staining to head of text-block, scattered spotting.
A history of the Brandenburg Dynasty by Frederick II, King of Prussia. Being a part of the dynasty himself, the original printing took place at Frederick's private press. Published in three instalments, the volumes were read at the Prussian Academy of Sciences across 1747-48.
ESTC T91432.
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref: 18202