Letters from a late eminent prelate to one of his friends.
Kidderminster.
Printed by George Gower, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, [s.d., 1793?]
First edition.
Quarto.
[8], 380pp. With two engraved portrait plates. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, occasional spotting.
A rare survival of the first edition of Church of England clergyman William Warburton's (1698-1779) correspondence with friend and biographer bishop of Worcester Richard Hurd (1720-1808).
Two issues appeared concurrently, one dated 1793, the other undated, as here.
ESTC records copies of this issue at only four locations in the British Isles (Congregational Library, Longleat, Oxford, and NT), and one further location in North America (Huntington).
Two issues appeared concurrently, one dated 1793, the other undated, as here.
ESTC records copies of this issue at only four locations in the British Isles (Congregational Library, Longleat, Oxford, and NT), and one further location in North America (Huntington).
ESTC N48036.
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref: 26103
