A LETTER ADDRESSED TO TWO GREAT MEN, ON THE PROSPECT OF PEACE; AND THE TERMS NECESSARY TO BE INSISTED UPON IN THE NEGOTIATION; (Letter to William Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle)
London, England: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand. Sold by A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1760. First Edition. Pamphlet. Probably first edition. Octavo, 7 3/4" x 5." Pamphlet removed from a book. Original stitching nicely intact. Traces of leather on spine. Neatly trimmed edges. pp. [4], 55, [1]. Period ink inscriptions to top of half-title - long division problems figuring out how many souls were condemned vs. how many were saved. Present day notes lightly written in pencil on half-title. Paper wrinkled near stitching of half-title. Very slight wrinkling along fore-edge and inner edge of last leaf. The upper corner of pp. 8 has been folded prior to trimming. Remarkably clean copy with little to no foxing; sharp, clear print on lightly tanned pages. (ESTC T201671) According to ESTC this edition is distinguished by: p. [56] unnumbered and blank; p. 11 signed with double dagger; p. 16 with catchword "And" Other editions with different publishers appear in Sabin, 20684; Evans 8585; and Howes L276. The second edition (1760) shows a line of erratum after the concluding "Finis", not present here. Very Good Plus. Item #81126
The Bishop of Salisbury, John Douglas (1721-1807) was a well-known Scottish writer and Anglican bishop. Douglas penned this letter to politicians William Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle (the "Two Great Men") at the behest of his patron, Lord Bath. In the pamphlet, Douglas predicts British victory in the Seven Years War and urges the statesmen to negotiate a favorable treaty with the terms that Quebec, Nova Scotia, Louisburg, and Cape Breton Islands become British territory. (Oxford DNB) (Wikipedia)
This work is sometimes mistakenly attributed to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath.
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