The Secret History of White-Hall [vol. 2], From the Abdication of the late K. James, in 1688 to the year 1696; Writ at the Request of a Noble Lord, and convey'd to him in Letters

London: D. Brown, 1717. Hardcover. Very Good. "by ___ late Secretary-Interpreter to the Marquiss of Louvois, who by that means had the Perusal of all the Private Minutes between England and France for many Years; The whole consisting of Secret Memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other Hand; Published from the Original Papers; Together with the Tragical History of the Stuarts, from the first Rise of that Family, in the Year 1068, to the Death of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, and the Extinction of the Name. Part II." The Second Edition, Corrected. "Printed for D. Brown, A. Bell, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, J. Pemberton, C. Rivington, J. Hooke, R. Cruttenden and T. Cox, J. Battley, and E. Symon." Volume 2 only: 359, [1] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-P12 (12mo). Contemporary Cambridge style calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled "2" in second compartment. Sensitive modern repair to spine and hinges (restorer's report available on request). Publishers' advertisements follow text on p. 359 and on final unpaginated page. Woodcut head- and tailpieces, and initials. These presumably fictitious letters have been attributed to David Jones, secretary to the Marquis de Louvois. In Very Good Condition: sensitive modern repair to spine and hinges; leather is rubbed, with minor loss at ends of spine; lacking free endpapers; occasional soiling and faint dampstaining; otherwise clean and tight.