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

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 18^th-century.

Item number: #5249

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
  • Folding engraving of Herbert
• References: Lowndes 1047
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~9in X 7in (23cm x 18cm)

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