The History of my own times. Parts I and II.
The History of the Seven Years War. Parts I and II.
Memoirs from the Peace of Hubertsburg, to the Partition of Poland, and of the Bavarian War.
[Frederick II, King of Prussia]. Tr. Thomas Holcroft
Dublin: Luke White. 1791.
First edition. Four volumes bound in two. 8vo. 210x125mm.
Volume I. The History of my own times. Parts I and II. pp. xxv, [2], 270, [2bl]. And The History of the Seven Years War. Part I. pp. xii, [2], 154. Volume II. The History of the Seven Years War. Part II. [4], 188. Memoirs from the Peace of Hubertsburg, to the Partition of Poland, and of the Bavarian War. pp. xii, [4], 198. Of the four half titles "Posthumous Works of Frederic II. King of Prussia" only two are present.
Bound in contemporary Irish mottled calf, spine decorated in gilt, with red morocco labels lettered, decorated and numbers (with volume numbers and shelfmarks) in gilt. Front free endpapers have the ownership stamp of F. Colgan, Cappagh and T.G Odling. The Colgans of Cappagh House were a County Kildare family. Some scuffing to the boards with loss but otherwise an attractive Irish binding in nice condition and very good internally.
Unrecorded at the BL, the only institutional copy in the UK is with the National Trust. Two copies in Dublin and five others worldwide. ESTC; T167665.