The Life and Adventures of Matthew Bishop of Deddington in Oxfordshire; Containing an Account of Several Actions by Sea, Battles and Sieges by Land, in Which He Was Present from 1701 to 1711, Interspersed with Many Curious Incidents, Entertaining Conversations, and Judicious Reflections.
London: J. Brindley, G. Hawkins, R. Dodsley, [and] J. Millan, 1744. First edition. 8vo. viii, (4), 283, (1, errata) pp. Personal account of service during the War of Spanish Succession. With the engraved bookplates of Hon. Charles Hope Weir of Craigie Hall & Blackwood, with a Craigie Hall Library location label, and Hon. Hew Dalrymple. Weir (1710-1791) was a Scottish politician, a Member of Parliament, 1743-1769; Dalrymple (1750-1830) was a British army general in the campaigns of the 1790s and Governor of Gibraltar, 1806-1808. Lowndes I, p. 209: "An amusing piece of autobiography, written by a common sailor." Persistent light foxing, but a very good copy. Contemporary calf (corners bumped), rather recently rebacked, with a new leather spine label. (#6375). Item #59349
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