THE LIFE, ADVENTURES, AND OPINIONS OF COL. GEORGE HANGER. Written by himself; to which is added. ... advice to the lovely Cyprians, and to the Fair Sex in general ... and a history of King's Bench Prison, written by the author during his Custody under the Marshal of that Prison ...
London: J. Debrett, 1801. First edition. 8vo. 2 volumes: (2), 339; (2), 475 pp. Engraved portrait of the author, hung from a scaffold; lacks half-titles and publisher's ads. Howes H-158: "Includes his services as Tarleton's second in command in the revolution. Ghost-written by William Combe." Sabin 30227: "Col. Hanger (afterward Lord Coleraine) served with distinction in the American war. The following curious prophecy will be found on p. 427 of Vol. II: 'One of these days the Northern and Southern powers will fight as vigorously against each other as they both united to do against the British.'" Not in Haynes, Thornton, or Turnbull. With the elaborate gilt-stamped red morocco bookplate of Edward Hailston (1818-1890) in the first volume; Hailstone, a solicitor, "accumulated a remarkable collection of antiquities and books, among them the most extensive series of works relating to Yorkshire ever brought together" (DNB). Later brown three-quarter leather (front board detached on each volume) and cloth, gilt title and ornaments between raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., others untrimmed. (7432). Item #64048
Price: $300.00