Item #244286 The Rival Princes; or, a Faithful Narrative of Facts, relating to Mrs. M. A. Clarke's Political Acquaintance with Colonel Wardle, Major Dodd, &c. &c. &c Who Were Concerned in the Charges Against The Duke of York; Together with a Variety of Authentic and Important Letters. Mary Anne Clarke, 1776?-1852.

The Rival Princes; or, a Faithful Narrative of Facts, relating to Mrs. M. A. Clarke's Political Acquaintance with Colonel Wardle, Major Dodd, &c. &c. &c Who Were Concerned in the Charges Against The Duke of York; Together with a Variety of Authentic and Important Letters.

London: Printed for the Author, and Published by C. Chapple, 1810.

Price: $300.00


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First edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece. [iii]-xi, [i], 216; [ii], 307, [1], [4, ads] pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary diced brown calf, re-hinged. Armorial bookplates. Nice copy. Lowndes p. 472.

Item #244286

Clarke published other works about this scandal under her initials, M.A.C. She was the mistress of the Duke of York and here she defends herself from charges that she used the liaison for her own advantage.