Item #308158 The Case of Richard Steele, Esq; Being an Impartial Account of the Proceedings Against Him. In a Letter to a Friend. Sir Richard STEELE.

The Case of Richard Steele, Esq; Being an Impartial Account of the Proceedings Against Him. In a Letter to a Friend.

London: J. Roberts, 1714.

Price: $200.00


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32 pp. 12mo. Disbound. Title-page and final leaf lightly soiled and creased.

Item #308158

Anonymous account of the controversy stemming from Steele's assertion in The Crisis that the Hanoverian succession was in jeopardy due to Tory preference for The Old Pretender. The charge lead to Steele's expulsion from Parliament for sedition on 18 March 1714. The present pamphlet is dated 20 March 1713/4 at the conclusion.
ESTC T20113 records this pamphlet as having 36 pages and priced 6d beneath the imprint. The present copy is complete in 32 pages (A-B^8) and priced 3 d. At least one OCLC record (21887307) is listed at 32 pages.