Mr. Steele's Apology for Himself and His Writings; Occasioned by His Expulsion From the House of Commons.
London: R. Burleigh, 1714.
Price: $500.00
About the item
First edition. Engraved folding map of Dunkirk at rear. xvi, [17]-88 pp. 4to. Uncut, in later half sheep and marbled boards. Covers worn, with loss to head of spine, title mounted on stub, repaired at lower outer corner, and soiled. Ashley V, p. 202; Blanchard, Tracts, p. 275; Rothschild 1954. Provenance: Amos Tuck French (bookplate); Louis & Anne Marie Davidson (bookplate).
Item #308163
First edition of Steele's account of his trial and expulsion from the House of Commons for sedition, on grounds that he had published seditious material in The Crisis and certain numbers of The Englishman Dedicated to Horace Walpole, who provided Steele's defense. Uncommon on the market.
