The butcher : the Duke of Cumberland and the suppression of 45 / W.A. Speck
1981, First Edition. Oxford : Blackwell. Near fine copy with illustrated endpapers in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front free endpaper. Previous owner's illustration tipped-in to front prelim. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages; Physical description. : 230 p. ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Available for the first time in paperback to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Jacobite Rebellion, an account of the course and suppression of the 1745 uprising, studied from the point of view of the government of the time and its supporters. Subject: Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, 1721-1765. Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of - Studies. Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746. Item #213555
ISBN: 0631105018
Price: €16.95