A whig's apology for his consistency; in a letter from a member of parliament to his friend in the borough of ****.
London.
Printed for J. Debrett, 1795.
First edition.
8vo.
[4], 72, 161-192, 73-160, 193-198pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. Several gatherings misbound. Uncut, stitched, as issued. Contemporary inked annotation to title-page, inked inscription to head of p.1, gathering 'G' (p.41-48) detached, lightly spotted/dust-soiled, some creasing.
The sole edition of Whig politician Sir Robert Adair's (1763-1855) impassioned defence of Charles James Fox (1749-1806) and his opposition to Britain's involvement in the French Revolutionary Wars.
ESTC T28306.
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref: 19001
