1790 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE 35 PLATES OBITUARY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOUNTY *

Description: I have here for sale a book entitled THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE for the Year MDCCXC Vol LX Parts I and II, by Sylvanus Urban. This is the First edition published by John Nichols in 1790. This is a bind up of all the monthly issues of the magazine for that year - so all twelve issues rather than just Jan to June or July to Dec. One of the main features in this book is the Obituary of Benjamin Franklin. It consists of double columns, pp. 571-574 with considerable detail on Franklin's life, accomplishments, and works. There is also a summary of the Mutiny on the Bounty. There are 35 b/w plates and maps arranged throughout, some of them fold out. The plates here are:Blue Stone Dike that crosses Cockfield Fell & CollieryRuins of Kirkstall AbbeyView of Bunker HillFold-out Map of the Lakes and Rivers between Lake Superior and Slave Lake in North AmericaKirkstall Abbey floor planKennington InscriptionView of General Monks House in Grub StreetRidge's Patent Drill and Hoe PloughIllustrations of the new Military Infirmary in DublinView of Stean Chapel from the ParkNorth View of His Majesty's Royal Hospital, HaslerStienbourg and Uranienbourg in CopenhagenSE View of Dunbrody AbbeyFold-out plate of forks and spoons found in the Palace of EnfieldPortrait of John HowardView of Salisbury from Clarendon Bank and The Old Council House at SalisburyCoins found at RedmileRemains of Bermondsey AbbeyPortraits Philip Warwick and Oliver CromwellSaxon medalsMonument at St Mildrid's CanterburyPortrait supposed to be Sir Francis DrakeAncient Musical Instruments used in EgyptCoins and other remains from Fort PetrianaView of Dalston Hall in CumberlandAntiquities from Dalston HallClifford's Tower in York in 1684Etching from the Altar Tomb of Staunton in the Church of Castle DonningtonPlus another 7 others Articles on: Reports from the governor of BarbadosEarly account of the Mutiny of the BountyDescription of Oliver Cromwell ancestors and interesting report on his scimitarGrowth and trade of cinnamon in West IndiesDysentery in JamaicaMap of Slave LakeDissenters and their conduct toward Charles IMurder of Charles IDeath of Joseph II and rise of Leopold II in the Holy Roman EmpireExtensive reports on the French RevolutionAddresses and proceedings of the National AssemblySpeeches of Louis XVI of FranceBiography of Benjamin Franklin with a letter on his deathTreaty between Prussia and the Ottoman EmpireOn the death of Sadi Mahomet, Moroccan emperorArticle on the life of Sir Walter RaleighBound in full dark brown leather hardboards with 5 raised bands, gilt title lettering on a maroon leather title block and the year 1790 in gilt also. Slightly chipped to head and tail and a tiny bit of wear to the corners. Otherwise boards in very good condition. Marbled endpapers with small bookplate to the front one. Pages clean and binding tight. iv, 1236 pages + index. 22 x 13 cm. We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy.Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.

Price: 199.99 GBP

Location: Whitegate, Cheshire

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