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Click here to see our other books! The Life of William Lord Russell With Some Account of the Times in Which He Lived; Some Account of The Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady Russell Lord John Russell; William Lord Russell; Rachael Wriothesley 1819-1820 Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown : London 8.5" by 5.5" [7], viii-xix, 1-282; [5], vi-ix, 1-387 SUMMARY A uniformly bound, two volume set of letters and memoirs from Lord and Lady Russell, William Russel, and Rachael Wriothesley. Early Edition,First Edition,Folding Plates,Leather Binding,Pleasing Copy,Rebound Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage : £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION This set contains two works: 'The Life of William Lord Russell, With Some Account of The Times in Which He Lived' and 'Some Account of the Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady Russell'. William Lord Russell was an English politician. He was a leading member of the Country Party, forerunners of the Whigs, who during the reign of King Charles II, laid the groundwork for opposition in the House of Commons to the accession of an openly Catholic king in Charles's brother James. This work on his life is two volumes bound in one. It contains a frontispiece portrait of him, engraved by James Fittler. It also contains a folding plate of a facsimile letters from Lord Russell and Lady Russell. Lady Russell, or Rachael Wriothesley, was an English noblewoman, heiress, and author. Her second husband was William, Lord Russell, who was implicated in the Rye House Plot and later executed. This work on her life was edited by Mary Berry, the editor of Madame Du Defand's Letters. It also includes a series of letters from Lady Russell to her husband from 1672 to 1682 as well as some miscellaneous letters to and from Lady Russell. Both works contain a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpapers: 'W.R. Harper, 1843'. CONDITION Bound in half calf with marble covered boards. Externally, lovely with very minor shelf wear only. Previous owner's signature to the front free-endpaper of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Internally, the odd spot and handling mark on pages of both volumes. Otherwise, pages generally clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques