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Click here to see our other books! The Lives of the right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford. The Hon. Sir Dudley North. The Hon and Rev Dr John North. Roger North 1826 Henry Colburn : London 9" by 5.5" xxiii, [2], 2-422; 475; 428pp SUMMARY A smartly bound three volume biography of the famous North family. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION Complete in three volumes, with a frontispiece portrait of one of the men in question to each. Written by Roger North, an English lawyer and biographer who here details the lives of his three brothers, the most famous being Francis and Dudley North, both eminent political figures in the courts of Charles II and James II. Francis North, Baron Guilford, had been an noted lawyer and Justice of the Common Pleas before being appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal in 1683. He sat as a judge on some of the Popish Plot trials, where Titus Oates made fictitious allegations of an extensive Catholic plot to assassinate King Charles II, leading to the execution of at least 22 men. Francis North was accused of excessive credulity in bowing to the anti-Catholic hysteria of the day. Dudley North was an English Merchant, politician and notable economist, knighted in 1683 and elected member of parliament in 1685. He held various positions due to his success and experience in trade, including as commissioner of customs and later of the treasury. Finally, the Reverend Dr Roger North was a professor of Greek and master of Trinity College, Cambridge in the late seventeenth century. He also served as Clerk of the Closet to King Charles II. CONDITION In full calf binding, with gilt tooling to the spines. Some rubbing to extremities, and loss of leather to spine tails. Minor marks to the boards, heaviest to the rear of volume II. Light tidemark to front board of volume III. Internally, firmly bound. Offsetting to title pages. Otherwise, pages are clean and bright. 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