SALMON, Mr.

AN IMPARTIAL EXAMINATION OF BISHOP BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIMES CONTAINING AN ABRIDGMENT OF THAT HISTORY, AND SUITABLE REMARKS ON EVERY MATERIAL PARAGRAPH (TWO VOLUMES)

      Charles Rivington/The Bible & Crown, London 1724 - pp; [i-v] vi-xii 291-685; [686-688] 689-1068 [17]. Bound in full brown calf with raised bands, blck title piece with title in gilt to the spine. Index at the end of the second volume. Bishop Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was from a distinguished Scottish family. During his career he was involved in much of the history of the Scottish Church of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries. The first of his two volume (mainly autobiographical) 'History of His Own Times' appeared in 1724, eleven years after his death. This examination was published in the same year. The pagination is somewhat confusing. The numbering would lead one to believe there was at least one previous volume. A scan of the index at the end of the second volume however shows no page reference below 292, which corresponds with the pagination of the first volume. The boards are in poor condition. The joints are cracked and will not stand regular use. The leather is worn and missing at the top corner of volume one. Although intact, a fair copy only with regard to all faults, mainly with the boards. [Attributes: Hard Cover]