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Non-Fiction Subject:History
Author:Philip THICKNESSE
Format:Disbound
Language:English
Date of Publication:1700-1799
Year Printed:1791
Special Attributes:1st Edition
[History] ~ THICKNESSE, Philip A letter to her majesty the queen of great britain London. Printed for the author, and sold by S. Fores, 1791. First edition. Quarto. [2], 13pp, [1]. Disbound. Eight loose leaves, stabstitch holes to gutter. Title page soiled at foot, occasional short tears to margins. A remarkably rare survival of the sole edition of author and traveller Philip Thicknesse's (17191792) petition to Queen Charlotte (17441818). Thicknesse had been commander of the garrison at Harwich when Queen Charlotte first arrived in England in 1761. Shortly afterwards he acquired a portrait of Frederick Prince of Wales, which he hoped to present to the royal family, and indeed contrived to do so via the French traveller and writer Louis Dutens, and John James Majendie, English tutor to the Queen. Although the Queen liked the portrait, she was unable to accept the gift, but the portrait was not returned to Thicknesse for six weeks, despite his repeated efforts – a circumstance he attributes here to some dubious machinations by the two Frenchmen. Some years later, in 1766, Thicknesse moved to France, when he contrived again to gift the portrait to the Queen, this time successfully. By 1791, Thicknesse had been reduced to penury. The present petition is a rather desperate attempt to extract money from the crown: 'Whether your Majesty…may think it right to make me some compensation, or return the picture, (which certainly is of some value) I humbly submit to your Majesty's consideration; certain it is, that if crowned heads cannot receive, with propriety, presents from subjects, something is due to those who contrive to convey to the hands of Majesty such a thing which they wish to possess'. ESTC records copies at only two locations (BL and Yale). ESTC N472536. ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing – but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important – and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) – professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the ‘Business seller Information’ section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section
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