1834, ISBN: 742cc674eddd6fb1a47dd7dfc44ee1e1

London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5". Various. The famous biographies by Roger North of his brothers. With the interesting provenance of The Travellers Club binding. … More...

London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5". Various. The famous biographies by Roger North of his brothers. With the interesting provenance of The Travellers Club binding. In The Travellers Club fine binding, with their emblem to the tail of the spine. Complete in Three Volumes. Edited by Henry Roscoe. "North wrote biographies of three of his brothers, his most ambitious being that of his brother Francis.... North's theory of biography, discussed in his "general preface"...is among the earliest in English, and his longest biography—that of Francis North—demonstrates not only his theoretical concerns but, in its innovative form, his ideas of combining chronological and thematic structure" -ODNB. Henry Roscoe, 1800-18369, was a biographer and legal writer. "In January 1819 Roscoe moved to London and began studying for the bar, supporting himself almost entirely by literary work... Roscoe was the author of a number of legal treatises... He also wrote a biography of his father William Roscoe, and brought out an edition of Roger North's The Lives of … Francis North … Dudley North … John North (1826). He was joint editor of the exchequer reports for 1834–5" -ODNB. With The Travellers Club ink stamp found on each volume. The Travellers Club was founded in 1819 to provide a meeting place for gentlemen who had travelled abroad, their foreign visitors and diplomats posted in London. In the 21st century the Travellers Club continues to fulfil this role. In half calf binding, with gilt lettering and decoration. Externally, sound. There is some wear to the extremities, including some rubbing and edge wear, with loss. With The Travellers Club bookplate to the front pastedown, with the ink stamp stating 'Withdrawn from The Travellers Club' across its face. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have slight browning and the occasional spot, most prominent to the first and last few pages. With The Travellers Club ink stamp to the reverse of the title page, with the ink stamp stating 'Withdrawn from The Travellers Club' across its face. Good, Henry Colburn, 1826, 2.5<

1826, ISBN: 742cc674eddd6fb1a47dd7dfc44ee1e1

London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound three volume biography of the famous North family. Complete in three volumes, with a fron… More...

London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound three volume biography of the famous North family. 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. 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. Very Good Indeed, Henry Colburn, 1826, 3<