Ascanius or, the young adventurer, a true history. Translated from a manuscript privately handed about at the court of Versailles. Containing A particular Account of all that happened to a certain Person during his Wanderings in the North, from his memorable Defeat in April 1746, to his final Escape, on the 19th of September in the same Year

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffiths, Ralph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London printed for G. Smith, near Temple-Bar ; and sold also by Mess. Grimky and Voguel, booksellers in Amsterdam; and by all other booksellers in Great-Britain, Ireland and Holland [printed by William Faden: sold by William Owen 1746, [1746]
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Item Description:Anonymous. By Ralph Griffiths. - Ascanius = Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender. - Book 2 only. - English Short Title Catalog, T22533. - Quires B-D are in two different settings, and E-H in two different impositions. In this setting (probably the later), catchword on p. 3 is 'Let'. - " Examinations of Griffiths, Faden and Owen in Public Record Office, State Papers 36, vol. 93, fols. 68, 72, 74 and 159. - Garland Facsimile attributes to John Burton, citing H&L. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The imprint is false, the actual printer and publisher being William Faden and William Owen; about 1700 copies had been printed when Griffiths, Faden and Owen were examined over the libel in January 1746/7
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (64p) 8°