Duke york frederick (30 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Second son of English king George III and Queen Charlotte (1763-1827). Paper dimensions approximately 2 inches by 4 inches. In very good condition. Reads 'I am, | Sir, | Yours | Frederick'.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Two plates (port. & facsim. letter). Disbound from a volume, but retaining orig. drab printed wrappers. Renier signature. (ii), 9-24pp. v.g. A very well-preserved first part of John Watkins' memoir. With two plates, but without the preliminary leaves which were issued with the final part.

Front. port., 2 plates, 4pp cata.; some staining. Uncut in orig. blue grey boards, corners worn, spine defective & marked with tape, front board loosely attached. Renier booklabel on leading pastedown. Published in parts. The Duke was found personally not guilty of involvement in Mary Ann Clarke's schemes.…

Front. port. with sl. offsetting, 8pp cata. Uncut, sewn as issued in orig. drab wrappers; spine partly defective. Renier signature. (4), 79, (1), 8pp. By the private secretary and aide de camp to successive members of the royal family, friend and executor of York, who conducted the negotiations with Mary Anne Clarke among other confidential duties.…

Uncut, sl. dusted. Disbound. Renier signature. (ii), 53pp. In defence of the 'undeservedly attacked [and] ungenerously abandoned' Duke.

Disbound; sl. spotted & dulled. Contemp. ink signature on titlepage 'W. Childe'. (2), 62pp. Dated Sept. 2, 1808. On verso of title page: 'The publisher thinks proper to observe, that six thousand five hundred copies of this pamphlet have been already disposed of.'.

Titlepage sl. spotted. Signature of Thos. Thistlethwayte Aust 24 1808. Disbound. (2), 53pp. Completely re-set & revised. In defence of the 'undeservedly attacked [and] ungenerously abandoned' Duke.

Ad. leaf preceding text. Uncut. Disbound. Contemp. signature on titlepage. Renier signature. (2), 140pp. In defence of the Duke.

Disbound. Renier signature. xiv, 68pp. With a lengthy introduction by Clerc Smith, bookseller to the royal family, avowing the letter's authenticity; a response to contrary claims from the Duke's friend and executor, and much repeated in press. Discussing Catholic emancipation.

hardcover. 2 pages (front and back), 9 x 7.25 inches, Bolton, January 3, 1825. In this letter, Frederick recommends a military appointment that would have great consequences for the United Kingdom, in part: "I beg to offer you, but I fully concur in opinion.to the propriety of recommending Sir Combermere for the Chief command in the East Indies." Note: as a result of this letter, Combermere, who at the time was Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, was transferred to India (1826) where he besieged and took Bharatpur. Twenty-two years earlier, this fort had defied the genius of General Gerard Lake and was deemed impregnable. For this service, his last in the field, he was created Viscount Combermere. Several folds; very good(+) condition. Second son of George III; Commander-in-Chief of the British Army.…

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Engr. title, front., port., plates. Contemp. half brown calf, marbled boards, spines ruled in gilt, black morocco labels; extremities worn, rough old repairs to the spine of vol. I. English defeat by French forces was rather conveniently overshadowed by the trial of The Duke of York - George III's second son and commander-in-chief of the army - in 1809. Accused by Gwyllm Wardle Esq. M.P. of involvement in the sales of commission by his former mistress, Mrs Mary Anne Clarke, the Duke became under investigation and was called for dismissal. 'Printed from the Minutes of the House of Commons', readers and historical enthusiasts are assured a 'factual, intimate account of the events as they were spoken'.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Limited Edition. Octavo, [two volumes], xxii, [2], 410pp; xi, [3], 394pp. Purple cloth, title in gilt on spines. Top edge gilt, silver emblem stamped to front covers. Solid text blocks, sunning to spines, light wear to tips, shelf wear, faint wear to gutters, a very good set. Lacking dust jackets. Complete with 15 full page illustrations in Volume I, 25 in Volume II, some in color. Complete with 28 maps and plans in Volume I, 16 in Volume II, including large fold-out maps at rear of each volume. Stated copy 21 of 60. (Sutcliffe, 10) Signed on the foreword by Prince Albert as Colonel of the Regiment. Upon the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936, Prince Albert would ascend to the British throne as King George VI. Signed by Prince Albert, the future King George VI, this is the limited edition of The History of the Scots Guards by Major-General Frederick Maurice. (illustrator). Signed.…

Disbound. Contemp. signature of N. Murray on title. (2), 62pp. Edition statement at head of title. Major Hogan claimed that he had been passed over for promotion in consequence of refusing to meet the demands of the Duke's former mistress, Mary Anne Clarke. It had been widely rumoured that Mrs Clarke had used her influence over the duke to secure commissions for financial inducements.…

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Titlepage a little spotted. Disbound. (2), 140pp. In defence of the Duke.

Final ad. leaf. Disbound. Contemp. signature of N. Murray on title. 54, (2)pp. Edition statement at head of title. Refuting Hogan's accusations.

See Beckett's entry in the History of Parliament, according to which he held the position of Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs from 1806 to 1817. 1p, foolscap 8vo. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased at the foot, with strip of discoloration at the head. Folded twice into a packet. Addressed to 'Colonel Torrens'. (Torrens was a British Army officer, economist, editor of the Globe newspaper and an influential figure in the colonization of Australia.) Reads: 'Sir, / Your Letter to Mr Peel [the future Tory prime minister Sir Robert Peel, then Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies] of the 24th. Instant having been referred to this Office and laid before Mr Secretary Ryder, [i.e. Home Secretary Richard Ryder] I am directed to acquaint you, that as Mr Ryder has in no instance granted a Cartel Passage to aliens going to France since the Regulation was established confining them to certain Cases connected with the Public Service, He is induced to hope that H: R: H The Commander in Chief [Prince Frederick, Duke of York] will wave his recommendation in favor of Mr Sonnenberg / I am &c / J Beckett'. …

FIRST EDITION. Disbound. (2), 53pp. In defence of the 'undeservedly attacked [and] ungenerously abandoned' Duke.

Half title; faulty impression on p.3 with 2 words supplied in pencil. Disbound. Signature of C. Stather 10 April 1809 at head of text. Renier signature. (iii), 44pp. Not in BL. Not listed on Coapc or OCLC. A strong defence of the Duke's character. 'I will not for a moment believe that his royal highness is not an honourable man; the second son of our august sovereign may. be liable to the treacherous allurements of interested persons, and that his character in consequence may have suffered.'.…

Final ad. leaf. Disbound, spine neatly strengthened. Renier signature. 62, (2)pp. BL and Durham only on Copac. A loyalist pamphlet against the assiduous radical the Duke of York, who has 'diminished the splendid popularity of the Heir Apparent', and 'whose pestilential example has corrupted the morals of every human being within the pale of its baneful influence'.…

Titlepage sl. dusted. Disbound. 42pp. 'I cannot pass over in silence the causes which I am persuaded have led us to this humiliated and disgraceful condition.'.

Printed on one side of a piece of rough laid paper, approximately 24.5 x 8.5 cm. Crude circular woodcut of pedlar at head, diameter 3.5 cm. Good, on aged paper with a little creasing at head and foot. Consists of four four-line stanzas with refrain 'Doodle, doodle, doo.' First stanza, heavy with double-entendre, reads 'HEAV'N bless my dearest little dear, | The wind is not quite fair, | From Portland Road I write this here - | Oh! bless your little hair. | Doodle, doodle, doo.' Clearly refers to a high society Regency scandal, possibly that concerning the Duke of York and Mary Anne Clarke. Not listed in Shepard's Short-List. Excessively scarce: no copy on COPAC. Image on application.…

See the two men's entries in the Oxford DNB. Each of the two letters is 1p, 4to, with the Prince's letter on the recto of the first leaf of a bifolium, and the Earl's signed autograph copy of his reply on the recto of the second leaf of the same bifolium. Both leaves are discoloured and damaged, with wear and loss from infestation, but the two signatures and the area around them are good and clear. The document has been folded twice for postage. Strip of white tape along gutter of blank reverse of second leaf from mount. ONE (Frederick's ALS): Fifteen lines. Reads: 'My Dear Lord / I trust that You will excuse my troubling You with this Letter in favor of a young man to whose Father I am under very particular Obligations, He is Son to my fri[end] [.] Adam, and having been as I understand irregularly promoted in the East Indies to the Command of the Carysfort Frigate, has been of course Superceded by the Admiralty and obliged to return home. Were it possible for You my dear Lord to promote Him to the Rank of Master and Commander I should feel myself highly gratified, and am [convinced?] that the Young Man will not disgrace my recommendation as He has always given great Satisfaction to the Officers under whom He has served, and particularly distinguished Himself [a]s a Volunteer in assisting to quell the Mutiny at the Cape / Believe me ever My Dear Lord / Yours most sincerely / Frederick'. TWO (Spencer's Signed Autograph Copy of his reply): Twelve lines. Addressed to 'H. A. Hs. The Duke of York.' and 'sgd. / Spencer'. Reads: 'Sir / I am very much concerned that it is not in my power in this Instance to obey your Royal Highness's Commands by giving a Commission of Master & [Commander] [.] Adam; that Gentleman not being at present by the Rules of the Navy qualified even to receive a Lieutenant's Commission, previous to which it is an invariable Custom that he should pass an Examination before the Navy Board, which, as I am informed, he has not yet had an opportunity of doing. / When he shall have gone through that necessary Ceremony, I shall be very happy to give him a Commission of Lieutenant on an early opportunity, but before he can with propriety obtain the Rank of Commander he must serve at least for a time in the Capacity of a Lieutenant. / I have the Honour to be / Sir / your Royal Highness's / most dutiful / & obedient Servant / sgd. / Spencer'. …

An interesting intimate letter from the Duke of York, credited with having done more to reform the British Army than any other man, to the future Prime Minister Grenville, who at the time was Paymaster General of the Forces. Of particular note is the Duke's desire to go to war, 'for I am sure we never have had for these two Centuries so favourable an opportunity of humbling France'. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, aged and worn, with thin strip of paper from mount adhering to reverse of second leaf. Folded three times. Sixty-one lines of text. After explaining that he delayed writing in order that his letter arrive after that of General Bude, he states that he has been at Allerton for a week and likes the place 'exceedingly. Indeed it in every respect surpasses my expectations it is a sweet spot and [?] in a beautiful Country, the House is good though not large, and with very trifling Alterations, will become very Comfortable, I have the advantage of having a very good neighbourhood'. The previous day 'five Companies of the Welsh [sic] fusiliers passed through here upon their March to Chatham Barracks. I desired them to halt and gave a breakfast to both Officers and Men, and had the Officers afterwards to dinner.' He assesses the division, commending the commanding officer as 'a very sensible steady Officer', and finding the officers a 'very young and really a wonderfull [sic] good body'. The second division are to pass through on the following day, 'and I intend to ask them likewise'. He continues: 'You can not expect news from me here, who am above two hundred miles from the Capital I trust and hope however still that we shall have war, for I am sure we never have had for these two Centuries so favourable an opportunity of humbling France'. He is concerned that it is 'quite an Age' since he heard from Grenville, and begins to be afraid that he has 'not yet recovered Your Sea Expedition'. (The Oxford DNB states that Grenville 'went to The Hague and to Paris in 1787 to advise the cabinet on a conflict in the United Provinces between the Orange and patriot parties which threatened the European equilibrium'.) He discusses a house in Whitehall he is thinking of buying, 'which will suit me in every respect, it is belonging to Sir Harry Featherstone [i.e. Sir Henry Fetherstonhaugh (1754-1846], and is at present occupied by Lord Amherst'. He has had 'Lake' contact 'Sir Harry' about it, and considers it would suit his purposes, 'being in a manner upon the parade, and so near to St James's, Queen's House, Carlton House &c secondly its size having a Sufficient number of apartments to see Company'. From the distinguished autograph collection of the psychiatrist Richard Alfred Hunter (1923-1981), whose collection of 7000 works relating to psychiatry is now in Cambridge University Library. Hunter and his mother Ida Macalpine had a particular interest in the illness of King George III, and their book 'George III and the Mad Business' (1969) suggested the diagnosis of porphyria popularised by Alan Bennett in his play 'The Madness of George III'.…

First edition, with a general title page dated 1826. This enquiry exposed a "seething morass of corruption" (Clark, p. 148) within and beyond the army, as the duke was accused of allowing his mistress to illicitly sell army commissions under his name. This copy was held by the House of Lords Library and then the Public Record Office, with their stamps and bookplates. In the aftermath of the disappointing British campaigns in Flanders and Spain, the public's gaze was drawn by a scandal involving the Duke of York, King George III's second son. In January 1809, Gwyllym Wardle announced an enquiry into the duke's mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, who he claimed used her connections to the duke to sell army commissions and prevent promotions being given to those that crossed her. "The inquiry occupied 12 parliamentary days, and became a piece of public theatre, with the pert and saucy Mrs. Clarke, who cheerfully admitted all the charges and implicated the duke, the star attraction. Although Wardle was never able to prove that the duke had been complicit in or connived at Mrs. Clarke's corrupt dealings, public opinion was strongly with him by the time the inquiry ended" (Fisher). The duke was exonerated but nonetheless resigned, while Wardle became a hero among the populace. The case also gave fresh life to calls for parliamentary and economic reforms. Wardle, however, did not stay popular for long, as it was revealed in 1811 that he had likely bought Clarke's testimony with promises to pay for furniture in her house. Not in NSTC. Anna Clark, Scandal: The Sexual Politics of the British Constitution, 2004; David R. Fisher, "The Duke of York Scandal, 1809". 12 parts bound in one as issued, folio (319 x 200 mm), pp. [iv], 482, watermarked "1805". Tables in text. Mid-20th-century red cloth library binding, flat spine lettered and ruled in gilt, grey endpapers, top edge gilt, others marbled. Spine and board edges sunned, small black stain at spine foot, boards lightly marked, contents clean: a very good copy.…

An Inside Look at One of Georgian England's Great Scandals [House of Commons]. [Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827)]. Minutes of Evidence, Taken Before the Committee of the Whole House, Upon the Conduct of His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief. [London]: Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed, 1809. [iv], 180, [2], 221-372, [2], 385-480 pp. Text in 12 parts, as issued, pagination irregular in places. Parts 5 and 9 lack appendices. Folio (12-3/4" x 8"; 32.3 x 20.4 cm). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, rebacked retaining backstrip with gilt-edged raised bands and gilt titles, endpapers retained. Moderate rubbing, some wear to board edges and corners, which are bumped. Light toning to interior, negligible light foxing and soiling in a few places. Early owner signature of William Windham to head of front free endpaper, early underlining and annotations in the same hand to Parts 1-4 (last annotation on p. 118). An interesting and appealing volume. $1,250. * Only edition, issued by the House of Commons for internal use between February 1 and February 22, 1809. In 1806, it was discovered that Mary Anne Clarke, the mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, commander-in-chief and the second son of King George III, was selling commissions for personal profit (presumably with Frederick's cooperation). Investigated by Parliament, Frederick was exonerated, but he resigned his post after a large minority voted against him. He was reinstated two years later. This set of Parliamentary papers contains the testimony provided by witnesses to the House of Commons investigating committee. Windham [1750-1810], a notable Whig politician, was a contemporary of Edmund Burke, Charles James Fox and Samuel Johnson, among other important statesmen and thinkers. He was renowned as an orator. Secretary at War from 1794-1801 and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1806-1807, he clearly had an interest in military matters like the Duke of York scandal. Parliamentary papers like these were printed exclusively for the use of Members and are often scarce. OCLC locates 11 copies of this set, 1 in a North American law library (Georgetown). Hansard's Catalogue and Breviate of Parliamentary Papers, 1696-1834 189.…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. In this manuscript document signed by Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, as Commander-in-Chief in the summer of 1798, he makes recommendations for a number of specific military promotions: two in Light Dragoon regiments, and several more in various Foot regiments. The suggestions are "Most Humbly Proposed to His Majesty" (the Duke's father, King George III). Written on two 13 5/8" x 18 1/2" full sheets, each folded in half and tied together with a black ribbon on the blank left margin, the proposal covers five pages. The verso of the last sheet identifies the document as "Memorandae, Regulars: 25th July 1798." Frederick, the Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), was the second-eldest son of King George III. A career military man, he created massive and important structural and administrative reforms as Commander-in-Chief, but was mostly ineffectual in the field. There are remnants of glue and paper transfer along close to four inches of the blank left margin on the first page, a 3/4" separation at the right edge of the central horizontal fold on each sheet, and smaller separations at the tops and bottoms of both vertical folds. There is also a small amount paper loss at the right edge of the uppermost horizontal fold of just the last page and some soil, particularly at the edges of the document and on the last page. Otherwise in very good condition. Signed by Author(s). …

1 1/2 pages. 4to. Thanking his correspondent for interesting intelligence about Napoleon's proposal to the Emperor of Russia and saying he agrees with His Majesty (George III). The British bombarded Copenhagen (Aug. 16-Sept. 5, 1807) in order to seize the Dano-Norwegian fleet and make sure it didn't fall into French hands. The incident led to the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War of 1807. - Prince Frederick, was the second eldest child and second son of King George III of the United Kingdom and a member of the House of Hanover. From the death of his father in 1820 until his own death in 1827, he was the heir presumptive to his elder brother, King George IV, both to the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hanover. Frederick was thrust into the British army at a very early age, appointed to high command at the age of 30, and commanded in a notoriously ineffectual campaign during the War of the First Coalition, which followed the French Revolution. Later, as Commander-in-Chief during the Napoleonic Wars, he reorganised the British army, putting in place vital administrative and structural reforms.…