Olivia serres (16 Ergebnisse)

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

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

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

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.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book sheds new light on the mystery surrounding the true identity of the author of the famous letters of Junius, which were published in the 18th century British press. Drawing on extensive research and family archives, it provides a detailed biography of the Rev. James Wilmot and his role as the possible author of the letters. This book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in literary history and the politics of 18th century England.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book sheds new light on the mystery surrounding the true identity of the author of the famous letters of Junius, which were published in the 18th century British press. Drawing on extensive research and family archives, it provides a detailed biography of the Rev. James Wilmot and his role as the possible author of the letters. This book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in literary history and the politics of 18th century England.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. …

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Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. iv, 374pp. Disbound, for binding. First and last few leaves are significantly chipped at edges, and detached from text block. Outer leaves toned and lightly spotted. Backstrip cracked. Signatures loosening, with a couple of detached pages chipped and chapped at edges. A few manuscript marginal annotations in a contemporary hand, relevant to the text (such as naming characters alluded to in the text, or confirming dates of events etc). 12mo. A work first published in 1832, the title page of this reissue states "This is a faithful reprint of a work, which produced an extraordinary sensation on its first appearance fifty-one years ago, and was speedily suppressed. It is the same, too, for which the sum of a Thousand Pounds was offered in New York about nine years ago." In fact, the work is by Olivia Serres, a British painter and writer, also known as an imposter who claimed the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland. Serres was a friend of Lady Anne Hamilton. In 1832, Hamilton, a lady-in waiting to Queen Caroline, wrote 'The Authentic Records of the Court of England for the Last Seventy Years'. It contained may accusations of scandal and salaciousness, and her publisher, J Phillips was prosecuted and convicted for its publication. Phillips fled into exile. Serres then produced an expanded version of Hamilton's text, adding more scandals, accusations of financial malpractice and criminal activity, including murder, which was published in two volumes under the title 'The Secret History of the Court of England' and still credited to Lady Anne Hamilton. For her part, Lady Anne disclaimed the work. 'Secret History', as 'The Authentic Record' before it, was suppress in the UK but widely reprinted in the United States. Offered for rebinding or reference only, given the condition.…

1st Ed. xcvii + 224pp. Port. frontis., additional engraved title page, 3 folding facsimiles. Light age toning, contemporary marbled boards with calf corners, minor wear to boards, loss to corners, rebacked in modern calf with gilt lettered label to spine. Ex.-libris Richard Strachey Ashwick Grove (1781 -1847). The son of Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet (1736-1810), Private Secretary to Lord Clive; and cousin of Sir Edward Strachey, Baronet. He was a scientific man and antiquarian. He published one or two geological tracts, and also wrote a history of Somerset which has never been published. The manuscript is still at Sutton Court in the possession of Sir Edward Strachey, his descendant. US$111.…

10pp., 4to. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. An accompanying entry from a French manuscripts catalogue states that the letter was sent to the magazine 'The Age', but not printed. A curious letter, perhaps the product of mental illness, headed 'To the King', and beginning: 'Sire | I address this Letter to your Majesty without feeling any certainty that itt will ever meet your eye, but I think the chances are rather in favour of a public address, than a private Letter.' She is writing 'in behalf of your much injured relative, the Princess Olive of Cumberland', wishing 'to call your recollections, [sic] that there is now in existence a personage, whose wrongs are so deep, & manifold, that the honor of your majesty - of your family - of your Ministers, & of the Nation at large are in her person degraded'. In the course of a long and rambling missive, she suggests that the 'first steps toward justice required by the Princess [.] is payment of your Royal Father's Legacy of £15,000, with the interest due thereon, during a period of thirteen years, [.] unlawfully withheld'. She concludes by stating that she will 'await ten days in the hope of some reply from your Majesty. Should I not have the honor of any recognition to this address - I shall then make an effort to deliver into your own hands an appeal, in which I shall assign such reasons for my portunity that it will be impossible for me to your Majestys displeasure, or the censure of the World for the singularity of such an effort'. Now forgotten, Macauley is an interesting figure. She had some reputation on the Dublin and London stage, appearing at Covent Garden in the rôles of Mary Stuart and Jane Shore, but was dismissed by Kean in 1818 as 'incapable'. See J. S. Bratton, 'Miss Scott and Miss Macauley: "Genius Comes in All Disguises"', Theatre Survey 37.1 (1996), pp. 59-74.…

vii, [i], [1]-332pp. 8vo. First Edition. First Edition. vii, [i], [1]-332pp. 8vo. A quite remarable woman Wilmot calimed to be Princess Olive of Cumberland, painted, had affairs, had an illeginmate son, produced a novel. Half calf and marbled boards. Very Good.

Subscription of Autograph Letter, 18 x 7cm, on backing of part of an album page, good conditipon. Text: "request I presumed to make - of being allowed the Honor of styling Myself - Landscape Painter [phrase undelined] to your Royal Highness [underlined] | most respetfully I remain | Sir Your Royal Highness | obed[ient] ser[van]t | Olivia Wilmot Serres".…

Despite a recent book by Miles Macnair supporting Serre's claims, the case for her imposture is overwhelming, as her entry in the Oxford DNB demonstrates. See also the various reports of the matter (for example Ryves v. Duke of Wellington, Law Times, 31 October 1846). 23pp., foolscap 8vo. On six loose bifoliums of laid paper with 1833 Britannia watermark of Gilling & Alllford. Good, on lightly aged and worn paper. Folded into the customary packet, and docketed on reverse of last leaf 'Copy Letter to the King from the Princess Olive'. (Note that this is not how such a document would have been described had the recipient been a royal representative.) Clearly a draft, with a number of lacunae, and a few emendations in another hand in pencil. The document and its 'signature' do not appear to be in Serres' autograph: they do not resemble other examples consulted, for example the manuscript offered for sale at Sotheby's in London in July 2009. The few pencil annotations are in another hand, and although more like, are still not likely to be in her hand. Written in the year before Serres' death, and apparently unpublished. The first page is headed 'A letter to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty' and begins; 'Sire | The high opinion I wish to Cherish that your Majesty when truth claims your attention will do no wrong induces this public appeal to your justice for the cons[iderati]on and redress of my unprecedented wrongs which I have from Year to yr patiently & degradingly submitted to rather than lay open to the English Nation the true Cause of the desertion and neglect of my late Royal Parents Relatives'. The document ends with the petition (pp.21-23), headed: 'To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty The dutiful and humble petition of Olive Princess of Cumberland - London Feby 1833.' It begins: 'Sheweth | That your Petr altho she is the legitimate Daughter & Sole Heir of his late Royal Highness Henry Frederick, Duke off Cumberland by her Royal Highness Olive his first and lawful Wife is disposed of all her Birthrights except her rank & name of her late Royal Parents'. The petition claims that she 'lawfully proved in the prerogative Court in the month of June 1822' a 'Bequest of his late Majesty Geo[rg]e. the 3rd of £15,000'.…