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1792227295London: Hookham and Carpenter 1792. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. xi iv 258 270 pp. Bound in marbled boards with leather spines and corners; decorated in gilt on the spines; headbands. The boards are worn and there is some chipping at the head and foot of the spines; each volume has a previous owner's name inside; the dedication page in Volume One is loose. The full title is: SELECT VIEWS OF THE LIFE REIGN AND CHARACTER OF FREDERICK THE GREAT - King of Prussia. Containing besides many profound Remarks on the prominent Features of the Reign and Character of that unrivalled Sovereign serving to Illustrate His Posthumous Works two very remarkable Letters of the Empress of Russia to the Author; a great Variety of Anecdotes relating to eminent political and literary Characters of Great Britain and other Countries; and also an authentic Exposition of the Origin and True Causes of the British Alliance with Prussia translated from the German of Dr de Zimmerman First Physician to His Britannic Majesty at Hanover Knight of the Russian Order of Wlodimir and Member of several Literary Societies by Major Neuman of the Nassau Guards. Hookham and Carpenter Hardcover