PRESCOTT, William Hickling.—History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By William H. Prescott, . . . London: Richard Bentley, . . . 1855. [-1859] 8vo, three volumes, cloth, uncut edges.
First English edition. Seven portraits by J. Brown and W. Greatbatch, and a facsimile.
Presentation copy from the Author to Sir Archibald Alison.
PRETENDER.—An authentick Account Of the Conduct of the Young Chevalier, [Charles James Edward] from His firſt Arrival in Paris, after his Defeat at Culloden, to the Concluſion of the Peace at Aix-la-Chapelle. Wherein The Motives of his late Behaviour are fully laid open and explained; with the various Meſſages which paſſed between him and the French King; and many other curious and intereſting Particulars. Never before made publick. In a Letter from a Gentleman reſiding at Paris, to his Friend in London. . . . The Third Edition. London: Printed and ſold by Nutt . . . Dodd . . . Barnes . . . M,DCC,XLIX. 8vo, Spanish calf, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Pratt.
PRETENDER.—Virtue in Diſtreſs: or, Heroiſm Diſplay'd. Containing A ſuccint and true Relation of the Politick Methods taken by the Court of France to ſave the young Pretender [Charles James Edward] from being made a Sacrifice to the late Peace. Also the Steps taken at the Congreſs at Aix la Chapelle, to fruſtrate any Reſolutions that might be formed to the Prejudice of his Claims and Pretenſions in E—d. With a juſt and particular Account of every Thing that happened before, at, and after his being arreſted at Paris, to his Arrival at Avignon. To which is added, A ſhort Narrative of the various Hardſhips and Accidents that befell him in Scotland, after the Battle of Culloden, till his Eſcape to France. London: Printed for B. Dickinson, . . . 1749. 8vo, Spanish calf, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Pratt.
Portrait of the Young Pretender by J. G. after L. Tocqué.
PRETENDER.—The young Chevalier: [Charles James Edward] or, a Genuine Narrative Of all that befell that Unfortunate Adventurer, from His fatal Defeat to his final Eſcape, after wandering about the Iſles and Highlands of Scotland, for the ſpace of five Months, while continually purſued by his Enemies, from whom all his narrow Eſcapes are Circumſtantially and Honeſtly related. The whole Interſpersed With many Curious Anecdotes of the Lives and Characters of the Chiefs who accompanied, as well as thoſe who abandoned him in his Diſtreſſes. In Particular The Characters of Lord Lovat, and ſome others are cleared up, all the Facts, hitherto unknown, are related on the moſt indiſputable Evidence, in the moſt Candid Manner, and every fictitious Embelliſhment avoided. By a Gentleman, who was perſonally acquainted not only with the Scenes of Action, but with many of the Actors themſelves. London: Printed for the Author, and by his Appointment ſold by R. Griffiths . . . [n. d.] 8vo, Spanish calf, gilt back, red edges.
PRICE, H.—Poems on Several Subjects. By a Land-Waiter in the Port of Poole. . . . London: Printed for T. Astley, . . . M. dcc. xli. 8vo, cloth, by The Club Bindery.
PRIDEAUX, Sarah T.—An historical Sketch of Bookbinding by S. T. Prideaux with a Chapter on Early Stamped Bindings By E. Gordon Duff. London Lawrence & Bullen . . . 1893. Post 8vo, buckram, uncut edges.
No. 30 of one hundred and thirty large paper copies printed, with two illustrations.