{"product_id":"life-great-statesman-william-cecil-lord-burghley-631p34xg","title":"The Life of the Great Statesman William Cecil, Lord Burghley,","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bowyer’s ledgers record 250 copies were printed. No copies recorded on Rare Book Hub or ABPC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA celebratory life of the great Elizabethan statesman, William Cecil with an additional portrait and Burghley’s clipped signature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArthur Collins (1681\/2-1760) is most famous for his \u003cem\u003ePeerage,\u003c\/em\u003e a much re-printed list of the English nobility first published in 1709. In addition to his work on the \u003cem\u003ePeerage\u003c\/em\u003e and his work as a printer and bookseller, Collins was also an “assiduous researcher and a prolific compiler and editor” (\u003cem\u003eODNB\u003c\/em\u003e) who produced a number of historical biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present biography of William Cecil is dedicated to Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (1725-1793) and includes an account of the Cecil family, a glowing appraisal of Cecil’s courtly life and a copy of his will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe additional engraved portrait is attributed to William Rogers (active 1584-1604). See the example in the Royal Library at Windsor and in the British Museum (where the print is dated c.1589-1610). The print has a number of small holes through it and has been carefully repaired at the lower corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: 1. Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Prince of Great Britain, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, 6th. son of King George III, created Duke of Sussex in 1801, with his bookplate. 2. Edward Howell-Lord Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow, signature and various dates (?reading dates) in January 1822 on the front endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47645863018653,"sku":"244727","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/244727__01_55ff2e40-dc75-4388-ad99-d4d765690e32.jpg?v=1770782480","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/life-great-statesman-william-cecil-lord-burghley-631p34xg","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}