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THE MEMOIRS of the HONOURABLE SIR JOHN RERESBY, BART., and LAST GOVERNOR OF YORK, 1734 The Memoirs of the Honourable Sir John Reresby, Bar., and Last Governor or York. Published from his original manuscript. London: Samuel Harding, 1734. Containing several private and remarkable transactions from the Restoration to the Revolution inclusively. Rare. Raresby, 2nd Baronet (1634 – 1689) was a 17th-century English politician and diarist. On returning from exile in 1667, he became a member of Parliament in 1673. (Wikipedia). Hardcover, bound in full leather with five raised bands on the spine. 349 pages, 5x8 inches. Good condition, former owners name on piece of paper glued to inside front cover, piece cut away from top of title page (can be seen in photo if you look carefully) - probably where someone cut away a name that was written there, also lengthwise piece cut from back blank endpaper. Leather shows some wear and front cover loosening but still holding fine.
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