BIOGRAPHY. Prince CHARLES EDWARD ('the Young Pretender,' 1720-1788) -- Virtue in Distress: or, Heroism display'd . London: B. Dickinson, 1749. 8°. [4], 48p. Engraved portrait after L. Tocqué. (Lacks half-title, final quire bound in twice.) 19th-century half calf. The [?]FIRST OF TWO ISSUES by Dickinson. Manilius or The Brave Adventurer. A Poetical Novel . Edinburgh [i.e. ?London]: Donald Murchieson for Fergus Philaberg, 1749. 4° (257 x 188mm). Uncut in modern morocco-backed boards. ONLY EDITION OF THIS JACOBITE POEM. 'Arms and the Man renown'd, who last from --- [France].' The imprint is false. Only 4 copies recorded in on-line ESTC. Foxon M-81. -- A Full Collection of All the Poems upon Charles, Prince of Wales. [?Edinburgh]: 1745. 8°. SCARCE. Case 499. [ Bound with :] A Genuine Copy of the Last Words and Dying Speech of the Reverend Mr. Robert Lyon . [?Edinburgh: 1746]. 'Part II' at head of drop-head title. RARE. Only 5 copies located. [ and :] 7 other pamphlets ( The History of the Present Rebellion in Scotland imperfect), three folded broadsides and one 19th-century ms on the Young Pretender, bound in late 19th-century half calf (worn). -- [Robert FORBES (1708-1775)]. A Plain, Authentick and Faithful Narrative of the Several Passages of the Young Chevalier from the Battle of Culloden to his Embarkation for France . Lonbon: W. Webb 1750. 8°. [2],47[1]p. Cloth-backed boards. Provenance : Corrections and annotations in two early hands (cropped). Webb published three editions in 1750 and another in 1765. All are scarce. Just 4 copies of this [?]second edition are recorded. -- [Eliza HAYWOOD (?1693-1756)]. A Letter from H--- G---g, Esq one of the Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber to the Young Chevalier . London: 1750. 8°. 63,[1]p. (Title lightly soiled and with small repair at corner.) Uncut in late 19th-century green half morocco. The [?]first of three issues, one designated 'second edition.' -- The Wanderer: or, Surprizing Escape . London: Jacob Robinson, 1747. 8°. 19th-century calf (spine chipped, joints split). In this issue by Jacob Robinson, the price at the foot of the title is in square brackets; and 7 other volumes, containing 14 tracts on both Pretenders. (13)
BIOGRAPHY. Prince CHARLES EDWARD ('the Young Pretender,' 1720-1788) -- Virtue in Distress: or, Heroism display'd . London: B. Dickinson, 1749. 8°. [4], 48p. Engraved portrait after L. Tocqué. (Lacks half-title, final quire bound in twice.) 19th-century half calf. The [?]FIRST OF TWO ISSUES by Dickinson. Manilius or The Brave Adventurer. A Poetical Novel . Edinburgh [i.e. ?London]: Donald Murchieson for Fergus Philaberg, 1749. 4° (257 x 188mm). Uncut in modern morocco-backed boards. ONLY EDITION OF THIS JACOBITE POEM. 'Arms and the Man renown'd, who last from --- [France].' The imprint is false. Only 4 copies recorded in on-line ESTC. Foxon M-81. -- A Full Collection of All the Poems upon Charles, Prince of Wales. [?Edinburgh]: 1745. 8°. SCARCE. Case 499. [ Bound with :] A Genuine Copy of the Last Words and Dying Speech of the Reverend Mr. Robert Lyon . [?Edinburgh: 1746]. 'Part II' at head of drop-head title. RARE. Only 5 copies located. [ and :] 7 other pamphlets ( The History of the Present Rebellion in Scotland imperfect), three folded broadsides and one 19th-century ms on the Young Pretender, bound in late 19th-century half calf (worn). -- [Robert FORBES (1708-1775)]. A Plain, Authentick and Faithful Narrative of the Several Passages of the Young Chevalier from the Battle of Culloden to his Embarkation for France . Lonbon: W. Webb 1750. 8°. [2],47[1]p. Cloth-backed boards. Provenance : Corrections and annotations in two early hands (cropped). Webb published three editions in 1750 and another in 1765. All are scarce. Just 4 copies of this [?]second edition are recorded. -- [Eliza HAYWOOD (?1693-1756)]. A Letter from H--- G---g, Esq one of the Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber to the Young Chevalier . London: 1750. 8°. 63,[1]p. (Title lightly soiled and with small repair at corner.) Uncut in late 19th-century green half morocco. The [?]first of three issues, one designated 'second edition.' -- The Wanderer: or, Surprizing Escape . London: Jacob Robinson, 1747. 8°. 19th-century calf (spine chipped, joints split). In this issue by Jacob Robinson, the price at the foot of the title is in square brackets; and 7 other volumes, containing 14 tracts on both Pretenders. (13)
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