[Rarebooks] FS: Rare 1st ed. of Northumberland's instructions for his employees. London: 1770

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Northumberland, Henry Algernon Percy, Earl of. THE REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSHOLD [sic] OF HENRY ALGERNON PERCY, THE FIFTH EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND, AT HIS CASTLES OF WRESILL AND LEKINFELD IN YORKSHIRE. Begun Anno Domini M. D. XII. London: (Privately) Printed. 1770. First edition, second issue. 8vo. viii,(vii)-viii,(xi)-xxvi,(2),x,464,(4)pp. With the preface (often found lacking), index and errata. Cont. calf, edges rubbed, nicely rebacked in period style, gilt tooled spine with red morocco label. Large armorial woodcut bookplate on front pastedown. With a hand-written bibliographic note on a blank preliminary, and a tipped in tracing of Northumberland's signature on the front free endpaper. Rare.	$750.00 (trade discount allowed)
A valuable source for life in 18th century England. The preface was written by Thomas Percy (1729-1811). See Lowndes p. 1704. The first issue was 1768, both privately printed in small numbers.  Maclean, HOUSEHOLD AND COOKERY BOOKS. p. 114.


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