Diary Illustrative of the Times of George the Fourth, Interspersed With Original Letters From the Late Queen Caroline, The Princess Charlotte, And From Various Other Distinguished Persons. Four Volumes.
Henry Colburn, 1838-39. First editions. 3/4 patterned burgundy leather, stamped in gilt on spine over marbled boards. The veracity of these memoirs came under the scrutiny of the Press, and was forcefully defended in the Editor's Preface in Volume Three. Caroline was popular with the public, and they were sympathetic.....