Plan and Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Universal History, Ancient and Modern, Delivered in the University of Edinburgh.

TYTLER, Alexander Fraser (1747-1813).

Editore: William Creech, 1782., Edinburgh:, 1782

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8vo. [iv], 250 pp. Chronological table, 6 HAND-COLORED ENGRAVED MAPS (5 folding); pp. 6-7 browned at outer margin. Navy gilt-stamped calf, neatly rebacked to match, gilt spine. Early Latin inscription from Christopher Stannard to John Gordon, 1795. Fine. Scarce. First edition. A series of lectures given by Tytler during his tenure as Professor of Universal History at the University of Edinburgh. Tytler was a Scottish judge and historian, best known for his criticism of democracy during a time when democratic revolutions were occurring in both America and France. / WITH 6 HAND-COLORED MAPS: The engraved maps depict: 1) The world, 2) Italy, Greece, Asia, etc., 3) Europe, 4) Asia, 5) Africa, 6) America. PROVENANCE: Reverend Christopher Stannard, B.A. (1774-1851), "the son of Joseph and Ann, baptised Sept. 6, 1774 at Norwich, Norfolk was admitted to St John's Cambridge July 7th 1795 and graduated BA in 1799, before proceeding MA and BD, and becoming a Fellow (1805-33). He was ordained deacon (Ely) Dec. 22, 1799; priest (Norwich) Sept. 20, 1807; C. of Swavesey, Cambs., 1799. R. of St Peter's, Hungate, Norwich, 1811-39. Rector of Great Snoring with Thursford, Norfolk, 1831-51. He married, July 10, 1835, at St George's, Tombland, Norwich, Miss Maria Bedford, of Norwich. Died May 17, 1851. Stannard donated numerous books to the St. John's College Library. " â " The Snoring Villages [web-source]. / Stannard wrote, Discourse, delivered at the Parish Church of St. Gregory, as an introduction to a course of lectures on the principal subjects of controversy between the Roman Catholic & Protestant Churches . . . with extracts from many eminent writers illustrative of the several points to which the discourse refers, London, 1830, and, A sermon preached at the visitation of the archdeacon of Norwich : held in the parish church of Holt, on Thursday, April 30, 1835, Norwich, 1835, and, A Discourse, delivered . . . as an introduction to a course of lectures on the principal subjects of controversy between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches . . . With extracts from many eminent writers, etc., Norwich, 1830, etc.

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• Titolo: Plan and Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Universal History, Ancient and Modern, Delivered in the University of Edinburgh.
• Editore: William Creech, 1782., Edinburgh:
• Data di pubblicazione: 1782
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Edizione: prima edizione