The Lord Cornbury Scandal:The Politics of Reputation in British America HB/DJ

Description: The Lord Cornbury Scandal: The Politics of Reputation in British America By Patricia U. Bonomi University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1998 Published for The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Laid in: copy of a review of this book by Timothy D. Hall, of Central Michigan University, which appeared in Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. CXXIII, Nos. 1/2 (January/April 1999), pp. 104-106. xiv, 290 p.: Frontispiece and 44 in-text illustrations; 24 cm. (9.5 inches). Black cloth, with gilt-stamped spine title. Glossy, illustrated black, white, grey and red dust jacket, featuring a sketch, said to be of Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, by Silvester Harding, courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Photograph Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Includes Abbreviations, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Dark Red Endpapers. First Edition "For more than two centuries, Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury - royal governor of New York and New Jersey from 1702 to 1708 - has been a despised figure, whose alleged transgressions ranged from raiding the public treasury to scandalizing his subjects by parading through the streets of New York City dressed as a woman. But how accurate is the Cornbury legend? How much is fact, how much hearsay, how much invention? This book, a tour de force of scholarly detection, challenges the standard view of Cornbury. Situating his career within the wider frame of early modern political culture, it explores such topics as the politics of late Stuart England, gossip, Grub Street, and the climate of slander; imperial finance and administration; the emergence of modern sexual culture; transatlantic communication; and constitutional perceptions in an era of reform" [from the dust jacket] ISBN: 0807824135 Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked. Dust Jacket is in Fine/As New Condition: some very light shelf wear. Copyright 2021 All text in this listing description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking and, where they are of light weight, the order is sent free within the U.S. by First Class mail We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL, DEPENDING ON WEIGHT. Payment Methods: Paypal is preferred. Ebay is also collecting state taxes where appropriate and will be paying those state taxes rather than the sellers. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

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