[DODSLEY (Robert)]. Chronicle of the Kings of England, writt - Lot 680

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[DODSLEY (Robert)]. Chronicle of the Kings of England, writt - Lot 680
[DODSLEY (Robert)]. Chronicle of the Kings of England, written according to the stile of the ancient Jewish Historians. By Nathan-Ben-Saddi, Priest of the same Nation. London, sn, 1750. In-12, xvi-115-[1] pp. marbled calf, ornate smooth spine, title page, red pages (period binding). A very fine copy. Nathan-Ben-Saadi is the pseudonym of Dodsley. An English edition of this work, continued until the reign of George IV and accompanied by notes inspired by a very pronounced radicalism, appeared in 1823 (Barbier). See p. 115 for the end of the chronicle (last words) illustrating the author's royalist sentiments. Robert Dodsley (1703-1764), English poet, bookseller and literary scholar. First a clerk, then a valet, he wrote verses that appeared by subscription under the title "La Muse en livrée" (1732), opened a bookshop in 1735 that became a meeting place for elite writers, founded important periodical collections and made a fortune. Dodsley wrote plays for the stage, some of which were successful: "The Jeweller's Shop" (1735), "The King and the Miller of Mansfield" (1737), "Sir John Cockle at court" (1738) and published a work: "The Economy of the human life" (1751) which was translated into French. His complete works were published in 1760 (Larousse XIXe, III, 786). Bookplate Gilly de Montaud. Bookplate J.J. Jorand. Bookplate J.M.
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