A Speech … at the Guildhall in Bristol

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Edmund Burke,

A Speech … at the Guildhall in Bristol

Printed in London for J. Dodsley. 1781

The Great British Politician and Orator defends His Actions to his Constituents. A popular pamphlet, here in the Fourth Edition. In Very Good Condition, Dis-bound, With Generally Amply Margined Leaves. With the half-title.  Complete in All Respects

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The Great British Politician and Orator defends His Actions to his Constituents. A popular pamphlet, here in the Fourth Edition. In Very Good Condition, Dis-bound, With Generally Amply Margined Leaves. With the half-title.  Complete in All Respects

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The Great British Politician and Orator defends His Actions to his Constituents. A popular pamphlet, here in the Fourth Edition. In Very Good Condition, Dis-bound, With Generally Amply Margined Leaves. With the half-title.  Complete in All Respects

The volume(s) measure about cm. by cm. by cm.

Each leaf measures about 215 mm. by 140 mm.

The Half Title Reads as Follows:

“A Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. At the Guildhall, in Bristol, Previous to the late Election in that City. [Price 1s. 6d]

The Full Title reads as follows:

“A Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. At the Guildhall, in Bristol, Previous to the late Election in that City, Upon Certain Points Relative to His Conduct. / The Fourth Edition. / London: Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall. / M.DCC.LXXXI [1781]”

The Volume is Complete in all respects. The volume is paginated as follows: [iv], [1]-68.

The volume collates as follows: [A]2, B-E8, F2.

The Volume is in Very Good Condition dis-bound, with clean, amply margined leaves, with fore-edge uncut, some mild toning, and little else in the way of stains or tears.

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Of Burke’s Appeal to his Constituents

Edmund Burke’s decisions and choices as M.P. sometimes put him at odds with his own constituents. His assertion that the English colonies in America should be treated more fairly had been met with agreement from the people from Bristol, given the high number of Quakers and Non-conformists with family and trading partners overseas. His call for free trade with Ireland and emancipation of Catholics, was conversely controversial. The people of Bristol saw the Catholic Irish as competition for trade, and still held prejudices against Popery. The result was Burke losing the seat in 1780, and being brought to a pocket borough under Marquess of Rockingham’s patronage.

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