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Conciones Ad Populum. Conciones Ad Populum.

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. Conciones Ad Populum. Or Addresses to the People. FIRST EDITION. n.p. 1795
8vo. Handsomely bound in 19thC full tan calf by Rivière & Sons, gilt spine, triple-ruled borders, & dentelles. a.e.g. A beautiful copy of an extremely SCARCE item.

¶ESTC T144276; Wise 3. Contains two addresses, delivered in February 1795: Introductory Address, observations on the events that led to the French Revolution, and On the Present War, a critical consideration of Britain's participation in the French Revolutionary Wars with particular opprobrium reserved for William Pitt. Coleridge was aware that his views might prove controversial, but observes in his brief preface, 'Truth should be spoken at all times, but more especially at those times, when to speak Truth is dangerous'. This copy was once part of the Hugh Selborne collection, and bears his discreet round library stamp on the verso of the titlepage.
Stock #91169
£7500


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