BRODRICK, Thomas. A COMPLEAT HISTORY OF THE LATE WAR. IN THE NETHERLANDS. - First edition

A COMPLEAT HISTORY OF THE LATE WAR. IN THE NETHERLANDS. Together with an Abstract of the Treaty of Utrecht. The whole Illustrated with 15 Curious Copper Plates; And the Coat of Arms of most of the Nobility, and several other Eminent Persons. London: William Pearson for Thomas Ward, 1713. 2 vols. 8vo (9 in, 22.9 cm). [2] [10] 23 [1] xvi, 218; [2] 221-448 [12]; copper plates: maps and plans. Map "page 305" at p.317. Vol. 1 with initial advertisement leaf, folded frontispiece, and subscribers list; Vol. 2 with index. First edition: During a formative period for Britain and Parliament following the Revolution of 1688 and the Union with Scotland in 1707 when Whigs opposed Tories, Thomas Brodrick (1654-1730) was a member of the Irish and British parliaments under William and Mary, and Anne and George I. Leading Whig politician, in support of constitutional as opposed to absolute monarchism, Broderick "generally supported government, but not uniformly" and was known for his anticlerical views. - Collins's Peerage of England, vol. 8, p. 464. ESTC T114756. Cruikshanks, History of Parliament, overview. Contemporary paneled calf; gilt spine with red morocco label. Red speckled edges. Headpiece and floriated initial to chapters; tailpiece to sections. 15 double-page engraved plates of maps and plans. Bookplate of Francis Pigott, Esq., possible relation to Brodrick's wife Anne Pigott at pastedowns; bookplate of Sir Willoughby Jones, Baronet to front free endpapers. Extremeties worn, top edges dusty, vol. 1 front blank with perforated tear. Tight, clean copy. Very good+. Full calf. (883)