SHERIDAN, Charles Francis. A History of the Late Revolution in Sweden: Containing an Account nof the Transactions of the Three last Diets of that Country; precded by a short Abstract of the Swedish History, So far as was necessary to lay open the true Causes of that remarkable Event. Dublin, M. Mills, 1778.
8vo. Contemporary full calf, spine with gilt-stamped lettering-piece; pp. [iv], 443, p. 23 with printing error; binding spotted and with wear, rear fly-leaf missing; contemporary ownership inscription to dedicatio page, internally very clean and fresh with a few contemporary correction to the text in ink.
First edition. The author's younger brother was the playwrite and theatre manager Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 'In May 1772 Charles was named secretary to the British envoy in Sweden, and he arrived just as a coup d'état was bringing Gustavus III to power. He spent three years there and afterwards wrote A history of the late revolution in Sweden (1778), which was well received and translated into French' (DIB).
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