INVENTORY #104088
The Memoirs of Sir James Melvil of Halhill
MELVIL, Sir James
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Sir James Melville (1535 - 1617), was a Scottish diplomat who was once a page to Mary, Queen of Scots. He carried out a number of diplomatic missions for Henry II of France as well but is perhaps best known as a special emissary to reconcile Queen Elizabeth I to Mary's marriage with Lord Darnley. Melville retired to his estate at Halhill and wrote these memoirs, a valuable authority for the history of the period. They were first published by his grandson, George Scott, in 1683.
Publication Info
- Publisher: George Scott
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: 1735
- Place Published: Edinburgh
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
xxv, 408 p. + index. 21 cm. Full leather. Spine head and spine label chipped, corners worn, boards rubbed. Bookplate of of "Elizabeth Pitcairn" on front pastedown with a little offsetting on front free. Next page has ink signature of former owner. Some foxing, thumbing, and dampstains.