The court of honour : or, the laws, rules, and ordinances, establish'd for the suppression of duels in France. ... Translated from the French original. Publish'd on occasion of the bill now depending ... relating to duels. With some observations thereon, by Sir Richard Steele. ...

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Date

1720

Location

London, England
Great Britain

Media format

Printed text

Extent

[16],100 p.

Language

English

Reference IDs

Folger bibliographic ID: 181830
ESTC number: T64281
Folger call number: 134- 624.3q
Folger holdings ID: 172026

Notes

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

A new edition of 'An account of the abolishing of duels in France: .. ' (London, 1713) with a new preface and added matter 'An account of the abolishing of duels in France: .. ' is sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions With a half-title

Item information about Folger 134- 624.3q

Bound with "Some considerations upon the necessity of making a new law to prevent duels ..." (London, 1720). Provenance: bookplate of Baron Calthorpe

Also known as

Uniform title: Account of the abolishing of duels in France
Extended title: The court of honour : or, the laws, rules, and ordinances, establish'd for the suppression of duels in France. ... Translated from the French original. Publish'd on occasion of the bill now depending ... relating to duels. With some observations thereon, by Sir Richard Steele. ...

Related names

attributed name: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731