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Phelips of Montacute House, Somerset.- Phelips (Edward, MP., of Montacute, Somerset,
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Phelips of Montacute House, Somerset.- Phelips (Edward, MP., of Montacute, Somerset, 1725-97) 2 diaries, 2 vol., autograph manuscript, c. 230pp., printed pages with manuscript insertions, slightly browned, original marbled wrappers, 1 vol. lacks spine, 8vo, 1784 & 1789.
*** Diaries of a typical member of the 18th century squirearchy, living in one of the finest Elizabethan manor houses in England. Entries referring to the house include cleaning a picture, papering rooms, a grand display of fireworks in the court before the house, and launching a balloon from the terrace. Also set down is a visit from Mr. Bonner, to take "a drawing from the landscape to engrave a plate for the History of Somerset". Much of the diary records his daily life and hunting, the names of his hounds and terriers etc.
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