Ascanius; or, the young adventurer : a true history. Translated from a manuscript privately handed about at the court of Versailles.
| Author/creator | Griffiths, Ralph |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for G. Smith; and sold also by Mess. Grimky and Voguel, booksellers in Amsterdam; and by all other booksellers in Great-Britain, Ireland and Holland [printed by William Faden: sold by William Owen], [1746] |
| Description | 64 pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Uniform title | Ascanius: or, the young adventurer. Book 2 |
| General note | Anonymous. By Ralph Griffiths. |
| General note | Ascanius = Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender. |
| General note | Book 2 only. |
| General note | The imprint is false, the actual printer and publisher being William Faden and William Owen; about 1700 copies had been printed when Griffiths, Faden and Owen were examined over the libel in January 1746/7. |
| General note | Quires B-D are in two different settings, and E-H in two different impositions. In this setting (probably the later), catchword on p. 3 is 'Let'. - " Examinations of Griffiths, Faden and Owen in Public Record Office, State Papers 36, vol. 93, fols. 68, 72, 74 and 159. - Garland Facsimile attributes to John Burton, citing H&L. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT22533. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |