The Queen's Chameleon, The Life of John Byrom, A Study of Conflicting Loyalties by Joy Hancox - 1994

Jonathan Cape Ltd. First. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. 04/21/1994

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. (UK) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Fine (-) dust jacket. Hardcover, 276pp, index, B&W illus. Byrom was an English poet, the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand and later a significant landowner. He was possibly a spy and a secret Jacobite who had an affair wit Queen Caroline, wife of George III. Byrom invented a system of phonetic shorthand and taught it to leading politicians and o=social figures. He formed a secret society vcalled the Cabala Club. (2.0 JM 0732. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine (-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London.: Jonathan Cape., 1994. Cloth. New/New. 8vo.

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A very good, signed first edition.

Jonathan Cape, 1994. First. Hardback. Good. Outline:- John Byrom (1691-1763) was an enigma, a playboy, a philosopher, a poet and possibly a spy. On the one hand a pillar of the Establishment Byrom was also an active and secret Jacobite who conducted a wild affair with Queen Caroline. At least one of Byrom`s close associates went to the gallows to protect his good name in high society while George II, unaware of the traitor at the gate, granted him by Act of Parliament a monopoly license top teach his new system of phonetic shorthand to leading political and social figures who might have caused to conceal their communications. Not content with being a member of the Royal society with Isaac Newton as well as the Freemasons. Byrom formed a secret society known as the Cabala Club through which he amassed a collection of mystical drawing and architectural designs in his search for a new model of the universe. Through the poems he published in the leading journals of the day he planted oblique references… Read More

London, Jonathan Cape. 1994. Original publisher's red paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: frontispiece portrait, [xij], 276pp., illustrations, acknowledgements, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Very fine copy.