The Chamberlain Letters: A Selection of the Letters of John Chamberlain Concerning Life in England from 1597 to 1626
by: Thomson, Elizabeth McClure

Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st US, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 370 pages. With a Preface by A.L. Rowse. John Chamberlain (1553-1628) was the author of a series of letters written in England from 1597 to 1626, notable for their historical value & their literary qualities. In the view of historian Wallace Notestein, his letters "constitute the first considerable body of letters in English history & literature that the modern reader can easily follow". They are an essential source for scholars who study the period. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.