Life of Oliver Cromwell – Isaac Kimber – 1731 | History of England

The Life of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland was published in London by J. Brotherton and T. Cox around 1731. The work is primarily attributed to Isaac Kimber, with additional attribution to Edmund Gibson and Sir Thomas Pengelly. This biography covers Cromwell’s political career and personal life, accompanied by a portrait frontispiece. The volume also includes a poem on Cromwell’s death by Edmund Waller.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland
• Author(s): Isaac Kimber
• Contributor(s): Edmund Gibson; Sir Thomas Pengelly; Edmund Waller (Poem)
• Publisher: London, J. Brotherton and T. Cox
• Edition: 1731. Third edition.
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  8 in x 5 in (20.3 cm x 12.7 cm)
• Collation: [8], xvi, 435 pp
• Illustrations: Portrait frontispiece of Oliver Cromwell
• Provenance: bookplate – North Library
• Contents Include:
  • Biographical account of Cromwell’s life and career
  • Poem on Cromwell’s death by Edmund Waller
  • Discussion of political and military events

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather binding with a tight and secure text block. Portrait frontispiece present. Light wear to covers consistent with age.

Why Collect This?

• Early 18th-century Cromwell biography with contemporary portrait
• Includes literary contribution by Edmund Waller

Item Number: # 29202