A complete history of England

A complete history of England

Full title: A complete history of England: with the lives of all the kings and queens thereof; from the earliest account of time, to the death of His late Majesty King William III. Containing a faithful relation of all affairs of state, ecclesiastical and civil. The whole illustrated with large and useful notes, taken from divers manuscripts, and other good authors, and the effigies of the kings and queens from the originals, engraven by the best masters : in three volumes, with alphabetical indexes to each.

London : Printed for R. Bonwicke, Tim. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, J. Wotton, Sam. Manship, R. Wilkin, Benj. Tooke, D. Midwinter, R. Smith, J. Tonson, Tho. Ward, W. and J. Innys

1719

3 volumes 29 portraits 41 cm (fol. in 4s)

Title in red and black, within double-rule border; initial.
"Second edition" not mentioned on t.p. of vol. 2.
In 1706 John Hughes collected the materials for the first two volumes; the third volume was written by White Kennett, bishop of Peterborough, by whose name this history is generally known. cf. Dict. nat. biog.
Numerous notes contributed by John Strype.
With sideglosses.
Includes index in each vol.

Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.
Armorial bookplate: Thomas Erskine non-insidus

Gift of Daniel Woolf,
Kennett, White, 1660-1728.
Hughes, John, 1677-1720.
Strype, John, 1643-1737.
Bonwicke, R. (Rebecca), active 1706-1711, bookseller.

English

DA30 .C7 1719,
English Short Title Catalogue T145259