The history of Great Britain

Title

The history of Great Britain

Alternative Title

Full title: The history of Great Britain, : being the life and reign of King James the first, relating to what passed from his first access to the crown, till his death.

Creator

Wilson, Arthur, 1595-1652

Publisher

London, : Printed for Richard Lownds, and are to be sold at the Sign of the White Lion near Saint Paul's little north-door.

Date

1653

Format

[12], 292 [i.e. 300], [8] pages ; 29 cm. (fol.)

Description

In this edition, the title contains the words "James" and "access" and the imprint contains "door".
In another ed. published the same year, these read as "Iames" "accesse" and "dore."
Signatures: A? B-T? V-X? Y-2O? 2P² 2Q?. Leaves in gathering X numbered on recto

Provenance

Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC., Bookplate with inscription: To Daniel, with good wishes, from Richard, Feb. '86. Ex Libris Richard Oster

Contributor

Gift of Daniel Woolf

Language

English

Identifier

Dated 1653 .W55,
Wing (2nd ed.) W2888,
English Short Title Catalogue r38664,
Gibson, R.W. Bacon, 651b

Relation

https://ocul-qu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_QU/r9dor2/alma9952767500105158https://ocul-qu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_QU/r9dor2/alma9952767500105158

Files

Dated 1653 .W55.jpg

Collection

Citation

Wilson, Arthur, 1595-1652, “The history of Great Britain,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed May 3, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/1074.