An institution of general history

Title

An institution of general history

Alternative Title

Full title: An institution of general history : being a compleat body thereof, from the beginning of the world till the monarchy of Constantine the Great : Wherein are described the several empires, and the contemporaries with them, all distinctly and by themselves, and yet linked together by synchronisms ; as also, the forms and models of governments, with the power and nature of their respective magistrates, customs, laws, and antiquities ; all in such unbroken order and method as yet never was extant ; with a table now added to the whole work

Creator

Howell, William, 1631 or 1632-1683

Publisher

London : Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold in his shop, at the Anchor in the lower walk in the New Exchange

Date

1662

Format

[8], 881, [21] pages ; 31 cm

Description

First edition.
Signatures: A?-5T?, 5V²-6B², (4R² incorrectly signed 4Q²).
Pages 48, 58, 222, 503, 548, 691 incorrectly numbered 84, 56, 202, 403, 546, 666 respectively.
Includes errata.
Includes publisher's advertisements.

Provenance

Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.

Contributor

Gift of Daniel Woolf.
Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller.

Language

English

Identifier

Dated 1662 .H69,
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H3137,
English Short Title Catalogue, R36007

Relation

https://ocul-qu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_QU/r9dor2/alma9952767499505158https://ocul-qu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_QU/r9dor2/alma9952767499505158

Files

Dated 1662 .H69.jpg

Collection

Citation

Howell, William, 1631 or 1632-1683, “An institution of general history,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/1080.