Vale royal of England

Vale royal of England

Full title: The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb gentlemen ; published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.

King, Daniel, -1664?

London : Printed by John Streater, in Little S. Bartholomews, and are to be sold at the Black-spread-Eagle at the West-End of Pauls

1656

[12], 99, [7], 239, [11], 55, [7], 34 pages, [18] leaves of plates (5 folded) : illustrations (metal cuts), coats of arms (metal cuts), maps (metal cuts) ; 30 cm. (fol.)

Added engraved title page: Description historicall & geographicall of the countie palatine of Chester & illustrated with diuers figures cutt in copper & published by Daniel King of Chester 1656 "Epistle dedicatory" signed by Daniel King. "The vale-royall of England" (caption title) begins new pagination on 2A1. "Chronicon Cestrense" (caption title, dedication signed "Samuel Lee") begins new pagination on 4A1. Within this series, "A short treatise of the Isle of Man" (dedication signed "James Chaloner") has separate dated title page and pagination. Also attributed to Sir Thomas Browne. Signatures: pi A-N? O? ( -O4) 2A-3G? 3H-3I 3K1 4A-4G? 4H? ( -4H4) 4I-4M? 4N1. Numerous errors in pagination; text continuous despite pagination. Errata: page [1], 5th sequence; page 33, 9th sequence. Indexes: pages [2]-[4], 3rd sequence; pages [2]-[10], 5th sequence. Some illustrations signed by Wenceslaus Hollar or Daniel King. A variant of the edition with imprint: London, printed by John Streater in Well-Yard in Little S. Bartholomews, and are to be sold by the severall booksellers of London. 1656 Bound in red goatskin with gold tooled frame on boards. Signed: "Bound by W. Pratt." Binder's signature is damaged and missing a few letters. Signature identified based on examples in the British Library's Database of Bookbindings. Reproduction of portrait of Roger Payne (1739-97) with seller's description--removed to item file; old scrap of paper with "The Pretender, No. 29 --" written on one side, and "The Pretender, given me by Mr H. B[...], June 26. 1792 on his return from Rome" written on the other side--removed to item file.

Cipher bookplate: M W de B. Purchased on Schulich-Woolf fund

Smith, William, 1550?-1618.
Webb, William, gentleman.
King, Daniel, -1664?, metal-engraver.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, metal-engraver.
Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682, attributed name.
Streater, John, active 1650-1670, printer.
Lee, Samuel, 1625-1691. Chronicon cestrense.
Chaloner, James, 1603-1660. Short treatise of the Isle of Man.
Pratt, W., binder.

English

Dated 1656 .K56, Wing (2nd edition), K488
ESTC, R200961