The history of the life and reigne of Richard the Third
Title
The history of the life and reigne of Richard the Third
Alternative Title
Full Title: The history of the life and reigne of Richard the Third.: Composed in five bookes / by Geo: Buck Esquire
Creator
Buck, George, Sir, 1560?-1622
Publisher
London : printed by W. Wilson, and are to be sold by VVilliam. Lee. HMercy. Meighan. and Daniel. Pakeman.
Date
1646
Format
[4], 107, [1], 113-150, [8] pages, [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 28 cm. (fol.)
Description
Printer's name from Wing CD.,
Frontis. portrait (plate) signed: Cross sculp.
Frontis. portrait (plate) signed: Cross sculp.
Provenance
Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC,
The frontispiece has been pasted on;
the first 4 pages are in manuscript, as are the pages 147-150.
Page 150 is signed by Katherine Bishopp, and dated 1820,
Leaf K4 is blank, but a hand-drawn image of Richard lll has been pasted onto the verso,
Bookseller's shipping manifest removed to item file
The frontispiece has been pasted on;
the first 4 pages are in manuscript, as are the pages 147-150.
Page 150 is signed by Katherine Bishopp, and dated 1820,
Leaf K4 is blank, but a hand-drawn image of Richard lll has been pasted onto the verso,
Bookseller's shipping manifest removed to item file
Contributor
Gift of Daniel Woolf,
Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver
Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver
Language
English
Identifier
Dated 1646 .B83,
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B5306,
English Short Title Catalogue R19914
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) B5306,
English Short Title Catalogue R19914
Files
Collection
Citation
Buck, George, Sir, 1560?-1622, “The history of the life and reigne of Richard the Third,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed May 5, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/877.