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A generall historie of France
Supplemented mostly from works of Pierre Matthieu.
Engraved title-page, signed "Renold Elstrack sculpsit."
Text continuous despite pagination irregularities.
First leaf…
Annales
Short printed preliminaries, A-Y, and also probably 3A-3Y, 4O-4R; Kingston printed 2A-2Y; a third printer or compositor did 4A-4N (STC and addenda).
Includes index.
A variant of the edition…
Tags: Great Britain, history, marginalia, quarto
Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phoenicians
Title page in red and black ; title page vignette.
"This book ... licensed to be printed by ... Sr. Joseph Williamson, March 8th, 1674/75, Roger L'Estrange"--T.p., verso.
Includes index.
Choice of emblemes, and other devises
In verse.
The second part has divisional title page; pagination and…
Fabyan's chronicle
Special title page for volume 2: The seconde volume of Fabyans cronycle conteynyng the cronycles of Englande and of Fraunce, from the begynnyng of the reygne of…
Tags: 16th century, biography, France, Great Britain, history, marginalia, purchase, royalty
Here beginneth the third and fourthe boke of syr Iohn froissart of the cronycles of Englande, fraunce, Spaygne, Portyngale Scotland, Bretayne, flaunders, and other places adioynyng
The imprint, from colophon, is false; in fact printed by Thomas Marsh, ca. 1563?.
Imprimatur at foot of colophon: Cum priuilegio a rege in dulto.
Foliation irregular; actual foliation…
Tags: 16th century, Europe, folio, history, manicule, marginalia, purchase
History of travayle in the West and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes
Lives of the III. Normans, Kings of England
Magna Charta
Latin and Law French.
Imprint from colophon in v. 2.
Volume 2 has title: Secunda pars veterum statutorum. "The date of this title page varies: 1555 or 1556"--STC.
Volume 1:…
Tags: 16th century, Great Britain, history, law, Magna Carta, marginalia, purchase
Nottinghamia vetus et nova : or, An historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham
Tags: 18th century, England, engraved illustrations, history, illustrated, map, marginalia, Nottingham, quarto, travel, Woolf gift
The Antiquities of Richborough and Reculver
Errata following page ix.
Tags: 18th century, antiquities, castles, England, marginalia, octavo, Roman Britain, Woolf gift
The description of Britain
Translated by Henry Hatcher, the commentary by Thomas Leman--British Library…
Tags: 19th century, Great Britain, history, Ireland, map, marginalia, Roman Britain, travel, Woolf gift
The first and second volumes of Chronicles
Tags: 16th century, banned works, England, folio, Great Britain, history, Ireland, marginalia, Schulich gift, Scotland, Wales
The history and antiquities of Scarborough and the vicinity
The last four leaves contain the index.
With a list of subscribers.
The history of Berwick upon Tweed
At the bottom of title page in square brackets: entered in Stationers Hall.
The appendix has separate pagination.
Tags: 18th century, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, history, map, marginalia, octavo, Woolf gift
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Saint Albans chronicle
Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
Title and…