The English works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. published in his life-time

The English works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. published in his life-time

Full title: The English works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. published in his life-time : together with his posthumous works, relating to the laws and antiquities of England : and the life of the author by the Right Reverend Edmund Lord Bishop of London : to which are added two more treatises of Sir Henry Spelman, never before printed: one, Of the Admiral-Jurisdiction, and the officers thereof; the other: Of Ancient deeds and charters : with a compleat index to the whole.

Binder's spine title: Spelman's works

Henry Spelman, 1564?-1641

London : Printed for D. Browne, Sen. & jun.; Wm Mears; F. Clay, without Temple-Bar ; Fletcher Gyles, in Holborn ; and T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn

M.DCC.XXVII [1727]

2 parts in 1 volume : illustrations, genealogical tables, portraits ; 34 cm

Volume 2 has separate title page with imprint date of 1723; title reads: "Reliquiae Spelmannianae : the posthumous works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. relating to the laws and antiquities of England. Publish'd from the original manuscripts."

"The ornaments are those used by William Bowyer."--ESTC (RLIN).

Title page to v. 1 is in red and black.

Head and tail pieces; initials.

"Life of Henry Spelman": [18] p., 3rd sequence of v. 1.

"List of subscribers": [2] p., 2nd sequence of v. 1.

Errata: [1] p., final sequence of v. 2.

Index: [23] p., penultimate sequence of v. 2.

A reprint, rather than reissue of the 1723 edition. Cf. ESTC (RLIN).

Errors in pagination: v. 1, p. 38 of 6th sequence is numbered: 39-49.

Engraved frontispiece is a portrait of Henry Spelman and is signed: "R. White sculp."

Stamp of Aylwin Library inside front cover of Schulich-Woolf copy (copy 2)

Schulich-Woolf copy presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]

Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748. author
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

English

folio KD358 .S64 1727
ESTC (RLIN) T130826
NUC pre-1956, v.561, p. 238