The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England

Title

The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England

Alternative Title

Full title: The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent Passages, and Actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy End, and Conclusion thereof by the King's blessed Restoration, and Return upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660. Written by the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Clarendon, Late Lord High Chancellor of England, Privy Counsellor in the Reigns of King Charles the First and the Second.

Creator

Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1609-1674

Publisher

Oxford : Printed at the Theater

Date

[1702-1704]

Format

3 volumes frontispiece (portraits) 38 cm.

Description

Ordinary paper issue.

With a half-title.

In this edition, l.14 of v.1 titlepage reads: "Counsellor".

The third preliminary leaf in v.1 contains a royal privilege, dated 24 June 1703, for the publication of v.2-3; it is from the same setting of type as the royal privilege leaf found in v.3 published in 1704.

Provenance

Volumes 1 and 3 signed on the title page by Patrick Shore.

Second inscription on volume 1 trimmed.

Loose bookplate found in the back of volume 1: Rev. William Stevenson, 14 Hermitage Place, Leith. Removed to item folder.

Donated to Queen's College by Rev. Dr. Stevenson Professor of Church History, Ediburgh, 1861. (from half title of volume 1)

Language

English

Identifier

DA400 .C5 1702
ESTC N9849
ESTC N9850
ESTC T147811

Files

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Citation

Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1609-1674, “The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/666.