The history of Great Britanie
Title
The history of Great Britanie
Alternative Title
The history of Great Britanie : from the first peopling of this iland to this present raigne of o[u]r happy and peacefull monarke K. James
Creator
Slatyer, William, 1587-1647
Publisher
London : Printed by W. Stansby, for Rich. Meighen, and are to be sold at his shop at St. Clements Church
Date
1621
Format
[24], 303, [15] pages ; 31 cm (fol.)
Description
Date from colophon Date from colophon.
Errata on p. [14] at end.
Engraved title page.
With textual frontispiece: "Enarratio historica, or a declaration of the frontispiece or first page, wherein is intimated the whole scope of the poeme ... "
Running title reads: Palae-Albion.
Head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Includes index.
Latin and English on facing pages.
Errata on p. [14] at end.
Engraved title page.
With textual frontispiece: "Enarratio historica, or a declaration of the frontispiece or first page, wherein is intimated the whole scope of the poeme ... "
Running title reads: Palae-Albion.
Head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Includes index.
Latin and English on facing pages.
Provenance
Contemporary leather binding; spine has been rebacked.
Colophon is lacking and title page is a facsimile.
Woolf, D.R. (Daniel R.) former owner;
Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.
Recto of frontispiece has library stamp: Holbrook Library Pacific School
Colophon is lacking and title page is a facsimile.
Woolf, D.R. (Daniel R.) former owner;
Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.
Recto of frontispiece has library stamp: Holbrook Library Pacific School
Contributor
Stansby, William, active 1597-1638, printer.
Meighan, Richard, publisher
Gift of Daniel Woolf
Meighan, Richard, publisher
Gift of Daniel Woolf
Language
English
Identifier
Dated 1621 .S53;
Short Title Catalogue, 22634;
English Short Title Catalogue S117415
Short Title Catalogue, 22634;
English Short Title Catalogue S117415
Files
Collection
Citation
Slatyer, William, 1587-1647, “The history of Great Britanie,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed May 3, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/810.