A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND From the Time of the Romans Government [sic] unto the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles.
by Baker, Sir R., Knight (Sir Richard Baker 1568-1645)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Daniel Frere to be sold at his shop at the Red Bull in Little Brittaine 1st edition first printing., 1643. Hardcover. Very Good-. Frontispiece of Charles Prince of Wales by Cor(nelius) van Dalen + fine engraved titlepage by W. Marshall with views of London, York, Lincoln & Kings etc.. Folio contemporary brown marbled calf on five raised bands with gilt directly lettered to spine (tips worn/hinges split to top & bottom compartent of front hinge but hinges still well attached & sound). Frontis portrait + engraved title + dedication leaf to Charles Prince of Wales + To reader +[5]pp of Authors used as sources + 181pp +163pp +108pp +163pp collated complete. The To Reader & Author list are Misbound at the end (signed from A2 where they should follow the dedication). The last leaves of text are correctly signed XXXX (pp161-3) last is a quarter page of text ending in FINIS. The frontis has a longitudinal crease and a corner torn away not touching either the printed area nor even the plate mark, page 88 of the Elizabeth section has an ink mark affecting a few words but with no loss of sense otherwise no tears, no MS notes or underlining the only marks a few pages with edge dusting. A really nice wide margined copy clean tight and crisp. *Very scarce in this first edition.
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- V74614
- Title
- A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND From the Time of the Romans Government [sic] unto the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles.
- Author
- Baker, Sir R., Knight (Sir Richard Baker 1568-1645)
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece of Charles Prince of Wales by Cor(nelius) van Dalen + fine engraved titlepage by W. Marshall with views of London,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Daniel Frere to be sold at his shop at the Red Bull in Little Brittaine 1st edition first printing.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1643
- Keywords
- history England
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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Blockley, Gloucestershire
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