The First and second volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1. The description and historie of England, 2. The description and historie of Ireland, 3. The desription and historie of Scotland: First collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: Now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of Singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586, by John Hooker aliàs Vowell Gent. and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes. Historie placeant nostrates ac peregrinæ (v.1-2)
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Title: The First and second volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1. The description and historie of England, 2. The description and historie of Ireland, 3. The desription and historie of Scotland: First collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: Now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of Singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586, by John Hooker aliàs Vowell Gent. and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes. Historie placeant nostrates ac peregrinæ (v.1-2)
Other titles: Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
Classmark: BC GB C16/17 q/HOL
Creator(s): Holinshed, Raphael (1580)
Additional creator(s): Hooker, John (1526?-1601) (Other); Harrison, William (1534-1593) (Other)
Related people: Hooker, John; Harrison, William
Publisher: John Harison, [and others]
Publication city: [London]
Date(s): [1586]-1587
Language: English
Size and medium: 3 v in 2
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/265088
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017235979705181
Description
Imprint from colophons.
Colophon (v.2): Finished in Ianuarie 1587, and the 29 of the Queenes, Maiesties reigne, with the full continuation of the former yeares, at the expenses of Iohn Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke. At London printed in Aldersgate Street at the Signe of the Starre. Cum priuilegio.
Title of v.3: The third volume of chronicles, beginning at Duke William... [etc.].
Titles-pages illustrated with woodcut borders.
Head and tail pieces.
Indexed in: STC 13569.
Additional description
General title-page is McKerrow and Ferguson 148. Part-title to "Historie of England" and general title to "The second volume" is 122(beta); part-title for the "Description of Scotland" is 147(beta); part-titles to "Irish historie" and "Historie of Scotland" are wanting. This copy is complete with all the original leaves, i.e. lacking none of those excised by the Privy Council. With bookplate of Victor Albert George Child Villiers, Earl of Jersey, on front pastedown
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