Historical collections of private passages of state, weighty matters in law, remarkable proceedings in five Parliaments. : Beginning the sixteenth year of King James, anno 1618. And ending the fifth year of King Charles, anno 1629. Digested in order of time. / And now published by John Rushworth of Lincolns-Inn, Esq; ...
John Rushworth (1612-1690)
Category
Books
Date
1721 - 1722
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3001157
Summary
Bibliographic description
8 v. : map, port. ; fol. Imperfect: vols. 6-8 only. Uniformly bound and shelved as part of an 8 vol. set of Rushworth’s works. Ephemera: loosely inserted in vol. 8: (1) eighteenth?-century manuscript copy of notes, 5 May 1640, by Sir Henry Vane (1589-1655); (2) "Prologue" by F.P. Delme Radcliffe, 1854. Provenance: armorial bookplate (after 1754): Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754. Also used in books acquired by his successors]. Binding: eighteenth-century sprinkled, polished sheep over boards on six raised cords, gilt and blind fillet on spine, late eighteenth-century brown and olive-green spine labels, triple blind fillet and border roll on covers, gilt floral roll on board edges, red and brown sprinkled edges. Spine title: Rushworth’s Collections 6-8. Vol. 6 front hinge is cracked revealing blind roll tool on re-used board edge; rectangular compartment and cornerpiece design from previous cover is visible through both pastedowns. Vol. 8 front hinge is cracked revealing gilt fillet on re-used board edge.
Makers and roles
John Rushworth (1612-1690), author