The annales, or generall chronicle of England, . begun first by maister Iohn Stow, and after him continued and augmented with matters forreyne, and domestique,auncient and moderne, vnto the ende of this present yeere 1614. by Edmond Howes, gentleman.
John Stow (London c.1525 - London 1605)
Category
Books
Date
1615
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3025989
Summary
Bibliographic description
[22],430,432-576,578-815,[1],816-957,[4],961-968, 967-988,[30] p. . fol.. Not indigenous. Imperfect: final leaf wanting. Title page wanting: replaced by illustrated manuscript title-leaf based on 1631 ed. Date "1615?" added to this in pencil in Norris's hand (?). Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Inscription on flyleaf: Wm. Rayner 1794. [William Rayner]. Nineteenth-century crest book label lettered H. W. M Twentieth-century crest bookplate: Norman E. S. Norris, Patcham [i.e. Norman Norris (1917-1991)]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscription in Norris's hand on flyleaf identifies it as 1615 ed.:. Binding: Eighteenth-century half calf; marbled paper over boards; red morocco spine label with title "Stow's Chronicle".
Makers and roles
John Stow (London c.1525 - London 1605) Sir George Buck (d.1623) Edmund Howes (1607-1631)