The description of Leicester shireʺ . containing matters of antiquitye, historye, armorye, and genealogy. Written by William Burton Esqu:.
William Burton (1575-1645)
Category
Books
Date
1622
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048630
Summary
Bibliographic description
[10],208,[2],211-218,209-320,[12] p., [2] plates (1 folded) . ill.., map, port.. . fol... Identified in 1768 catalogue: L.3. Possibly imperfect?: ESTC suggests there are two plates, but I suspect the second is the engraved title page, which is also counted in the pagination, in which case Dunham copy is perfect.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819).. Binding: Calf; double blind ruled; spine double blind ruled; red spine label: 'Bvrton of Leicester shire'.
Makers and roles
William Burton (1575-1645) Francis Delaram (1589/90 - 1627) William Kip (fl.c1598-1635) Christopher Saxton (c.1540-c.1610)