The first and second volumes of Chronicles, . comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description 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 Iohn Hooker alis̀ Vowell Gent and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.
Raphael Holinshed (1529-1580)
Category
Books
Date
1587
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3066230
Summary
Bibliographic description
3 v. (vol. 1: [10], 250; [4], 202, [2] p.; vol. 2: 61, [13], 183, [1]; 421, 424-430, 436-438, 431-433, 439-445, 450-464, [56] p.; vol. 3: [8], 1080, 1080-1327, [2], 1332-1371, 1371-1421, 1490-1491, 1536-1555, 1574-1592, [60] p.) ;. fol.. Old pressmark: B.6. K.8.8 contains vols I and II; K.8.9 vols III part I; K.8.10 vol III part II. Imperfect: Lacking one leaf of vol. I after p. 250. Pagination of vol. 2 runs: 430, 436,437,433-436, 432-3, 439-464 [54]. Vol. 3 runs: 102,110,104-109, 103,111-126, 129,128, 129-133,132,135-179,80, 181-186,189, 188-193,192,195- 1371,1371-1592,[58]. Lacking final blank leaf. Letter dated June 1 1734 from W. Lewis [to John Thornton?] stuck on to flyleaf of vol. I, referring to the castrated sheets in this volume.. Provenance: MS. on title page of Vol. I: 'John Thornton Esq. of Witton'; on title pages of Vols. III parts I and II: 'John Thornton Esq.' MS. W.C. Trevelyan on flyleaf of vol. I. Note on flyleaf of vol. I: 'This book must have come from Netherwitton when Walter Trevelyan married the heiress in 1772'.. Binding: Calf; double gilt fillets to form border; sewn onto six raised bands; gilt tooling on spine; title label; marbled endpapers. Bookshoe.
Makers and roles
Raphael Holinshed (1529-1580) William Harrison (1534-1593) John Hooker (1526-1601)