An impartial account of the affairs of Scotland,. from the death of K. James the fifth, to the tragical exit of the Earl of Murray, Regent of Scotland. In four books. ... Written by an eminent hand.
George Buchanan (1506-1582)
Category
Books
Date
1705
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3186269
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 328, [16] p. ; 8vo. Provenance: Inscribed on inner flyleaf: "J H" [possibly Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet, (1680-1741)]; also with an eighteenth-century armorial bookplate on upper pastedown, lettered: "Sr Henry Harpur Bart." [i.e. Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet, (1708-1748)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf, single gilt fillet forming a border, gilt gauffered edges. Five raised bands, gilt tooling on spine. Spine label missing. Marbled endpapers, edges sprinkled red.
Makers and roles
George Buchanan (1506-1582)