The pleasant history of Cawwood the rooke. Or, The assembly of birds, with the severall speeches which the birds made to the eagle, in hope to have the government in his absence: and lastly, how the rooke was banished; with the reason why crafty fellowes are called rookes. As also fit morralls and expositions added to every chapter.
Category
Books
Date
1640
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3204793.1
Summary
Item 1 of 3
Bibliographic description
[24] p. : ill. ; 4to. Minor variations in title and publication statement: "craftie"; "neare" Catchword on B3r = and. Bound with "The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox" and "A continuation, or second part of the ... history of Reynard the Fox." Provenance: Nineteenth-century small armorial bookplate, lettered: "Calke Abbey Library" [associated with Sir George Crewe, 8th Bt (1795-1844) or his son Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Bt (1824-1886)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf, single gilt fillet forming a border. Sewn on recessed cords, five small raised bands. Gilt panel tooling on spine. Red leather spine labels, lettered in gilt: "Cawwood the rooke" "& Reynard the Fox".