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The Collection of the History of England, by S.D.
An early edition of this comprehensive history of England from the Roman conquest to the reign of Edward III by the Elizabethan poet and playwright Samuel Daniel (1562-1619), bound with the first edition of the continuation by John Trussell (d.1648) taking the narrative up to the death of Richard III at Bosworth Field in 1485.
Two works in one vol.; later edition of first work, first edition of second work; folio (27.5 x 18.5 cm); first work with woodcut title, woodcut ornaments, initials, head and tailpieces throughout, occasional early marginal annotations in pen including manicules, title of first work with ownership initials in MS, a little browned, light dampstaining to top-corner running through second work, the odd hole with slight loss to text, lacking final blank f. in second work, otherwise both works collate complete despite erratic pagination; early nineteenth-century mottled calf backed marbled paper boards, calf tips, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, joints sometime repaired in japanese tissue, upper joint split at head of spine, a little rubbed, later endpapers; [8], 222, [2]; [8], 242, 245-260pp.
ESTC S107343 & S107345.
Two works in one vol.; later edition of first work, first edition of second work; folio (27.5 x 18.5 cm); first work with woodcut title, woodcut ornaments, initials, head and tailpieces throughout, occasional early marginal annotations in pen including manicules, title of first work with ownership initials in MS, a little browned, light dampstaining to top-corner running through second work, the odd hole with slight loss to text, lacking final blank f. in second work, otherwise both works collate complete despite erratic pagination; early nineteenth-century mottled calf backed marbled paper boards, calf tips, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, joints sometime repaired in japanese tissue, upper joint split at head of spine, a little rubbed, later endpapers; [8], 222, [2]; [8], 242, 245-260pp.
ESTC S107343 & S107345.
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An early edition of this comprehensive history of England from the Roman conquest to the reign of Edward III by the Elizabethan poet and playwright Samuel Daniel (1562-1619), bound with the first edition of the continuation by John Trussell (d.1648) taking the narrative up to the death of Richard III at Bosworth Field in 1485.
Two works in one vol.; later edition of first work, first edition of second work; folio (27.5 x 18.5 cm); first work with woodcut title, woodcut ornaments, initials, head and tailpieces throughout, occasional early marginal annotations in pen including manicules, title of first work with ownership initials in MS, a little browned, light dampstaining to top-corner running through second work, the odd hole with slight loss to text, lacking final blank f. in second work, otherwise both works collate complete despite erratic pagination; early nineteenth-century mottled calf backed marbled paper boards, calf tips, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, joints sometime repaired in japanese tissue, upper joint split at head of spine, a little rubbed, later endpapers; [8], 222, [2]; [8], 242, 245-260pp.
ESTC S107343 & S107345.
Two works in one vol.; later edition of first work, first edition of second work; folio (27.5 x 18.5 cm); first work with woodcut title, woodcut ornaments, initials, head and tailpieces throughout, occasional early marginal annotations in pen including manicules, title of first work with ownership initials in MS, a little browned, light dampstaining to top-corner running through second work, the odd hole with slight loss to text, lacking final blank f. in second work, otherwise both works collate complete despite erratic pagination; early nineteenth-century mottled calf backed marbled paper boards, calf tips, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, joints sometime repaired in japanese tissue, upper joint split at head of spine, a little rubbed, later endpapers; [8], 222, [2]; [8], 242, 245-260pp.
ESTC S107343 & S107345.
