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099 $aG.4070.6 FOLIO
240 10 $aChronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
245 14 $aThe firste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande :$bconteyning, the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first originall of the Scottes nation, till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the firste originall of that nation, vntill the yeare 1547 /$cfaithfully gathered and set forth, by Raphaell Holinshed.
260 $aAt London :$bImprinted [by Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison,$c1577.
300 $a2 v. :$bill., map ;$c29 cm (fol.)
500 $aThis, the first edition of a work commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles, was issued under four variant imprints, each bearing the name of a different bookseller (J. Harrison, L. Harrison, J. Hunne, G. Bishop). According to Pforzheimer, "many copies have been made-up by later owners who combined parts having different imprints." The copy described herein is one such example, with part 1 bearing the imprint of John Harrison, and parts 2 (The historie of Ireland) and 3 (The chronicles of England) bear the imprint of John Hunne.
500 $aVol. 1: 'The historie of Englande' (caption title) begins new register and pagination. 'The historie of Scotlande' has separate title page, pagination, and register. 'The historie of Irelande ... vnto the yeare 1509. Collected by Raphaell Holinshed, and continued till the yeare 1547. by Richard Stanyhurst' has separate title page, foliation and register.
500 $aVol. 2 has title: 'The laste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande'. A leaf foliated 1593 is inserted after p. 1592. 'A table seruing vnto both parts of the Chronicles of England' (caption title) has separate register.
500 $aSignatures: vol. 1: ℗œ́œ *℗ø A-Ṕı Q́œ, r1, a-śı, t1; ℗øA℗ø *b*℗ø *a*-*b*́œ (*b*6 blank); ℗đA-2Íı ℗đ2Ḱþ ℗đ2L-2Ḿœ [fleuron]℗ø; ́þA-Ćı, ́þD́þ; ́æA-Éı(-E5-E8), ́æF-Ǵı ́æH́œ ́æI℗ø, chi1; vol.2: ℗œ℗ø t́ı(-t1) u-źı A-4Éı(4E4+1) 4F-4Ýı 4Z℗ø; ℗øA-Ḿþ N℗ø.
500 $aTitle pages within decorated woodcut border, text printed in black letter in double columns. Tail pieces and decorated initials, some with vignettes.
500 $aVol. 1: [8], 124 [i.e. 126], [1] leaves, 289, [1]; [8], 518, [26] p., [2], 28 leaves, 115, [9] p.; v. 2: [4], 291-659, 700-981, 990-1592, [2], 1593-1876; [104] p., [1] folded leaf of plates.
500 $aThe folded map plate is bound-in after page 1868 of vol. 2.
500 $aErrata leaf appended to vol. 1: 'Faultes and ouer sightes escaped in the printing of the Hystorie of Scotlande'.
500 $aErrata leaves in vol. 2 bound in after p. 1876: 'Faultes and ouersightes escaped in the printing of the first part of the English historie before the Conquest'.
500 $aIncludes index.
510 4 $aBoston Public Library. Catalogue of the Barton Collection,$cShakespeare, p. 129
510 4 $aCarl H. Pforzheimer Library,$cvol. II, entry 494
510 4 $aEnglish short title catalogue,$centry S121346
510 4 $aPollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.),$centry 13568, 13568b
583 0 $aCataloged$c2015$kjmoschella
590 $aBoston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy quarterbound in modern brown morocco and papier tourniquet. The title is stamped in gilt on the spine. All text block edges are gilt. The armorial bookplates of the Barton Library and of William Simonds Higgs are present on the front pastedowns. A bookseller's description, from Thomas Rodd and annotated in the hand of T.P. Barton, along with another clipping, is present on the front pastedown of vol. 1. Early marginalia is present on various leaves.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$vEarly works to 1800.
655 7 $aInscriptions (Provenance)$2rbprov
655 7 $aMarginalia (Provenance)$2rbprov
655 7 $aEmbossed stamps (Provenance)$2rbprov
655 7 $aArmorial Bookplates (Provenance)$2rbprov
655 0 $aWoodcuts.
700 1 $aWolfe, Reyner,$d-1573.
700 1 $aHarrison, William,$d1534-1593.
700 1 $aStanyhurst, Richard,$d1547-1618.
700 1 $aBynneman, Henry,$d-1583,$eprinter.
700 1 $aHarrison, John,$d-1617,$ebookseller.
700 1 $aHiggs, William Simonds,$eformer owner.
700 1 $aRodd, Thomas,$d1796-1849,$ebookseller.
700 1 $aBarton, Thomas Pennant,$d1803-1869,$eformer owner.
752 $aGreat Britain$bEngland$dLondon.
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