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The history of the vvorthies of England. Endeavoured by Thomas Fuller, D.D.

  • Accession number

    83012079

  • Class

    SR - OS - 93.1/

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [8], 13 [i.e. 9], 12-30, 33-70, 73-144, 149-300, 317-368, 16, 13-100, 105-144, 149-258, 257 [i.e. 261]-354, 232, [4], 60 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 2°.

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General note: Editor's dedication and preface signed: John Fuller. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (plate), signed: D. Loggan sculp. Printers' names from Wing CD. The first leaf is blank. First p. 9 misnumbered 13. Text continuous despite pagination. "Hant-shire" begins new pagination on 2A1r; "Shrop-shire" begins new pagination on 4A1r (mis-signed 3A). "The principality of Wales" has divisional title page on 5A1r and begins separate pagination on 5B1r. A 12-page index, first prepared in the 18th century, is frequently found bound at the end of this work. Cf. Pforzheimer, which says that there are two different editions of the index, the later and more accurate of which may not have been published until ca. 1825. Presence of this index not reflected in pagination statement. Includes index bound in at rear of item; small burn holes throughout, slightly affecting text UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), F2440 Pforzheimer, 391 upd Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1980. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1092:19). Ownership and custodial history: bookplate of John Bolton; purchased 10 April 1909 from Jas. Tregaskis, 232 High Holborn, London UK-SuSCL Binding Information: C19th full calf with blind- and gold-tooling and decorative borders inside and outside boards and on fore-edges of boards; front board detached UK-SuSCL