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The history of the vvorthies of England. Endeavoured by Thomas Fuller, D.D.
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Author
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Date published
1662
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Publisher
London : printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. W[illiam]. L[eybourne]. and W[illiam]. G[odbid]., MDCLXII. [1662]
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Subject
Great Britain Biography Early works to 1800.
Great Britain Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Great Britain History, Local Early works to 1800.
Wales Biography Early works to 1800.
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Accession number
83258809
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Class
SR - OS - 93.1/
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Language
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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. E3, K4; ink stains throughout, slightly affecting text; includes index bound in at rear of item (1737) 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 Eric B. Bramwell, purchased 1951; possibly previously in library of Coventry Grammar School, sold 1908, later owned by Gerald P. Mander, Wolverhampton (MS. ink notes on card and cutting enclosed); purchased 5 March 1991 from sale of library of Eric B. Bramwell of Coventry UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Contemporary full calf, re-backed with C19th gold-tooled spine UK-SuSCL