Britannicarum ecclesiarum antiquitates. : Quibus inserta est pestiferae adversùs Dei gratiam à Pelagio Britanno in Ecclesiam inductae haereseos historia. Collectore Iacobo Vsserio Archiepiscopo Armachano, totius Hiberniae Primate.

Britannicarum ecclesiarum antiquitates. : Quibus inserta est pestiferae adversùs Dei gratiam à Pelagio Britanno in Ecclesiam inductae haereseos historia. Collectore Iacobo Vsserio Archiepiscopo Armachano, totius Hiberniae Primate.

Dublinii : Ex officinâ typographicâ Societatis Bibliopolarum, Anno M DC XXXIX. [1639]

[20], 972, [4], 973-1,196, [2] p. ; (4to)

The roman numeral date is made with turned C's.

"Ad Britannicarum antiquitatum collectanea appendix gemina" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.

The last leaf is blank.

Quires 3B and 3M are each in two settings: 3B1r catchword is (1) "sa" or (2) "evagari"; 3M1r line 1 begins (1) "ranarum" or (2) "ranarū".

Leaf 6R4 is cancelled.

Variant: title page in red and black.

Signatures: [par.]⁴ [superscript pi]A²[=[superscript chi]6G2.3] (a)⁴ A-6E⁴ 6G⁴(6G2+[superscript chi]6G⁴(-[superscript chi]6G2.3]) 6H-6Q⁴ 6R⁴(-6R4) 6S-7M⁴.

[superscript pi]A² ("Lectori", intended to be bound after sig.[par.]) printed as [superscript chi]6G2.3.
Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 24548a
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119082

Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 24548a
Bindings collection image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 24548a

Ireland -- Dublin.

STC 24548a

HH208/34. Settings: 3B1r setting 2; 3M1r setting 2. Gathering [superscript pi]A² bound as printed, as [superscript chi]6G2.3. Contemporary calfskin armorial binding; evidence of ties. Provenance: gilt arms and crest of Christopher Hatton (motto "deo et patriae") on both covers; collated at Quaritch by E. M. Dring; Hodgson's sale, May 18, 1927, lot 857; Harmsworth copy