The historie of Great Britaine vnder the conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. : Their originals, manners, habits, warres, coines, and seales: with the successions, liues, acts, and issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Caesar, vnto the raigne of King Iames, of famous memorie. The third edition. Reuised, enlarged, and newly corrected, with sundry descents of the Saxons kings, their marriages and armes. By Iohn Speed.

The historie of Great Britaine vnder the conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. : Their originals, manners, habits, warres, coines, and seales: with the successions, liues, acts, and issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Caesar, vnto the raigne of King Iames, of famous memorie. The third edition. Reuised, enlarged, and newly corrected, with sundry descents of the Saxons kings, their marriages and armes. By Iohn Speed.

History of Great Britaine under the conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans

At London : Printed by Iohn Davvson [and Thomas Cotes], for George Humble, and are to be sold in Popes-head Pallace, at the signe of the White Horse. Cum priuilegio, anno 1632.

[22], 1,042 p., 1,043-1,086 leaves, 1,087-1,237, [85] p., plate : ill. (woodcuts), port. (engraving) ; (fol.)

First word of title is xylographic.

"T. Cotes pr[inted]. Aaaa to end"--STC.

The frontispiece is signed: S. Savery sculp.

The first leaf is blank.

Includes index.

Signatures: [par.]⁶ A⁸ B-2H⁶ 2I⁴ 2K-4S⁶ 4T⁴ 4V-4Z⁶ 5A⁸ 5B-5Q⁶, [superscript chi]5O⁶, 5S-5Y⁶ 5Z⁴.

A variant of the 1631 edition.

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), 23049
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S997

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 23049 copy 1

cs230. Imperfect: wanting leaf D5; wanting the blank. T.p. ([par.]2) mounted; 5Z2-4 mutilated (chewed), affecting text; scattered small ink-stains and foxing, affecting occasional text; 19c facsimiles of coins pasted onto I5v; catalog clippings affixed to front paste-down. Bound in old (broken) half calf over marbled boards; portrait with penciled manuscript on recto: "F5.16.41 Inserted 17 May 41". Provenance: armorial bookplate of Sir Charles Hedges, dated 1702; armorial bookplate of Henry Harcourt Horn (motto: Virtute); Folger purchase from Bangs sale of anon. library, 19 February 1903, no. 444

STC 23049 copy 2

cs230. Imperfect: wanting the blank, the t.p., 5Y2-4 and 5Y6-5Z4; [par.]3-A8, 5L6 and 5Y5 torn and repaired, affecting text. Manuscript notes on A6r: "October the 23"; text water-stained up through about gathering S; manuscript doodles in blank woodcut medallions. Bound in blind-tooled calf with all edges marbled

STC 23049 copy 3

Smedley. Imperfect: wanting the blank and the t.p.; wanting leaves D5, 3G6-3K2 and 3L3-4, supplied in manuscript; [par.]3-4 torn and repaired, with loss of text; leaves 3K3-3L2 frayed, affecting text; numerous stains, affecting text; gatherings 3C-3G heavily stained; last leaf torn, affecting text; leaves through B4 gnawed at upper corners, affecting page nos. and some text. Bound in old calf, rebacked. Provenance: bookplate of William Reynolds Lloyd; W.T. Smedley copy