Shelfmark
Ib1.5.23
Additional shelfmark
Ib1.5.24
Author
Title
Chronicon preciosum: or, An account of English gold and silver money; the price of corn and other commodities; and of stipends, salaries, wages, jointures, portions, day-labour, &c. in England, for six hundred years last past: shewing from the decrease of the value of money, and from the increase of the value of corn and other commodities, &c. that a fellow, who has an estate in land of inheritance, or a perpetual pension of five pounds per annum, may conscientiously keep his fellowship, and ought not to be compelled to leave the same, tho' the statutes of his College (founded between the years 1440 and 1460) did then vacate his fellowship on such condition. By Bishop Fleetwood. To which is added, An historical account of coins, illustrated with several plates of gold and silver coins.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Account of English gold and silver money; the price of corn and other commodities
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn., M.DCC.XLV. [1745]
Physical description
[10], 147, [3]; 30, [2] p., XII leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note
Signatures: pi² (-pi1) A⁴ B-K⁸ L⁴ (-L4; = pi2?) A*-B*⁸.
Note
With a final advertisement leaf. Additional bookseller's advertisement on leaf L3v.
Note
"An appendix to Chronicon preciosum: containing an historical account of coins: in general, of the original of coins; by whom money was first coined; and to whom the privilege and prerogative of coining, &c. properly belongs: in particular, of the standard, and the several alterations which the coin of England has undergone; as also the names and description of the coins, in copper-plate, from William the Conqueror to the Restoration" has separate dated titlepage (imprint as per t.p. proper), and begins new pagination, and register.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T145226
Provenance
[Ib1.5.23] Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.23] Eton College Library ink stamp on title page verso.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.24] Armorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.24] Ink stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection".
Binding
[Ib1.5.23] 19th century teal calf half binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Binding
[Ib1.5.24] 19th century teal calf half binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.5.24] Bookseller's stamp on free front endpaper verso: "Hatchards 187 Piccadilly".
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.5.24] Imperfect copy: lacks final advertisement leaf.
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.5.24] Quires bound out of sequence: first eight unnumbered pages bound in between index pages at back.
Subject
Money England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Coins, English Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain Economic conditions History.
Added entry--name
Osborne, Thomas, ? - d. 1767 publisher.
Added entry--name
Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
Added entry--name
Manley Sims, F. former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B34531