Gd.1.04-05
[Historiarum sui temporis. English]
Monsieur de Thou's history of his own time. Translated from the Geneva edition of 1620, by Bernard Wilson, A.M. Vicar of Newark upon Trent, and Prebendary of Lincoln..
Caption title: Life of Monsieur Thou
London: : Printed by E. Say, and sold by W. Meadows in Cornhil, B. Motte and T. Worral in Fleet-street, J. Stagg in Westminster-hall, T. Jackson in Pall-mall, and B. Farnsworth at Newark., MDCCXXIX. [1729-1730]
2 v. ([6], xxxii, [1], p. xxxiii, [4], 699, [5]; [6], cxli, [1], 568 p.) ; 38 cm. (fol.)
V. 2 bears the imprint: London: printed by E. Say; and sold by F. Fayram, under the Royal-Exchange, and W. Meadows in Cornhill,, B. Motte and T. Worrall in Fleet-street, J. Stagg in Westminster-hall, T. Green over-against the Meuse-Gate Charing-Cross, T. Jackson in Pall-mall, and J. Roberts in Warwick-lane, M.DCC.XXX. [1730]
Title printed within a double-ruled border..
Errata: v.1, leaf 8U2v and v.2, leaf 7F1v.
Includes indexes.
V. 2 contains "The life of Monsieur Thou, from his own memoirs, in six books" on pp. [i]-cxli.
ESTC, T98291
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
18th century calf; boards have three blind-tooled concentric frames; six raised bands; goatskin spine label with gilt title: "Mr de Thou's History" and volume number; board edges blind-tooled; text block edges sprinkled red and brown.
Previous shelfmark: Do.2.08-09.
Europe History 1517-1648.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Say, Edward, ? - d. 1769 printer.
Meadows, William, ? - d. 1760 bookseller.
Motte, Benjamin, ? - -1738 bookseller.
Worrall, Thomas, ? - d. 1767 bookseller.
Stagg, John, ? - 1746 bookseller.
Jackson, Thomas, active 1729 - ? bookseller.
Farnsworth, B. bookseller.
Fayram, Francis bookseller.
Green, Thomas, fl. 1726 - 1735 bookseller.
England London.
eng lat
B47736