Shelfmark
Gd.1.04-05
Author
Uniform title
[Historiarum sui temporis. English]
Title
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..
Varying form of title
Caption title: Life of Monsieur Thou
Publication, distribution, etc.
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]
Physical description
2 v. ([6], xxxii, [1], p. xxxiii, [4], 699, [5]; [6], cxli, [1], 568 p.) ; 38 cm. (fol.)
Note
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]
Note
Title printed within a double-ruled border..
Note
Errata: v.1, leaf 8U2v and v.2, leaf 7F1v.
Note
Includes indexes.
Note
V. 2 contains "The life of Monsieur Thou, from his own memoirs, in six books" on pp. [i]-cxli.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T98291
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
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.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Do.2.08-09.
Subject
Thou, Jacques-Auguste de, 1553 - 1617 Biography.
Subject
Europe History 1517-1648.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--name
Say, Edward, ? - d. 1769 printer.
Added entry--name
Meadows, William, ? - d. 1760 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Motte, Benjamin, ? - -1738 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Worrall, Thomas, ? - d. 1767 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Stagg, John, ? - 1746 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Jackson, Thomas, active 1729 - ? bookseller.
Added entry--name
Farnsworth, B. bookseller.
Added entry--name
Fayram, Francis bookseller.
Added entry--name
Green, Thomas, fl. 1726 - 1735 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng lat
Identifier
B47736