Shelfmark
Gc.7.21(46)
Author
Title
A true and perfect relation of all the severall skirmishes, brave exploits, and glorious victories obtained by the English Protestants, over the Irish rebels, when they raised the siege of Tredagh. Collected by Doctor Barnard, minister there, sent over to a friend in London, and presented to the Honourable House of Commons, on VVednesday the 23 of March, 1641..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for Iohn Wright., 1641.. [i.e. 1642]
Physical description
[1], 7 p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 18 cm. (4to)
Note
With a title-page woodcut depicting the siege.
Note
Publication year given according to Lady Day dating.
Note
Even page numbers on rectos.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R18826
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B2019
Binding
Sammelband. Mid-to-late 17th century speckled mid-brown calf over pasteboard, sewn on three recessed alum-tawed supports; bound in England. On both covers, an outer border of blind double fillets, intersecting at corners; medium squares, the board edges tooled with a single gilt fillet. Spine smooth and slightly rounded, divided into seven panels by transverse blind double fillets; spine label in second panel (gilt lettering over brown morocco onlay: "Petitions ... 1641-2 Vol. IV", badly damaged); endbands of ?plain thread, sprinkled over. Textblock trimmed and sprinked red; cracks to leather on board edges shows the pastedown likewise sprinked or dyed red; the same observed on the inner covers. Endpapers comprising a flyleaf of plain laid paper; upper flyleaf with three tipped-in leaves of 20th century paper on which is a list of contents.
Copy-specific note
ESTC record does not have the comma in the title following 'to a Friend in London'.
Copy-specific note
Bound with 60 other items concerning Ireland, 1641-1642, shelfmarks Gc.7.21(01) - (43), (45) - (61).
Copy-specific note
ECL previous shelfmark: Gc.7.19
Subject
Ireland History Sources 1625-1649 Early works to 1800.
Subject
Ireland History Sources 1625-1649 Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Wright, John, ? - -1658 bookseller.
Added entry--name
England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
Added entry--place
England London
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51026