Shelfmark
Gl.3.05
Author
Title
The booke of honour. Or, Five decads of epistles of honour. VVritten by Francis Markham..
Varying form of title
Booke of honovr
Varying form of title
Fiue decads of epistles of honour
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by Augustine Matthewes, and Iohn Norton., 1625..
Physical description
[8], 200 p. ; 29 cm. (Fol.)
Note
The first leaf is blank.
Note
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2C⁴.
Note
Leaf [A]3 mis-signed B.
Note
Includes head- and tail-pieces; decorated initials.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.) 17331.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S114266
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, and unidentified armorial bookplate with motto "je suis loyal" on front pastedown.
Provenance
Ms. signature on title page: "Randle Holme of Chester Alderman". Either Randle Holme II (c.1601-1659) or Randle Holme III (1627-1700).
Provenance
Ms. signature on front flyleaf: "E. A. O. Fran: Bassano".
Binding
?17th-century laced-case vellum binding. Covers undecorated. Spine flat with gilt titling over red morocco label ("Markham's epistles of honour"). Textblock trimmed and dyed red. Endpapers of undecorated paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: DDk.4.12.
Subject
Titles of honor and nobility Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Matthewes, Augustine printer.
Added entry--name
Norton, John, active 1621 - 1645 printer.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51486