Shelfmark
Ib1.4.32 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Ib1.4.33 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Gd.4.05 (Copy 3)
Additional shelfmark
Ge.4.22 (Copy 4)
Author
Title
Chronicon preciosum: or, An account of English money, the price of corn, and other commodities, for the last 600 years. In a letter to a student in the University of Oxford..
Varying form of title
Account of English money, the price of corn, and other commodities, for the last 600 years
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-luce, over-against St. Dunstan’s Church, in Fleetstreet., MDCCVII. [1707]
Physical description
[16], 181, [11] p. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Note
Anonymous. By William Fleetwood.
Note
Includes index.
Note
P. 163 misnumbered 193.
Note
Signatures: A-N⁸.
Note
Title printed within a double-ruled border.
Note
Errata on leaf A8v.
Note
Advertisements on final 5 pages.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T4823
Citation/references note
Hanson, 823
Provenance
Copy 1: Armorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims.
Provenance
Copy 1: Ink stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection".
Provenance
Copy 3: Book label of Nicholas Mann on front pastedown, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Provenance
Copy 4: Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
Copy 1: 19th century teal calf half binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Binding
Copy 2: 18th century mottled calf binding; blind tooled concentric frames pattern with fleurons in each corner; blind tooled fillets around the perimeter. three single cord sewing supports; five raised bands; endbands; red sprinkled edges.
Binding
Copy 3: Contemporary sprinkled sheep; boards have three concentric blind-tooled frames; middle frame with ornaments at outer corners; four raised bands; spine compartments gold-tooled; spine label wanting; text block edges sprinkled red.
Binding
Copy 4: 18th century calf; boards have three concentric blind-tooled frames, sprinkled; five raised bands; spine tooled in gold; red goatskin spine label with gilt title: "Chronicon preciosum"; board edges tooled in gold; text block edges sprinkled red.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Bookseller's stamp on free front endpaper verso: "Hatchards 187 Piccadilly".
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Bibliographic notes in ms. on rear flyleaf.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "vide Benson's biog. History of Eton p.92".
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Initials "E L" in ms. on front free endpaper.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Ms. inscription in pencil on front flyleaf: "vide Benson's History of Eton 1899 page 92".
Copy-specific note
Copy 3: Previous shelfmark: Dc.6.19.
Copy-specific note
Copy 3: Author's name added to title-page in ms.
Copy-specific note
Copy 4: Previous shelfmarks: Ac.6.03, Ck.6.06, Gd.4.05a.
Subject
Money Great Britain History Early works to 1800.
Subject
Prices Great Britain History Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Manley Sims, F. former owner.
Added entry--name
Harper, Charles, fl. 1670 - 1709 publisher.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B9956