The history of the vvorthies of England. : Endeavoured by Thomas Fuller, D.D.
1662
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Title
The history of the vvorthies of England. : Endeavoured by Thomas Fuller, D.D.
Created/published
London : Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. W[illiam]. L[eybourne]. and W[illiam]. G[odbid], MDCLXII. [1662]
Description
[8], 13 [i.e. 9], 12-30, 33-70, 73-144, 149-300, 317-368, 16, 13-100, 105-144, 149-258, 257 [i.e. 261]-354, 232, [4], 60 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661, author.
Fuller, John, 1640 or 1641-
Loggan, David, 1635-1700?, printmaker.
Fuller, John, 1640 or 1641-
Loggan, David, 1635-1700?, printmaker.
Note
Editor's dedication and preface signed: John Fuller.
With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (plate), signed: D. Loggan sculp.
Printers' names from Wing CD.
The first leaf is blank.
First p. 9 misnumbered 13.
Text continuous despite pagination.
"Hant-shire" begins new pagination on 2A1r; "Shrop-shire" begins new pagination on 4A1r (mis-signed 3A).
"The principality of Wales" has divisional title page on 5A1r and begins separate pagination on 5B1r.
A 12-page index, first prepared in the 18th century, is frequently found bound at the end of this work. Cf. Pforzheimer, which says that there are two different editions of the index, the later and more accurate of which may not have been published until ca. 1825. Presence of this index not reflected in pagination statement.
With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (plate), signed: D. Loggan sculp.
Printers' names from Wing CD.
The first leaf is blank.
First p. 9 misnumbered 13.
Text continuous despite pagination.
"Hant-shire" begins new pagination on 2A1r; "Shrop-shire" begins new pagination on 4A1r (mis-signed 3A).
"The principality of Wales" has divisional title page on 5A1r and begins separate pagination on 5B1r.
A 12-page index, first prepared in the 18th century, is frequently found bound at the end of this work. Cf. Pforzheimer, which says that there are two different editions of the index, the later and more accurate of which may not have been published until ca. 1825. Presence of this index not reflected in pagination statement.
ESTC staff note
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E⁴(-E4) F-I⁴ K⁴(-K4) L-2A⁴ 2B² 2C-2F⁴ 2G² 2H-3A⁴ 3B², ²2A-2N⁴ ²2O², ²P-T⁴, ²2V-3Q⁴ ²3R² ²3S-3Y⁴ ³3A-4F⁴, 5A-5H⁴ 5I².
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1986-1987. Time, the greatest innovator (catalog p. 99)
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), F2440
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 391 upd
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R37357
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 391 upd
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R37357
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
F2440 (folio)
Folger-specific note
cs195. Lacking blanks [A]1, E4 and K4. Manuscript markings. Bound in at end is a 12p. "Alphabetical Index" (six leaves signed A-F) published by Olive Payne, 1737. Provenance: armorial bookplate and inscription of Henry E. Bunbury (motto: Esse quam videri)
Call number
147- 755f Vol. 1
Folger-specific note
Manuscript correction on E2r. Bound in are hand-colored maps of the counties by John Speed; bound in full tan calf gilt rebacked, all edges gilt. Provenance: anonymous armorial bookplate, with motto "Credunt quod vident" and manuscript shelf-mark; Folger purchase from Day's, 1 September 1954
Call number
147- 755f Vol. 2
Folger-specific note
Leaf ²3O4 has a rust-hole affecting text. Bound in are hand-colored maps of the counties by John Speed; bound in at end is a 12p. "Alphabetical Index" (six leaves signed A-F), without colophon; for binding and provenance see Vol. 1