The historie of the life and death of Mary Stuart Queene of Scotland.
1624
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Title
The historie of the life and death of Mary Stuart Queene of Scotland.
Uniform title
Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha. English. Abridgement
Created/published
London : Printed by Iohn Haviland for Richard Whitaker, and are to be sold at the signe of the Kings head in Pauls Church-yard, 1624.
Description
[12], 250, [2] p. : port. (engraving) ; (fol.)
Associated name
Camden, William, 1551-1623. author.
Udall, William.
Elstracke, Renold, active 1590-1630, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Udall, William.
Elstracke, Renold, active 1590-1630, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
Largely a translation of the relevant passages of: Camden, William. Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha.
Translator's dedication signed: Wil. Stranguage, i.e. William Udall.
The frontispiece portrait is signed: R: Elstrack sculpsit Are to be sold by Compton Holland ouer against thexchange.
Running title reads: The historie of Marie Queene of Scotland.
Title within ornamental woodcut border.
The last leaf is blank.
One of three imprint variants of this edition. In this state the dedication, with pseudonymous signature, is a cancel.
Signatures: A⁶(±A3) B-2H⁴ 2I⁶.
Translator's dedication signed: Wil. Stranguage, i.e. William Udall.
The frontispiece portrait is signed: R: Elstrack sculpsit Are to be sold by Compton Holland ouer against thexchange.
Running title reads: The historie of Marie Queene of Scotland.
Title within ornamental woodcut border.
The last leaf is blank.
One of three imprint variants of this edition. In this state the dedication, with pseudonymous signature, is a cancel.
Signatures: A⁶(±A3) B-2H⁴ 2I⁶.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2008. History in the Making.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 24509a
Scott, J. (1896), 215
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117760
Scott, J. (1896), 215
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117760
Linked resources
Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 24509a copy 1
Genre/form
Annotations.
Manuscript waste.
Manuscript waste.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 24509a copy 1
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Lacking blank. Manuscript correction to text on 2F1r. 2D2 torn, affecting text. Sprinkled sheepskin binding with gilt tooled spine and turn-ins, by J. Clarke; marbled end-papers; all edges gilt. Provenance: bookplate of W.T. Smedley (motto "forward")
Call number
STC 24509a copy 2
Folger-specific note
HH208/15. Manuscript shelf-mark. Burn holes on Q2 and 2E3. Contemporary calf binding with red leather title label on spine; remains of a green label pasted to tail of spine: "2..."; manuscript waste spine linings: legal manuscript dating from the reign of Henry VIII (Folger files). Provenance: Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 24509a copy 3
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Imperfect: lacking A1,3 (frontis. port. and dedication leaf). Lacking blank. Manuscript note (of provenance?) on B1r. M4 and O4 torn and repaired, sig.2I torn at inner margin, and some leaves foxed or stained, affecting text. Calf binding with red leather title label on spine; circular label at head of upper board with manuscript "952/3". Provenance: bookplate of W.T. Smedley (motto "forward")