A suruay of London. : Contayning the originall, antiquity, increase, moderne estate, and description of that citie, written in the yeare 1598. by Iohn Stow citizen of London. Also an apologie (or defence) against the opinion of some men, concerning that citie, the greatnesse thereof. With an appendix, containing in Latine, Libellum de situ & nobilitate Londini: written by William Fitzstephen, in the raigne of Henry the second.
A suruay of London. : Contayning the originall, antiquity, increase, moderne estate, and description of that citie, written in the yeare 1598. by Iohn Stow citizen of London. Also an apologie (or defence) against the opinion of some men, concerning that citie, the greatnesse thereof. With an appendix, containing in Latine, Libellum de situ & nobilitate Londini: written by William Fitzstephen, in the raigne of Henry the second.
Uniform title
Descriptio nobilissimae civitatis Londiniae. Selections. English.
Created/published
[London] : Imprinted by [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe, printer to the honorable citie of London: and are to be sold at his shop within the Popes head Alley in Lombard street, 1598.
The work by Fitzstephen is an excerpt of: Descriptio nobilissimae civitatis Londiniae. Actual printer's name from STC. Outer sheet of quire 2H in two settings: (1) without errata on 2H10v, and 2H1r line 2 ending "whome"; or (2) with errata on 2H10v, and 2H1r line 2 ending "whom". A variant of the edition dated 1599. Signatures: A⁴ B-2G⁸ 2H¹⁰.
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 23341 Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 992 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117887
HH197/11. Gathering 2H setting 2. Pencilled manuscript bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: inscribed on t.p.: Simon Scarliff; manuscript note on t.p. signed Pe Manwood; Sir Peter Manwood - Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 23341 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs84. Gathering 2H setting 2. Gathering H bound upside-down. Provenance: manuscript notes of John Gibbon including records of the Gibbon family and drawings; (MS. note tipped-in inscribed Johan Gybbon); armorial bookplate of Charles Garrett (1674-1784); armorial bookplate of Philip Champion de Crespigny
