Binding: Rebound in gold- and blind-tooled leather. In brown morocco case, by Riviere & Son., Imperfect: water-stained at beginning., Provenance: Inscription after contents in early sixteenth century/late fifteenth century hand: "Rychard Nayler ys my name and wyth my pene I wryt the same"; the same hand writes other names throughout in the top margin of rectos. Inscription on first leaf: "L Tyrwhitt." Inscription on first flyleaf: "W[illia]m Pownall Lincoln Feb 17th 1726/7.", Signatures: a¹⁰ ²a⁸ B-V⁸ x-z⁸ [et]⁸ 2a-2d⁸ 2e⁴., and Title and imprint from ISTC.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--To 1485--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492., Machlinia, William de, active 1481-1486, printer., and Riviere & Son, binder
Chronicles of England., Dyscrypcyon of Englonde, Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the cronycles, Here begynneth a shorte and abreve table on the cronycles, In soo moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon, or of false relygyon, and Saint Albans chronicle
Description:
Imperfect: leaf [Maltese cross]2 wanting and supplied in facsimile; few letters supplied in pen facsimile on [Maltese cross]3 and final leaf; final leaf slightly mutilated and restored; many blank margins supplied. Bookplate of Charles Butler, of Warren Wood, Hatfield. Ink stamp shelfmark on front flyleaf: 33.D. Ownership inscription of Robert Garrett, autographs of Tho. Jadwyn (dated 1621) and Roland Hill, and additional manuscript annotations on leaf [Maltese cross]1r. Ownership inscription of John Staple on verso of final leaf. Pencil manuscript notes of B. Quaritch and T.S. Thomson on rear flyleaf concerning this copy. Accompanied by: bookseller's description (1 leaf), Imprint from colophon., Includes "The dyscrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from: Higden, Ranulf. Polycronicon., Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4)., Signatures: [Maltese cross]⁴ a-v⁶ x⁸ y-z⁶ [et]⁴., Text commences on leaf i: In soo moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon, or of false relygyon., and Title from opening words of text, leaf [Maltese cross]1v.
Subject (Geographic):
England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800. and Great Britain--History--To 1485--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Butler, Charles,--1821-1910--Bookplate., Garrett, Robert--Autograph., Higden, Ranulf, -1364. Polycronicon. Selections. English., Hill, Roland--Autograph., Jadwyn, Thomas--Autograph., Notary, Julian, active 1496-1520, printer, Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, bookseller. CtY-BR, Quaritch, Bernard,--1819-1899--Ms. notes., Staple, John--Autograph., Thomson, T. S.--Ms. notes., and Trevisa, John, -1402, translator.
