Grafton, Richard Graftons abridgement of the chronicles of Englande, newely corrected and augmented, to thys present yere of our Lord 1572. [London: Richard Tottell, 1572] 8vo (141 x 90mm.), woodcut initials, woodcut illustration on Ee5v, later blind-tooled calf, lacking final leaf with colophon, occasional light staining, small stain on I1, small tear in R1, joints weak, spine chipped A pocket edition of Grafton's famous chronicle, based on John Harding's fifteenth-century text, brought up to the present day and with an almanach added at the end. The first pocket edition appeared in 1562-1563, printed by Grafton's son-in-law, Richard Tottel, containing a detailed of the accession of Elizabeth I. LITERATURE:STC 12152 PROVENANCE:Oldfeld; Thomas Reynolds 1748; Mary Warner, inscriptions on title-page; John Reynolds of Newton, inscription on Ff1Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Grafton, Richard Graftons abridgement of the chronicles of Englande, newely corrected and augmented, to thys present yere of our Lord 1572. [London: Richard Tottell, 1572] 8vo (141 x 90mm.), woodcut initials, woodcut illustration on Ee5v, later blind-tooled calf, lacking final leaf with colophon, occasional light staining, small stain on I1, small tear in R1, joints weak, spine chipped A pocket edition of Grafton's famous chronicle, based on John Harding's fifteenth-century text, brought up to the present day and with an almanach added at the end. The first pocket edition appeared in 1562-1563, printed by Grafton's son-in-law, Richard Tottel, containing a detailed of the accession of Elizabeth I. LITERATURE:STC 12152 PROVENANCE:Oldfeld; Thomas Reynolds 1748; Mary Warner, inscriptions on title-page; John Reynolds of Newton, inscription on Ff1Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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