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CAMDEN - The Historie of the Life Death of Mary Stuart - SECOND EDITION - 1636

$2,750
£2,076.98
€2,399.24
CA$3,874.36
A$4,149.44
CHF 2,230.71
MX$50,397.36
NOK 28,186.11
SEK 25,806.48
DKK 17,926.71

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AUTHOR: CAMDEN, William. TITLE: The Historie of the Life and Death of Mary Stuart Queene of Scotland. PUBLISHER: London: by John Haviland, and are to be sold by William Sheares, 1636. DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., (xii)493pp. 5-3/4" x 3-5/8", translated by William Udall, with the engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title-page with views of Edinburgh and London by William Marshall, complete, bound in dark green polished morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers triple ruled in gilt, gilt dentelle, all edges gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Chiefly an abridged translation of "Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha" by Camden, selecting just the passages about Mary, Queen of Scots. RBH locate only 2 copies ever appearing at auction. REFERENCE: ESTC S118920; STC 24510; Pforzheimer 123.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 3.63 in (9.23 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1630-1639
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1636
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214235329622

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