A compendious history of the monarchs of England : from King William the First, (commonly call'd the Conqueror) down to the eleventh year of the reign of of Her present Majesty ... Queen Anne ... : giving an account of the most important affairs both in church and state which occurr'd in each reign : with the picture of each monarch prefix'd to his reign.

Author
G. L. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London, Printed by C. Brown; and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1712.
Description
2 unnumbered pages, 210 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (engravings, portraits) ; 15 cm

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Subject(s)
Printer
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Preface "to the reader" signed "G.L."
  • Illustrations: Wood-engraved frontispiece featuring Britannia against a backdrop of ships, mythical sea-creatures, and land-battles, with half-page portraits of each monarch at the head of the biographical profiles.
  • 25 pages are devoted to Queen Anne (cf. 6 pages for William the Conquerer and 5 pages for Elizabeth 1).
  • Signatures: [pi]² A-H¹² I⁸ K².
  • Cotsen copy: Inscriptions, doodles, markings, and pen-trials on various pages, including frontispiece recto, title-page verso (including "Joshua Leighton"), at foot of Preface and on virtually any white space at the end of sections (e.g. p. 5, p. 43, p. 83, p. 97, p. 129, p. 210).
Binding note
Cotsen copy: Contemporary half brown calf, blind-rolled on spine and corner-pieces, and blind-ruled on spine, marbled paper-covered boards.
References
ESTC, N27559
OCLC
6387653
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