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HOLINSHED- The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
The First and Second [and Third] Volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland... to the yeare 1586 by John Hooker aliàs Vowell Gent. London: [H. Denham] at the expenses of John Harrison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham and Thomas Woodcocke, 1587. PP: (viii), 250, 202, Title of second volume, 1586. m(viii), 9-61, (i) Blank, (x) dedication, 1-183, (1) blank [damp stains to margin of some pages]; Scotland titlE, 1585, 1-464, (LIV) Table. Colophon: finished in January 1587; Vol.3: Title (trimmed and laid down; dedication page trimmed. PP: (iv), 1-1592, (ii) blank (Lviii) Table. Colophon: January 1587. The edges of the last 3 leaves of table trimmed and mounted; a couple of worm holes to the last 7 leaves. Folio, 38 x 27 cm. Later full leather with embossed decoration. [The second edition of the Chronicles, used by Shakespeare as a source for many of his plays, including: The second edition of the Chronicles (2)
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