William of Newburg (1136-1201)(Gulielmus Neubrigensis) [William Petit according to British Library]
Title
RERUM ANGLICARUM libri quinque, recens ceu e tenebris eruit et in studio-forum gratiam in lucem dati: auctore GUILIELMO NEUBRIGENSI cum rerum memorabilium luculentissimo indice.
PlacePub
Antwerp
Publisher
Gulielmus Silvius First edition. Cf. NUC pre-1956
Date
1567
Illustrations
Large woodcut printer's mark of angel with book and scythe, contemporary, if not original, blue rules to surround. Some initials and tailpieces.
Description
Small octavo newer cloth gilt titles to spine (very neat but inappropriate to the age of the book) Titlepage +[15pp] +519pp+ [20pp of index with final printers note] Lower fore-edge with contemporary fine inked title [abbreviated] marginal paper fault to Ee & last printed page with small hole to margin neither affecting text. Some old bibliographic notes to free flyleaf. Two early names to TP one crossed out and two dates 1799 abd 16=816 and note below index. New Endpapers A-Ll8+Mm7 here lacking 2nd and final blank leaf. *An early Enlish chronicle here in an early edition later reused by Camden and others. Very neat copy.
Booknumber
V69338
Price
Price: GBP 450.00 or USD 666.00
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