Calendars of the Ancient Charters, &c. And of the Welch and Scottish Rolls, Now Remaining in the Tower of London: As Also Calendars of All the Treaties of Peace, &c. Entered Into by Kings of England with Those of Scotland; and of Sundry Letters and Public Instruments Relating to That Kingdom, Now in the Chapter-House at Westminster. Together with Catalogues of the Records Brought to Berwick from the Royal Treasury at Edinburgh [...] To Which are Added Memoranda Concerning the Affairs of Ireland, Extracted from the Tower Records. To the Whole is Prefixed an Introduction, Giving Some Account of the State of the Public Records from the Conquest to the Present Time. London: Printed by and for W. and J. Richardson, MDCCLXXII (1772).
This work is well attested to and apparently contains one of the most interesting early accounts of the history of the British pub.
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Provenance:
Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys.
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Size: 223 x 277 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), t.p., i-lxx, 3 plates, h.t., 462pp., 31pp. (index), 1pp. (corrections), (2)]
Full brown calf with reverse calf boards with a simple blind-stamped border to the inner side, and with a red tooled label to the spine in a compartment between raised bands. Small loss of the backstrip to the head and bottom of the spine. Both boards loosely attached with cracked joints and hinges. Binding rubbed and scuffed with few minor losses of leather at extremities. Some foxing to the edges of the boards. Shelf and edge wear. Page edges dulled, top edge darkened as often. Attached bookplate to front pastedown. No ownership inscriptions. Text block very clean with occasional foxing and marks, and light edge toning.
