Historical Collections, the Second Part. Containing the Principal Matters Which happened from the Dissolution of the Parliament, On the 10th of March , 4. Car. I. 1628, Until the Summoning of another Parliament, which met at Westminster, April 13th 1640. By John Rushworth. Printed in London by J.D. for John Wright in 1680, 4to.
FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND PART OF RUSHWORTH'S IMPORTANT HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ENGLISH CIVIL WARS, THIS VOLUME COVERING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1628 AND 1640.
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Rushworth's Historical Collections (1659–1701), covering the period from 1618 to 1649, remain an important source of information on events leading up to and during the English Civil Wars. This volume covers up to 1640 and hence covers the period leading up to the civil wars, which started in 1642. As secretary (1645–50) to Sir Thomas Fairfax, general of the New Model Army, Rushworth had considerable importance, and during the intermission of parliaments (1629–40) he attended and made shorthand notes of all important political and judicial proceedings heard before the Star Chamber, the court of honour, and the king and council.
A rare and desirable work, with the full set selling at Sotheby's for £6,000 [lot 98, 29th October 2009] - here being the second part only, apparently separately published and not originally as a set.
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Size: 21 x 32.5 cm (approx.)
Condition:
Original full calf binding, quarto size. Spine rubbed with the leather dry and would therefore benefit from the application of a leather conditioner. Front joints starting with both boards securely attached and the binding secure. Wear to the leather of both boards. Shelf and edge wear with minor loss to corners. Top page edge dulled as typical. Without any attached bookplates but with the ownership inscription of David Bosanquet to the title page, dated to 1717. He was the director of the East India Trading Company. Offsetting to verso pages from engraved portrait plates, fairly minor. Some mild toning throughout the text block as typical and edge toning of preliminaries as commensurate with the calf binding. Uncollated but appears complete with original blanks. Very nice typography with black ruled pages in a manner typical of the 17th century period.
