An Exact Abridgement of the Records in the Tower of London, from the Reign of King Edward the Second, Unto King Richard the Third, of All the Parliaments Holden in Each King's Reign, and the Several Acts in Every Parliament: Together with the Names and Titles of All the Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, and Barons, Summoned to Every of the Said Parliaments. Being of Great Use for All that are Concerned in Parliamentary Affairs, and Professors of the Laws of this Realm. Collected by Sir Robert Cotton, Knight and Baronet. Revised, Rectified, in Sundry Mistakes, and Supplied with a Preface, Marginal Notes, Several Omissions, and Exact Tables, Both of the Special Matters, Great Officers, Speakers, Nobles, and Other Persons Therein Contained. By William Prynne, Esq; a Bencher of Lincolns-Inn. London: Printed for T. Basset, et al., 1689.
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Provenance:
Armorial Bookplate of the Hon. Charles Yorke (1722-1770), a British politician, parliament member, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, and the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Without internal reference, but from the private collection of Terry Jones, actor and comedian of Monty Python fame, quite possibly read as part of research for the production of Monty Python.
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Size: 231 x 345 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(1), t.p., 32pp. (A1-A4, a1-2a4, 3a-4a2), 4pp. (5a1-5a2), 716pp. (B1-8H4), 28pp. (A1-A2, C1-C2, C*1-C*2, D1-G2), 111pp. (H1-P2, Q1, R1-2M2), (1)]
Full brown calf with red and brown tooled labels in compartments to the spine between raised bands. Finely rebacked. Brown tooled label worn with some loss. Binding rubbed and scuffed, shelf and edge wear. Page edges toned. Bookplate attached to front pastedown as described under provenance, above. Edge toning to endpapers as commensurate with the full calf binding. Text block very clean with light toning and very occasional foxing but overall a very superior example of this scarce book. Repair to the bottom outer corner of the title page. Two leaves of the table trimmed, trimming away all marginalia, but these leaves remain present. Else collates as complete.
