The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, From A. D. 1550 to A. D. 1563
by Machyn, Henry; John Gough Nichols, editor
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: The Camden Society, 1848 Original full green-black cloth, gilt spine, blindstamped front cover emblem. Spine tanned, edges worn, some rubbing, spine ends worn with light chipping; bookplate/label (fancy "V" with crown), smaller plain "U" label inside front cover, binder's ticket inside rear, text tanned but clean. xxxii, 464 pages; 1 plate, index, 'glossarial index', notes; 19 pages Camden Society report. Short account of funeral customs of the period, and the Diary, of interest as a common man's first-person account of tumultuous times in Tudor London; used extensively by Strype in his history, and with Elizabethan material not heretofore published. "The Diarist takes a lively interest in the pageantry and holiday-making of the City...". Period orthography may be a bit difficult for modern readers.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 7" by 9".
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u1993
- Title
- The Diary of Henry Machyn, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, From A. D. 1550 to A. D. 1563
- Author
- Machyn, Henry; John Gough Nichols, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Camden Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- English History, Tudor London, Heraldry, Genealogy
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
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