A Discourse of the Nationall Excellencies of England
by H. (Hawkins), R. (Richard)
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Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Tho. Newcomb, for Henry Fletcher at the Three Gilt-Cups in the New Buildings, near the West-End of St. Pauls, 1658. First Edition . 12mo, full polished calf with red spine labels, pp. (4), (12), 248 (4); edges of pages browned, brittle & chipped, foxing throughout, tears on title and Preface pages repaired with paper, edges of pages browned and brittle. Short Title Catalogue H-1177. Very Scarce. Bookplate of Harry H. Whittingham on front pastedown with penned notation that this book was re-bound in 1954; penned notations on title page and last text pages (dated 1720) by an early owner, John Farrell - one such notation next to the H. (of R. H.) on the title mistakenly indicates the author was named Howell and another notation reads " Observe the character of the Commonwealth Parliament though from a Royalist".
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- Bookseller
- Michael Carroll Dooling
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001424
- Title
- A Discourse of the Nationall Excellencies of England
- Author
- H. (Hawkins), R. (Richard)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Tho. Newcomb, for Henry Fletcher at the Three Gilt-Cups in the New Buildings, near the West-End of St. Pauls
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1658
- Keywords
- Richard Hawkins, English History
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About the Seller
Michael Carroll Dooling
Biblio member since 2004
Middlebury, Connecticut
About Michael Carroll Dooling
Michael Carroll Dooling, Rare Books & Manuscripts, LLC is located in Middlebury, Connecticut. Michael has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1976 and carries an eclectic array of books and manuscripts.
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