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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Early works to 1800.
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Descript |
[96], 435, [5], 232, 251-292, [2] p. : port. |
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By William Camden. |
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Translator's dedication signed: Abraham Darcie. |
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A translation of the French translation by Paul de Bellegent of books 1-3 of: Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha. |
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The title page is engraved and signed: R. Vaughan. |
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"Lownes app[parently]. pr[inted]. pi² (only the letterpress), a-b⁴, [chi]⁴ (dedic. to Charles, etc), 2nd (*)⁴ (contents), and [V]-[Ee]⁴; Flesher [B]-[T]⁴; Purslowe the rest. Copies display some variation in the shared dedics. on [chi]2, Gg3, and Kkk4"--STC. |
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Collation of preliminaries: [pi]² a-b⁴ [par.]⁴ [chi]⁴ ² [par.]⁴ (*)⁴ A⁴ (a)-(c)⁴ (d)² ² (*)⁴. |
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"The historie of the most high, mighty, and euer-glorious empresse, Elizabeth .. The second [-third] booke" have separate title page; book 3 has separate pagination; register is continuous. |
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Running title reads: The history and annalls of Elizabeth, Queene of England, &c. |
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Final leaf has verses "To the reader" signed "A.D."; verso blank. Variant 1: verso has an engraved portrait of Darcie. |
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Variant 2: title page omits Fisher's address and names Darcie as translator; some other preliminaries printed in gold or green (?). |
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Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
Alt author |
Darcie, Abraham, active 1625.
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Vaughan, Robert.
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