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Book/Printed Material The castrations of the last edition of Holinshed's chronicle, both in the Scotch and English parts, containing forty four sheets

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Title

  • The castrations of the last edition of Holinshed's chronicle, both in the Scotch and English parts, containing forty four sheets; printed with the old types and ligatures, and compared literatim by the original.

Names

  • Holinshed, Raphael, approximately 1525-1580?.
  • Blackbourne, John, 1683-1741, editor.
  • Gyles, Fletcher, -1741, bookseller.
  • Mears, W. (William), active 1713-1758, bookseller.
  • Woodman, James, bookseller.
  • Holinshed, Raphael, approximately 1525-1580?
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for William Mears, Fletcher Gyles, and James Woodman, 1723.

Headings

  • -  Great Britain--History--To 1485
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Gothic type; double columns.
  • -  Immediately after the publication of the 2d ed. (1586-87) of Holinshed's Chronicles the Privy council ordered extensive expurgations. These were for the first time republished in the present edition under the editorship of J. Blackbourne. Cf. ESTC.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1739
  • -  English short title catalogue, T201210
  • -  LAC knj 2019-02-22 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-03-31 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 1 p.l., 421-424, 433-436, 443-450, 1328-1331, 1419-1574 p. 37 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DA130 .H733
  • DA130 .H733 Copy 2 Imperfect: title page wanting. Bookplate of Howard C. Levis.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02013344

OCLC Number

  • 3473381

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Holinshed, Raphael, Approximately ?, Fletcher Gyles, W Mears, James Woodman, Raphael Holinshed, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The castrations of the last edition of Holinshed's chronicle, both in the Scotch and English parts, containing forty four sheets; printed with the old types and ligatures, and compared literatim by the original. editeds by Blackbourne, John London, Printed for William Mears, Fletcher Gyles, and James Woodman, 1723. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02013344/.

APA citation style:

Holinshed, R., Gyles, F., Mears, W., Woodman, J., Holinshed, R., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Blackbourne, J., ed. (1723) The castrations of the last edition of Holinshed's chronicle, both in the Scotch and English parts, containing forty four sheets; printed with the old types and ligatures, and compared literatim by the original. London, Printed for William Mears, Fletcher Gyles, and James Woodman. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02013344/.

MLA citation style:

Holinshed, Raphael, Approximately ?, et al. The castrations of the last edition of Holinshed's chronicle, both in the Scotch and English parts, containing forty four sheets; printed with the old types and ligatures, and compared literatim by the original. ed by Blackbourne, John London, Printed for William Mears, Fletcher Gyles, and James Woodman, 1723. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/02013344/>.