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The historye of Italye : a booke exceding profitable to be red: because it intreateth of the astate of many and dyuers common weales, how they haue bene, and now be gouerned.

Accession number
PML 2955
Creator
Thomas, William, d. 1554.
Published
Imprinted at London : ... by Thomas Marshe, 1561.
Notes
Blackletter. Title within ornamental border. Initials. Marginal notes. Decorative stamping on covers.
First ed. 1549, with title: The historie of Italie (STC 2d ed. 24018).
2d sig. A is found in two settings: leaf A₁v has catchword "enough" or "enoughe". This copy has "enough".
Includes: "The table of this present booke, by letter", leaves [5]-[8] ; "The lyves of the romaine bishops" followed by a list of the popes, leaves 41-[75].
Description
[8], 72, [4], 73-216 leaves ; 19 cm.
Inscriptions/Markings
One or two marginal annotations.
Provenance
Toovey collection.
Binding
Dark brown morocco half-binding.
Classification
Department