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The history of the life, reign, and death of Edward II. King of England, and Lord of Ireland. With the rise and fall of his great favourites, Gaveston and Spencers. Written by E. F. ...

Accession number
PML 4072.1
Creator
Falkland, Henry Cary, Viscount, -1633.
Published
London, C. Harper, etc., 1680.
Notes
The E.F. in the title probably stands for the author's wife, Elizabeth Cary, lady Falkland (1585-1639) who transcribed the text from Viscount Falkland's papers?.
Errors in pagination: beginning with p. 133 to the end the pages misnumbered 137 to 160.
At the end of Table, advertisement for "Cottoni Posthuma", printed by M.C. for Charles Harper.
Ascribed also to Edward Fannant.
First edition.
The preface is attributed to Sir James Harrington--(DNB IX, 241).
Signatures: A¹, Title, A², Publisher to the Reader & Preface, B-Rr² text, Ss², Table.
Description
2 p. ., 160 [i.e. 156], [4] p. port. 31 cm
Provenance
With the Burnham Abbey bookplate of James Toovey.
Binding
Red morocco, armorial (?Wyndham).
Classification
Department