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Description: Three separately published English histories dating from the Civil War and Commonwealth period which offer contrasted interpretations of Tudor and Stuart history, and each bound without their engraved portraits. Small folio (26x18cm) in 19th century half calf with marbled endpapers and on the front pastedown the bookplate of Edward Fenwick Boyd de Moorhouse (1810-1889), Newcastle mining industrialist; all edges gilt. The three works appear as follows: 1. Francis Bacon, The Historie of the Reigne of King Henry the Seventh, 1641, Printed by R.Y. and R.H. and R Meighen; lacking preliminary blank and portrait of Bacon; begins with engraved title page [4] pp248, [10] title with architectural border. Light foxing; engraved title page in delicate condition. 2. Arthur Wilson, The History of Great Britain, 1653, Richard Lownds, lacking engraved frontispiece [10] pp 152, f153-160, pp161-292 [8], browned throughout. 3.Hamon L'Estrange, The Reign of King Charles. An History, 1656, Henry Seile, lacking additional title page, [8] pp274 [8] pp48 ESTC R12685. Bacon produced his history in 1622, being written in an attempt to curry favour with James I. It remained popular until the 20th century. Wilson's history was published after his death in 1652; he was much less impressed by the House of Stuart and indeed criticised Bacon himself; L'Estrange was a Royalist who wrote his history after he withdrew from public life following the defeat of Charles I. Both L'Estrange and Wilson were Norfolk men. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item
Seller: Christian White Rare Books Ltd, Ilkley, YORKS, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good
Description: Folio, 11 1/4in. x 7 1/4in. Full contemporary calf double ruled in blind. Scuffing and faint dampstain half-ring to front board. Rubbing to extremities and hinges. Corners moderately bumped. 20 double ruled lines on spine. Crazing to leather toward top of spine. Ink ownership inscription "J.E.R. Hatfield/Nov. 1911" to front pastedown. pp. [14], 248. Lacks frontispiece portrait of Bacon. large chip torn from top of rear free endpaper. Beautiful woodcut architectural title page, trimmed close to outer border. Woodcut decorative initials, headpieces, and tailpieces throughout. Nice wide margins. Pages very clean throughout. (ESTC R11984). The politician and natural philosopher Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Alban (1561-1626) wrote The Historie of.King Henry in 1621, during the most turbulent period of his life. That same year, he had fallen into public disgrace owing to his support of governmental patents and monopolies. Bacon's enemies in parliament impeached and prosecuted him for corruption, although such claims were dubious. King James allowed the trial to continue despite Bacon's desperate pleas. During the trial, Bacon promised to write a good history of England in appeasement to the King. The result was The Historie of.King Henry, dedicated to Prince Charles. Marrku Peltonen writes of the work, "It should be seen in the context of humanist historiography rather than as a precursor of its modern methods.The central lesson of The History of Henry VII was that a ruler must remain open to accident and ready to seize the opportunities it offered" (ODNB). King Henry VII (1457-1509) seized the throne at the momentous 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field. This decisive battle effectively ended the War of the Roses and installed the Tudor monarchy. Bacon's lesson dovetails with his economic and natural philosophical works, as he often advocated for decisive epistemic and economic risk. (ODNB and Wikipedia).
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: The Historie of the Reigne of King Henry the Seventh. Written by the Right Hon: Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. Whereunto is now added a Very Usefull and Necesary Table. London: Printed by R[obert]. Y[oung]. and R[ichard]. H[odgkinson]. and are sold by R. Meighen neere the Inner-Temple gate, anno Domini 1641. The volume is paginated as follows: [14], 248 p., Lacking the front blank leaf. The volume collates as follows: ()3, a4, B Ii4 Fifth Edition. With the frontis. portrait (plate) of the author signed: Will: Marshall sculpsit. 1640. The 1641 Edition featured a new portrait and table for the first time. Wing B298, Gibson 120. Bound in new quarter calf with marbled boards. Binding in fine condition. The spine with six compartments with blind stamped decorations, five raised bands and a black leather lettering piece in the second compartment from the top. Internally a new replacement sheet for the missing front blank. Rear blank still present. The engraved title with a rough outer edge stabilized with Japanese tissue archival repairs along with the next leaf (see additional photographs on our website). The leaves with some browning to the edges and some foxing from time to time. No water stains. Shelf ready and easy to read. The volume measures 29.6 x 19 x 3 cm. Each leaf measures 284 x 183 mm.
Seller: Third Floor Rare Books, Carp, ON, Canada