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1632 · 26948 — London: Printed By John Dawson for George Humble and are to be Sold in Popes-head Pallace at the Figure of the White Horse 1632. Book. Good Plus. Full Leather. Third Edition. Folio. The Third Edition. Revised enlarged and newly corrected with sundry descents of the Saxon Kings Their Marriages and Armes. Pp. 10ff 1-1042 "A Catalogue of the Religious Houses Within the Realme of England and Wales with their Orders Founders Benefactors and Values ." beginning on page 1043 to p. 1086 comprising 128 pages but numbered on the rectos only 1087-1237 5 - Conclusion 80 - Index. Richly illustrated with wood engraved head and tail pieces initials coins coats of arms crests royal seals genealogies etc. text in two columns and with side-notes. Early probably early 18th-century binding in double gilt-framed light brown leather boards edges stained red. Modern leather rebacking in contrasting dark brown leather with gilt stamped dark brown leather spine label new plain endpapers. Covers scuffed else very good. Interior primarily clean and bright however does have occasional old faint tide-lines to either corners fore-edge or upper edge. Bottom quarter of 10th leaf excised possibly a contemporary handwritten note faint ink traces seen above the cut-line very occasional contemporary ink notes and corrections in margins page 11/12 wanting instead there are two page 15/16s very small and narrow wormhole from p. 663 to p. 682 still eminently readable with only loss of single letters lacks frontispiece portrait. Overall quite a good clean copy. Speed's 'History' was dedicated to James I and was first published in 1611 as a continuation of the 'Theatre of Great Britaine.' Although this book is complete in itself the first four books listed in the contents apply to The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. ESTC S997. Printed By John Dawson for George Humble and are to be Sold in Popes-head Pallace at the Figure of the White Horse Hardcover