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The chronicle of Jhon Hardyng in metre, fro[m] the firste begynnyng of Engla[n]de, vnto [the] reigne of Edwarde [the] fourth where he made an end of his chronicle : and from [the] tyme is added with a co[n]tinuacion of the storie in prose to this our tyme, now firste emprinted, gathered out of diuerse and soundrie autours of moste certain knowelage & substanciall credit, [the] either in Latin orels in our mother toungue haue writen of of [the] affaires of Englande
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The chronicle of Jhon Hardyng in metre, fro[m] the firste begynnyng of Engla[n]de, vnto [the] reigne of Edwarde [the] fourth where he made an end of his chronicle : and from [the] tyme is added with a co[n]tinuacion of the storie in prose to this our tyme, now firste emprinted, gathered out of diuerse and soundrie autours of moste certain knowelage & substanciall credit, [the] either in Latin orels in our mother toungue haue writen of of [the] affaires of Englande.
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Londini : In officina Richardi Graftoni, mense Ianuarii 1543.
Physical Description
[8], CCxxxviii, [2], Clx leaves ; 20 cm (8vo)
Local Notes
BEIN By7A 543Hb: Variant with 2O4r line 1 beginning "whiche." Imperfect: G8 (blank) wanting. Bookplate: John Camp Williams. Dentelle binding. Binder's stamp: Bound by Fairbairn.
Notes
The first of two editions of the same year. The priority of this ed. was established by Alison Hanham, "The two editions of Grafton's Chronicle of John Hardying," in Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand. Bulletin, no. 14 (v.4, no. 1), p. [17]-23.
At least two variants exist. In one variant, 204r line 1 begins "vncle." In the other variant 204r line 1 begins "whiche."
Black letter.
Prose "Continuation" is supposed to have been written by Richard Grafton.
Signatures: *⁸ a-z⁸ A-G⁸ 2A-2V⁸.
Includes the first printing of Thomas More's History of King Richard the Third.
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English
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June 01, 2002
References
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 12766.7
English short title catalogue, S103772
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Binders' stamps (Binding) - Fairbairn.
Dentelle bindings (Binding)
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