Title
The firste-[laste] volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.
Note
CONTENT:
(from t.-p.): v. 1: The description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting unto the conquest. --The description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first originall of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571. --The description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the firste originall of that nation untill the yeare 1547. --v. 2: [The chonicles of Englande from William Conquerour untill this present tyme]
Compilation of the Chronicles was begun by Reyner Wolfe, publisher. Compilers were Holinshed, William Harrison and Richard Stanyhurst
CONDITION:
Copy imperfect: Vol. 1 lacks 2 leaves of preliminaries (Dedication to Lord Brooke, contents) and 2 prelim. leaves and errata to The historie of Scotland. Vol. 2 lacks t.p., prelim. leaf, p. 291-2, p. 303-4, the extra leaf in sig. Eeee headed Names of the Knights made at Leith and the folded plan of the Siege of Edinburgh Castle in sig. Yyyy.
IMPRINT:
At London : Imprinted for Iohn Hunne, [1577].
FORMAT:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 cm. (fol).
CITATION/REFERENCE:
References: Huth, H. Auct. cat., 3750. Cf. STC 13568 and LC Basic, v. 69, p. 259.