Beschreibung:

Holinshed (Raphael) The firste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. Conteyning, the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest..., vol.1 only (of 2), 3 parts in 1, first edition, black letter, double column, titles within ornate woodcut borders, woodcut arms of author to verso of each title, numerous woodcuts within text, decorative initials, lacking *b*6, 2E3 and E6-8 cancels, r1 errata to first part misbound at end of preliminaries, old ink inscriptions to first title (both sides), soiled and stained throughout, some tears, a few holes and many leaves frayed at edges with some loss but 4F7, I2 and K1 of final part severely defective, extensively repaired some time ago with most leaves reinforced at edges and a few laid down or partly so, later blind-stamped morocco, a little rubbed, [STC 13568a, one of four variant imprints of this edition], folio, Imprinted [by Henry Bynneman] for George Bishop, 1577; The Description of Scotland, black letter, double column, 2 titles with ornate wood-engraved borders, lacking Hh1 (pp.325-326) and cancel leaf for Rr3 & 4 paginated 438/431, disbound, broken and loose, a few leaves creased or frayed at edges, title lacking small portion from outer margin, [STC 3569], [by Henry Denham], 1585 [1587], folio; sold not subject to return ⁂ The second item is part 2 only (of 3) of vol.2 of the second edition of Holinshed's Chronicles, published in 1587, and comprises Holinshed's translation of Boethius's Historia Gentis Scotorum.