‎Speed‎

‎Speed John 1552 1629‎

‎The counties of Britain: a Tudor atlas‎

‎London : Published in association with British Library by Pavilion Books 1988. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a fine dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 288 p. : illustrations some color color maps ; 32 cm. Subjects; Speed John 1552-1629 The theatre of the empire of Great Britain 1558-1625. Early maps ; Facsimiles. Historical geography Maps. London : Published in association with British Library [by] Pavilion Books hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 276533 ISBN : 1851451315 9781851451319

‎Speed John 1552 1629‎

‎The counties of Britain: a Tudor atlas / by John Speed ; introduction by Nigel Nicolson ; county commentaries by Alasdair Hawkyard‎

‎London : Published in association with British Library by Pavilion Books 1988. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 288p. : illsome col. coats of armscol.mapsports.some col. ; 31cm. Subjects; Speed John 1552-1629 — The theatre of the empire of Great Britain. Early maps — Facsimiles. Historical geography — Maps. London : Published in association with British Library [by] Pavilion Books hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 274921 ISBN : 1851451315 9781851451319

‎SPEED John‎

‎The Counti of Warwick The Shire Towne and Citie of Coventre described‎

‎London: to be solde by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at the Golden Crosse in Cornhill agains the Exchange 1665. 1665. Double-page engraved map with fine contemporary outline hand colour upper left and right margins skilfully repaired margins reinforced with japan paper. The map bears the imprint of Roger Rea the Elder and Younger. The Reas had purchased the rights to Speed's work from William Garrett in 1589 who had previously purchased them from the widow of William Humble in the same year. Skelton suggests that the father and son intended a new edition of the atlas for the Restoration of 1660. However the atlas would appear not to have been published until 1665. This is borne out by an advertisement in the Term Catalogue by the subsequent owners of the plates Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell in 1675:"Mr John Speed's. Geography of the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland. together with his Prospect. all in one entire Volume hath been for seven Years past out of Print the greatest part of an Impression then newly Printed being destroyed by the late dreadful Fire 1666". This is borne out by the rarity of the Rea edition of the atlas. There is evidence that they planned an edition of 1666 as there are impressions of Sussex Buckingham and Derby with Rea's imprint which bear that date. Rea would later sell the plates to Bassett and Chiswell who would publish a new edition in 1676. to be solde by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at the Golden Crosse in Cornhill agains the Exchange, unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 1774

‎SPEED John‎

‎The Countie of Nottingham described The Shire Townes Situation and the Earls thereof observed‎

‎London: to be sold by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at the Golden Crosse in Cornhill against the Exchange 1665. 1665. Double-page engraved map upper left and right margins skilfully repaired margins reinforced with japan paper. The map bears the imprint of Roger Rea the Elder and Younger. The Reas had purchased the rights to Speed's work from William Garrett in 1589 who had previously purchased them from the widow of William Humble in the same year. Skelton suggests that the father and son intended a new edition of the atlas for the Restoration of 1660. However the atlas would appear not to have been published until 1665. This is borne out by an advertisement in the Term Catalogue by the subsequent owners of the plates Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell in 1675:"Mr John Speed's. Geography of the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland. together with his Prospect. all in one entire Volume hath been for seven Years past out of Print the greatest part of an Impression then newly Printed being destroyed by the late dreadful Fire 1666". This is borne out by the rarity of the Rea edition of the atlas. There is evidence that they planned an edition of 1666 as there are impressions of Sussex Buckingham and Derby with Rea's imprint which bear that date. Rea would later sell the plates to Bassett and Chiswell who would publish a new edition in 1676. to be sold by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at the Golden Crosse in Cornhill against the Exchange, unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 1780

‎SPEED John‎

‎The countie and citie of Lyncolne Described with the Armes of Them that have Bene Earles Thereof since the Conquest.‎

‎London: to be sold by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill against ye Exchange 1665. 1665. Double-page engraved map upper left and right margins skilfully repaired margins reinforced with japan paper. The map bears the imprint of Roger Rea the Elder and Younger. The Reas had purchased the rights to Speed's work from William Garrett in 1589 who had previously purchased them from the widow of William Humble in the same year. Skelton suggests that the father and son intended a new edition of the atlas for the Restoration of 1660. However the atlas would appear not to have been published until 1665. This is borne out by an advertisement in the Term Catalogue by the subsequent owners of the plates Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell in 1675:"Mr John Speed's. Geography of the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland. together with his Prospect. all in one entire Volume hath been for seven Years past out of Print the greatest part of an Impression then newly Printed being destroyed by the late dreadful Fire 1666". This is borne out by the rarity of the Rea edition of the atlas. There is evidence that they planned an edition of 1666 as there are impressions of Sussex Buckingham and Derby with Rea's imprint which bear that date. Rea would later sell the plates to Bassett and Chiswell who would publish a new edition in 1676. to be sold by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill against ye Exchange, unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 1779

‎Speed John‎

‎The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas‎

‎London: Pavilion Books 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Small Quarto. 288 pages. Hardcover with colour illustrated dust jacket. DJ is rubbed. Spine of DJ is slightly glazed on lower third. Text is clean and sound. <br/> <br/> Pavilion Books hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 033467 ISBN : 1851451315 9781851451319

‎Speed John‎

‎The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas‎

‎New York: Thames and Hudson 1989. 288pp. Light wear DJ: wear extremities. Hb. VG/VG-. Thames and Hudson Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 237072 ISBN : 0500251045 9780500251041

‎Speed John‎

‎The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas‎

‎Pavilion Books. New edition. Hardcover. Used; Good. Simply Brit Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. We have dispatched from our book depository; items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at all times. 04/09/1992 Pavilion Books hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1242139 ISBN : 1851451315 9781851451319

‎Speed John‎

‎The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas.‎

‎London: Pavilion 1992. Hardcover. 1851451315 . Fine. 1988. 1st Edition. Pavilion 1992. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 021282 ISBN : 1851451315 9781851451319

‎Speed John:‎

‎The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne described with the Armes of them that have bene Earles thereof since the Conquest.‎

‎London Basset and Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 38 x 51 cms recent hand-colour closed centrefold split inset plan of Lincoln; wear to copper printing plate visible at bottom left hand corner English text on verso. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Granger's Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together ." The first edition of Speed's "Theatre" was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his 'modern' county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 7656

‎Speed John:‎

‎The Countie of Nottingham described.‎

‎London Basset and Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 39 x 52 cms recent hand-colour small area of restoration to either side of centrefold inset plan of Nottingham. English text on verso. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Granger's Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together ." The first edition of Speed's "Theatre" was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his 'modern' county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 5648

‎Speed John:‎

‎The Countie of Westmorland and Kendale the cheif towne described.‎

‎London Thomas Bassett &: Richard Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 38.5 x 51.2 cms recent hand colour English text to verso. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Granger's Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together ." The first edition of Speed's "Theatre" was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his 'modern' county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map Richard Chiswell unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 5494

‎SPEED John‎

‎The county Westmorland‎

‎London: Performed Iohn Speede and are to be sold by George Humble in Popes head alley against the Exchange 1627. and Kendale the chief towne described with the armes of such nobles as have bene earles of either of them. 1627. Engraved map with hand colouring. A beautifully coloured map of Westmorland with an inset map of Kendall and a description of the marriage of Saint Margaret of Scotland and Malcolm III. John Speed 1552-1629 was the outstanding cartographer of his age. His ‘Theatre of Great Britain’ was the first atlas of the British Isles: Speed prepared the maps himself about two years before they were published. His maps and books dominated the seventeenth-century English market. The present map is taken from the 1627 English edition published by George Humble. Chubb XXV. Performed Iohn Speede and are to be sold by George Humble in Popes head alley against the Exchange, unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 11775

‎Speed John Gilmer Minor Louisa H. A. b.‎

‎The Gilmers in America 1897 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1897. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Pages 219. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111005525793

‎Speed John Gilmer. cmp Minor Louisa H. A. b. . edt‎

‎The Gilmers in America 1897 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1897. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Pages 220. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111005526295

‎Speed John Gilmer. cmp Minor Louisa H. A. b. . edt‎

‎The Gilmers in America 1897‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 220. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1897. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

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‎Speed John Gilmer Minor Louisa H. A. b.‎

‎The Gilmers in America 1897‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 219. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1897. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

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‎Speed John Gilmer Minor Louisa H. A. b.‎

‎The Gilmers in America 1897 Hardcover‎

‎2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - eng Pages 222. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1897. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1111005526692

‎Speed John‎

‎THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAINE UNDER THE CONQUESTS OF YE ROMANS SAXONS DANES AND NORMAN THER ORIGINALS MANNERS HABITS WARRES COINES AND SEALS WITH THE SUCCESSIONS LINES ACTS AND ISSUES OF THE ENGLISH MONARCHS‎

‎London: George Humble. Very Good/No Jacket. 1627. Second Edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall Sumptuously rebound in quarter calf by Period Binders of Bath with bright gilt titles to spine and five raised bands new cream endpapers with complementing brown buckram boards preserving Armorial Bookplate of Arthur Levin Josephs to fixed front endpaper. First page is professionally relaid title page followed by Dedication page Contents Page and Index of Chapters 12 155/924pp Second Index of Principal Events A to Z46pp. Numerous engarvings throughout as called for. Two pages in unpaginated second index at end have three inch horizontal tears with no loss. Otherwise all VG. . George Humble hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0020055

‎Speed John Aubrey Elinor Rachel Southampton Record Society‎

‎The history and antiquity of Southampton with some conjectures concerning the Roman clausentum Volume no.8 1909 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1909. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Vol: - Volume no.8 Pages 304. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. Volume no.8 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111005555669

‎Speed John Aubrey Elinor R. Elinor Rachel‎

‎The history and antiquity of Southampton with some conjectures concerning the Roman clausentum 1909‎

‎2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - eng Pages 296. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1909. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : PB1111005552197

‎SPEED JOHN 1552? 1629‎

‎The Historie of Great Britaine Under the Conquests of the Romans saxons Danes and Normans. Their Originals manners habits warres coines and Seales with the Successions Lives Acts and Issues of English Monarchs from Julius Caesar. to King James‎

‎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. 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. Third Edition. Full Leather. Good Plus. Folio. Printed By John Dawson for George Humble and are to be Sold in Popes-head Pallace at the Figure of the White Horse Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 26948

‎SPEED John c. 1552 1629‎

‎The Historie of Great Britaine under the Conquests of the Romans Saxons Danes and Normans Their Originals Manners Habits Warres Coins and Seales; with the Successions Lives acts & Issues of the English Monarchs from IULIUS CAESAR to our most gracious Soueraigne King IAMES‎

‎London: Printed by John Beale for George Humble 1623. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio 340 x 220mm. xx 1258pp. 74 numerous error in paging and register. Signatures: par.6 1st leaf blank A8; B-2H6; I4; 2K-4S6; 4T4; 4V-4Y6; 4Z8 4Z8 sic 4Z4; 5A-5T6; 5V1 of 4. Printer�s device of Humble on title head- and tail- pieces and initials throughout. Many in text engravings including 8 full page genealogies and numerous woodcuts throughout of coins and seals. Text in double column. Period full English calf rebacked and restored at corners in modern leather and stamped in gilt �Historie of Great Britain Speed�; lacking frontis. title somewhat browned and remargined text block lightly browned around edges lacking final 3 leaves of Table otherwise good. Sold as is. Large white on black bookplate of Dr. Otto Orren Fisher of Detroit Michigan to front pastedown. <br/><br/>Second Edition of Speed�s �Historie of Great Britain.� Second Edition revised and enlarged and reissued in 1625 and again in 1627; Speed�s Historie of Great Britain was originally published in 1612 with The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine as a companion volume though continuously paginated The Historie being the second work and the contents listing refers to the first four books which were part of the Theatre although this work books 5 - 10 is complete in itself. His account of the reign of Henry VIII p. 998 is followed by an appendix described in the running head as �A Catalogue of the Religious Houses Colledges and Hospitals sometimes in England and Wales.� These sections hold a wealth of information on early successors and founders of English Institutions. It was likely Speed an apt historian himself borrowed many of his materials from William Camden and was supplied by many Sir Robert Cotton Sir Henry Spelman and other antiquaries with whom he was acquainted. Although he probably had access to historical sources that are now lost to us he certainly used the work of Saxton and Norden his work as a historian is considered mediocre and secondary in importance to his map-making and the town plans he drew. Despite its many defects the Historie was very frequently cited by later writers. An important rich historical and artifactual book on Early English history. STC 2nd ed. 23046.3 Printed by John Beale for George Humble hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LD8073

‎Speed John.‎

‎The historie of Great Britaine under the conquests of the Romans Saxons Danes and Normans. Their originals manners habits warres coines and seales: with the successions lives acts and issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Caesar unto the raigne of King Iames of famous memorie.‎

‎London: Pr. by John Dawson and Thomas Cotes for George Humble 1632. Folio 33.5 cm 13.25". 10 ff. 1042 pp.; 1043�1086 ff. 1087�1237 85 index pp. lacking frontis.; illus. <br><br>Third edition of this archetypal early English history a variant of the 1631 edition. Printed with all the archaic and "curious" spellings one could hope for in such a work e.g. "Britaine" and "ye" on the title-page each page bears both roman and italic types; the text contains a number of intricate initials headpieces and tailpieces and is adorned with detailed woodcuts of kings their coats of arms and the seals and coinage of their reigns. The illustrations are as notable as the typography for quaint charm.<br>    Speed 1552�1629 a cartographer and historian published the Historie as a continuation of his Theatre of Great Britaine both works being listed in the table of contents of this work which explains the volume's peculiar pagination and arrangement.<br>    => An epitome of the "antiquarian" both in form and content this is a marvelous compendium of royal history and lore. <br>    <br>    ESTC S997; STC rev. ed. 23049; Graesse 462�63; Lowndes 2471�72. Period-style calf framed panelled stamped in gilt; spine gilt extra with gilt-stamped leather title and author labels; Starr Bookworks. Light to moderate waterstaining with traces of now-arrested mildew in the form of intermittent and usually faint pink staining/spotting. Frontispiece lacking; title-page partially mounted; dedication and first few leaves of contents with inner margins reinforced. Pp. 41/42 with tear from lower margin into text lower edge of tear repaired; pp. 125/26 with lower outer corner torn away and replaced without loss of text; pp. 271/72 with lower portion replaced with loss of several paragraphs and the lower half of one image; pp. 449/50 with lower outer corner replaced with loss of lower portion of one decorated capital about three lines of text and small portion of tailpiece; pp. 597/98 with small portion of outer margin repaired with loss of one shouldernote; pp. 981/82 with an arc of the coin on the latter excised; pp. 1005/06 with portion of outer margin torn away with partial loss of one shouldernote; pp. 1041/42 with lower and outer margins partially cut away along frame of text block without loss. Pp. 1087/88 with lower portion excised text replaced in an early inked hand; pp. 1237/38 mounted with loss of an image and two paragraphs of text. One index leaf with lower outer portion excised with loss of about 15 lines of text; final index leaf with lower outer corner torn away and repaired text partially reconstructed in an early inked hand. One coat of arms drawn in by hand where the shield had been left blank. Definitely an imperfect copy; yet in fact definitely not a devastated one. Pr. by John Dawson [and Thomas Cotes] for George Humble hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 24405

‎Speed John 1552? 1629‎

‎The Historie of Great Britaine Under the Conquests of the Romans Saxons Danes and Normans : Their .manners. Warres Coines and Seales : with the Successions. and Issues of the English Monarchs from Iulius Csar Vnto the Raigne of King Iames‎

‎At London : Printed By Iohn Dauuson For George Humble And Are To Be Sold In Popes-Head Pallace At The Signe Of The White Horse 1632. Third Edition. Finely and period sympathetically bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. An uncommonly good example - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 1237 pages; With sundry descents of the Saxons kings their marriages and armes. Signatures: par. 6 -par. 1 A8 B-2H6 2I4 2K-4S6 4T4 4V-4Z6 5A8 5B-5Y6 5Z4. Physical desc. : 20 1237 i. E. 1281 85 p. : ill. geneal. Tables. This third edition has been reissued enlarged and newly corrected. Subject: Great Britain - History - To 1485. Referenced by: STC 2nd ed. 23049. At London : Printed By Iohn Dauuson, For George Humble, And Are To Be Sold In Popes-Head Pallace, At The Signe Of The White Hors hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 129648