A Survay Survey Of London Conteyning The Originall Antiquity Increase Moderne Estate And Description Of That City Written In The Yeare 1598 By John Stow Citizen Of London Since By The Same Author Increased With Divers Rare Notes Of Antiquity And Published In The Yeare 1603
1603ref. 025415London: John Winder 1603. Second Edition Enlarged . Hardcover. Fair. 7 1/4" Tall. Vii 579 Pp. Small Fragments Of Original Spine With Circa 1800 Boards With Quarter Calf Quite Worn And Both Boards Detached Marbled Endpapers Armorial Bookplate Circa 1800 Of William Griffith Motto "Do Good And It Pursue" On Front Pastedown. Title Page Mounted On Very Old Paper And Rebound In Page Block Cut To 7" Height With Loss Of Top Of Page Headings On Some Pages No Loss Of Text. The Dedication Pages Of The Book Are Addressed To Thomas Lee Mayor Of London. This Book With Pencil Signature On Front Endpaper Of Charlotte L Lee Fitzroy Favored Daughter Of Charles Ii By A Mistress And No Known Relation To Thomas Lee Whose Daughter Married Leonard Benedict Calvert I And An Old Ink Note On P. 580 "Sarah ----- At Mr. ------ ----M". Engraving On Title Page Thou Shalt Labor For Peace / Plentie" Engraved Initials And Finals. This Book With Light Even Foxing Of Page Block Some Aging To Pages. This Edition The Last By Stow And Greatly Enlarged From The 1597 First Edition Is A Basic Reference For Tudor London. Scarce Worldcat Locating 11 Institutional Holdings Only. John Winder hardcover
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