The History of England. From the First Entrance of Julius Caesar and the Romans, To the Conclusion of the Reign of King James the Second, And the Establishment of King William and Queen Mary Upon the Throne in the Year 1688.

Laurence Echard

Published by Jacob Tonson, LONDON, 1720

About this Item

A good copy of 3rd enlarged edition of this scarce work, which was at one time, the standard work on english history. Complete in one volume. With frontispiece portrait of Echard; title page (an extremely good facsimile on high quality conservation grade paper); portrait of Georgius Rex; dedication to the King 6 pp; Preface 4 pp; Contents 4 pp; Introduction, books I-IV pp 1-408; Preface pp 409-412; Introduction p 416; books I-II pp 417-663; half title 'The History of England Vol the Second'; book III pp 667-766; Preface 2 pp; books I-III pp 769-1150; Index 33 pp. The binding is recent half morocco with marbled boards and title and author labels to spine. It is in near fine condition. The endpapers are new. There has been expert paper repair to strengthen the edges of the first and last few pages (presumably damaged when the original binding was failing). As indicated earlier the title page is a very good facsmile. The contents have some browned and marked sections, but the majority of pages are in good clean condition with some light toning to the paper. The top corner of p 378 is missing with no text loss. The decorative initial capitals and head and tailpieces are particularly fine.

Seller Inventory # 031708

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of England. From the First Entrance of Julius Caesar and the Romans, To the Conclusion of the Reign of King James the Second, And the Establishment of King William and Queen Mary Upon the Throne in the Year 1688.
• Publisher: Jacob Tonson, LONDON
• Publication Date: 1720
• Binding: Half-Leather
• Illustrator: G Kneller and G Vertue
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • HISTORY