A Large Declaration concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland

Walter Balcanquhall, Charles I

Published by London, Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXIX. [1639], 1639

About this Item

A Variant Copy. A Large Declaration concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland, from Their first originalls: Together with a particular deduction of the seditious Practices of the prime Leaders of the Covenanters: collected out of their owne foule Acts and Writings: By which it doth plainly appeare, that Religion was onely pretended by those Leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them. By the King. London, Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXIX. [1639] The volume is paginated as follows: [4], 430, [2] p. The volume collates: [A]² B-2D4, 2E6, 2F-3G4, 3H6. Complete with the portrait of King Charles and the final colophon leaf. This is a Variant Copy (first state?). A marginal note on Pg. 42 and lacking the note on p.41, found in most copies. Our copy matches the Folger copy listed in ESTC. T3r line 1 ends: "damned and", 2L2r line 1 begins: "by the malice", and 3F2r line 8 ends: "and hero-". Identified as STC 21906a Bound in contemporary blind ruled calf, re-backed to style. The spine with six blind stamped compartments and five raised bands. A red leather lettering piece in the second compartment from the top. The boards with some insect damage (filled in). Corners bumped. Internally a faint water-stain on the bottom edge through most of the volume. A very minor worm trail up to C at the bottom inside edge. Contemporary endpapers. The leaves a bit toned with light foxing from time to time. The volume measures 28.5 x 19.2 x 4 cm. Each leaf measures 275 x 182 mm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Large Declaration concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland
• Publisher: London, Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXIX. [1639]
• Publication Date: 1639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good