1680 English Civil War Rushworth Papers Charles I Cromwell England FAMED MAP 7v
John Rushworth was a 17th-century English historian who is best remembered for his work covering the English Civil War. Colloquially known as the ‘Rushworth Papers’, ‘Historical Collections’ is one of the best accounts of the reigns of Kings Charles I and James I of England.
This particular set of folios contains reports on the proceedings in Parliament from 1618 through 1649. It is especially notable, not only being a first edition, but it contains the highly coveted folding map of England – a map printed over an illustration of the Battle of Prague.
1680 English Civil War Rushworth Papers Charles I Cromwell England FAMED MAP 7v
John Rushworth was a 17th-century English historian who is best remembered for his work covering the English Civil War. Colloquially known as the ‘Rushworth Papers’, ‘Historical Collections’ is one of the best accounts of the reigns of Kings Charles I and James I of England.
This particular set of folios contains reports on the proceedings in Parliament from 1618 through 1649. It is especially notable, not only being a first edition, but it contains the highly coveted folding map of England – a map printed over an illustration of the Battle of Prague.
Item number: #24468
Price: $3,950
RUSHWORTH, John
Historical collections of private passages of state, weighty matters in law, remarkable proceedings in five parliaments, beginning … 1618 and ending … 1649
London. Printed by J.A. for Robert Boulter, 1680-1701. 1st edition
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 parts in 7 tomes
- Each part individually paginated
- Part I (1618-1629) – volume 1
- Part II (1629-1640) – volumes 2-3
- Part III (1640-1644) – volumes 4-5
- Part IV (1645-1649) – volumes 6-7
- Pagination errors expected
- Includes several portrait engravings of Rushworth, King Charles I
- 1 folding map, 1 double-page engraving
- Each part individually paginated
- Provenance:
- Armorial Bookplate – ÆQUO ANIMO
- The coat of arms and motto for Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (1800–1886), a Scottish landowner in Wales and Jamaica, and a Conservative Party politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry. He inherited the estate of Penrhyn Castle through marriage to the daughter of George Hay Dawkins-Pennant (1764–1840). The Pennant estate had acquired wealth through the exploitation of Jamaican plantations and slaves, with both George Hay Dawkins-Pennant and his cousin Richard Pennant, first Baron of Penrhyn (1737-1808) being staunchly opposed to abolition.
- Handwritten – D.R. Carol, 1925
- Handwritten – [ Jones]
- Armorial Bookplate – ÆQUO ANIMO
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~12.75in X 8.25in (32.5cm x 21cm)
- Exceedingly rare, valuable, and desirable collection with auction records and price comparisons at $6,000 (Sotheby’s from 2009)
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24468
Categories
Military & War
European History
Authors
RUSHWORTH, John
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete