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Baker s famous Chronicle, that would be re-published 11 times up to 1733. Here in the scarce First Edition, complete with the portrait of a young Prince Charles. In a fine restored contemporary binding. A Chronicle of the Kings of England from the time of the Romans Goverment unto the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles. Containing all passages of State & Church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle. Faithfully collected out of Authours Ancient and Moderne; & digested into a new method. By Sr R. Baker, Knight. London: Printed for Daniel Frere, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Red Bull in Little Brittaine, 1643. The volume is paginated as follows: [14], 181, [1], 163, [1], 108, 163, [37] p. The volume collates as follows: (pi) (pi)2, A A5, A X4, Y6, Z1, 2A4 2V4, 2X2, 3A4 3N4, 3O2, 4A4 4V4, 4X2, 4Y4 4Z4, 5A4 -5B4, 5C2 With frontis. portrait of Prince Charles (pi1v) signed: Cor: V. Dalen. sculp. First Edition. The only edition published during the Author's lifetime. Title page is engraved and signed: W. Marshall sculpsit. Last leaf bears errata. ESTC: R4846 Wing B501. The volume measures 33.5 x 23 x 5.4 cm. Each leaf measures 330 x 212 mm. Bound in fully restored blind ruled contemporary calf, typical to the first half of the 17th Century. The spine in seven compartments, with six raised bands. The boards scuffed with the edges and corners renewed where necessary. Much of the original spine still wrapped around without cracks. The missing sections cleverly replaced with matching calf to style. Wonderfully the original headbands survived and are now incorporated into the new sections. The inner hinges were strengthened with acid free material and any curling leather on the original paste-boards tamped down. A new acid free endpaper at the end of the volume. The volume, now restored, can be easily read. Internally there is some browning to the edges of the first few leaves front and back due to acid from the leather transferring. The front flyleaf with some brittle edges. The volume has some old water staining, now faded, and some dustiness to the center and top, but is generally quite pleasing. Please see the slideshow on our website for additional photographs. Seller Inventory # ABE-1621863847203
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