Original letters, illustrative of English history : including numerous royal letters : from autographs in the British Museum, the State Paper Office, and one or two other collections / with notes and illustrations by Sir Henry Ellis. 3rd series: in four volumes
1846, First Edition, Third Series. London : R. Bentley. Poor set in the original blind decorated cloth boards; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Item #299255
Provenance; from the Signet Library with its library marks throughout the set. Series; Third series. Physical description; 4 vols. ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references, and index (in v.4). Correspondence in Middle English and in Latin. Accompanying text and notes in Modern English. Contents; Vol. 1. Specimens of early correspondence in England prior to the time when the English language was used for that purpose: comprising the period from William the Conqueror to King Henry V - Letters from the reign of Henry the Fifth to the reign of Henry the Seventh - Letters of the reign of Henry the Eighth. Vol. 2. Letters of the reign of Henry the Eighth continued. Vol. 3. Letters of the reign of Henry the Eighth continued - Letters of the reigns of King Edward the Sixth and of Queen Mary - Letters of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Vol. 4. Letters of the reign of Queen Elizabeth continued - Letters of the reign of James the First - Letters of the reign of Charles the First - Letters of the reigns of Charles II and James II - Letters from the reign of King William III to King George III. Subjects; Letters, English. Great Britain Kings and rulers ; Correspondence. Great Britain History Medieval period, (1066-1485) ; Sources.Great Britain History Tudors, (1485-1603) ; Sources. Great Britain History Stuarts, (1603-1714) ; Sources. Great Britain History George I-II, (1714-1760) ; Sources. Great Britain History George III, (1760-1820) ; Sources. Great Britain History ; Sources. Great Britain History.
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