Author: Bacon, Francis [1561 - 1626]. Godwyn [also Godwin], Francis. Godwyn, Morgan
Title: The HISTORY Of The REIGNS of Henry the Seventh, Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, and Queen Mary
Description: London: Printed by W[illiam]. G[odbid]. for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, and J. Edwyn, 1676. 1st edition thus (Gibson 121; Wing B300). Period full calf binding. [12], 138, [12], 201, [1] pp. Printed t.p. begins each individual monarch section, all dated 1675. Frontis of Bacon. Folio: A6 B - 2Y4. 11-1/2" x 7-5/8". Lacking leather in top & bottom spine compartments. Ffep excised. 1677 ownership signature at top of t.p. of one Thomas Pierce [possibly the 17th C divine, and Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Charles II]. Other presentation inscription at top of frontis. Ink marginalia in an early hand. Withal, a VG copy.

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