[History of London]

Three works, two being overall surveys of the city, and one being a catalogue of the tombs and monuments in St. Paul's Cathedral, the latter being a presentation copy from the author (inscription in Latin) to Seth Ward (1617–1689), the Bishop of Salisbury.

[Payne Fisher]. The Tombes, Monuments, and Sepulchral Inscriptions ... Compleatly Rendered in Latin and English, with Several Historical Discourses. London: Printed for the Author, and Properly Presenred [sic] to the Kind Encouragers of So Worthy a Work, [1684]. 4to. Title and text ruled by hand in red. Biscuit calf antique by Bayntun-Riviere. First edition, presentation copy (Wing F1041; ESTC R25087). provenance: Seth Ward; Thomas Payne. acquisition: Christopher Edwards, 23 March 1992 — John Stow. The Survay of London: Containing, the Originall, Antiquitie, Encrease, and More Moderne Estate of the Sayd Famous Citie ... Written in the Yeere 1598 ... Since Then, Continued, Corrected and Much Enlarged ... As Were Never Published Before This Present Yeere 1618.  London: Printed by George Purslowe, 1618. 4to. Text chiefly in black letter; minor dampstaining in lower right corner toward the end. Contemporary calf. (STC 23344; ESTC S117891; Pforzheimer 994). provenance: Harry Nathan, Baron of Churt. acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 15 January 2010 — James Howell. Londinopolis; An Historical Discourse. London: Printed for J. Streater, for Henry Twiford, George Sawbridge, Thomas Dring, and John Place, 1657. Folio. Title-page in red black, engraved author portrait by C. Melan, double-folding engraved plate of London; occasional text browning. Contemporary sheep; a few old tears to boards. Second edition, largely borrowed from Stow.  provenance: Brownlow and Cust families, Belton House. 

Three works, two being overall surveys of the city, and one being a catalogue of the tombs and monuments in St. Paul's Cathedral, the latter being a presentation copy from the author (inscription in Latin) to Seth Ward (1617–1689), the Bishop of Salisbury. [Payne Fisher]. The Tombes, Monuments, and Sepulchral Inscriptions ... Compleatly Rendered in Latin and English, with Several Historical Discourses. London: Printed for the Author, and Properly Presenred [sic] to the Kind Encouragers of So Worthy a Work, [1684]. 4to. Title and text ruled by hand in red. Biscuit calf antique by Bayntun-Riviere. First edition, presentation copy (Wing F1041; ESTC R25087). provenance: Seth Ward; Thomas Payne. acquisition: Christopher Edwards, 23 March 1992 — John Stow. The Survay of London: Containing, the Originall, Antiquitie, Encrease, and More Moderne Estate of the Sayd Famous Citie ... Written in the Yeere 1598 ... Since Then, Continued, Corrected and Much Enlarged ... As Were Never Published Before This Present Yeere 1618. London: Printed by George Purslowe, 1618. 4to. Text chiefly in black letter; minor dampstaining in lower right corner toward the end. Contemporary calf. (STC 23344; ESTC S117891; Pforzheimer 994). provenance: Harry Nathan, Baron of Churt. acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 15 January 2010 — James Howell. Londinopolis; An Historical Discourse. London: Printed for J. Streater, for Henry Twiford, George Sawbridge, Thomas Dring, and John Place, 1657. Folio. Title-page in red black, engraved author portrait by C. Melan, double-folding engraved plate of London; occasional text browning. Contemporary sheep; a few old tears to boards. Second edition, largely borrowed from Stow. provenance: Brownlow and Cust families, Belton House.
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