1776 Books & Bibliography English Scottish Irish Libraries LAW Records Nicolson

1776 Books & Bibliography English Scottish Irish Libraries LAW Records Nicolson

A simple yet reliable bibliography of sources relating to the history of the British Isles. First published in 1736, ‘The English, Scotch, and Irish Historical Libraries’ is a work by William Nicolson, a 17^th-century Bishop of Carlisle. He was adept at collecting official state papers and manuscripts and published these records and law-books in the present volume. Lowndes refers to this work as a ‘valuable work, indispensable to the study of English history’ and for more than a century it was the most reliable source of bibliographic information on English history.

Item number: #3770

Price: $750

NICOLSON, William

The English, Scotch and Irish historical libraries. : Giving a short view and character of most of our historians, either in print or manuscript. With an account of our records, law-books, coins, &c

London : Printed for T. Evans, near York Buildings, and T. Becket, the Corner of the Adelphi Buildings, Strand., MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [2 blanks], xii, 241, [1]
  • [6], 114, [2]
  • [4], viii, 90, [2], [2 blanks]
• References: Watson II, 1612; Lowndes 1691;
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~11.75in X 9.5in (30cm x 24.5cm)

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