Rushworth (John), HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF PRIVATE PASSAGES...

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Rushworth (John), HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF PRIVATE PASSAGES OF STATE. WEIGHTY MATTERS IN LAW. REMARKABLE PROCEEDINGS IN FIVE PARLIAMENTS. BEGINNING THE SIXTEENTH YEAR OF KING JAMES, ANNO 1618. AND ENDING THE FIFTH YEAR OF KING CHARLS, ANNO 1629, full leather with later spine and endpapers, laid paper, engraved James I portrait frontispiece, illustrated double page map plate, printed for Robert Boulter, London 1682; with HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. THE SECOND PART, CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS WHICH HAPPENED FROM THE DISSOLUTION OF THE PARLIAMENT, ON THE 10TH OF MARCH, 4. CAR I. 1628/9. UNTIL THE SUMMONING OF ANOTHER PARLIAMENT, WHICH MET AT WESTMINSTER, APRIL 13. 1640, full leather with later spine and endpapers, laid paper, engraved Charles I portrait frontispiece, engraved portrait plates of Sir Thomas Wentworth and James, Duke Of Hamilton, printed for M. Wotton at the Three Pigeons, London 1686; and HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. THE THIRD PART, vol I, full leather, laid paper, engraved John Rushworth frontispiece, printed for Richard Chiswell and Thomas Cockerill, London 1692 (3) (at fault)

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Part I: Later spine and endpapers, worn spine side edges to original leather of boards, all corners bumped, shelf wear throughout, 2.5cm tear to title page between M and E of JAMES, staining to right side of title page (extensive to blank page verso), darkening to page edges throughout (pp65/66, pp427/428 and appendix particularly), some light foxing, possible small burn hole p637 with consequent staining to neighbouring pages.

Part II: Later spine and endpapers, worn spine side edges to original leather of boards, all corners bumped, shelf wear throughout, staining to frontispiece and blank page verso, staining to title page and blank page verso, darkening to page edges throughout, some light foxing throughout, heavier foxing to odd pages.

Part III: All cords exposed at cover joints, top cord broken at rear cover joint, all corners bumped, shelf wear throughout, detached FFEP, staining to frontispiece and blank page verso, staining to title page and blank page verso (and somewhat on to next page), darkening to page edges throughout, some light foxing throughout, heavier foxing to odd pages.