ID 859595 
Lot 24  | Chronicle of England and its Kings
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000 
Second edition of Grafton's history of England. Best known as a printer of the English Reformation, Grafton produced Matthew's Bible (1537) and the first Book of Common Prayer (1549). His Chronicle relied heavily on the earlier works of Hardyng (1543) and Hall (1548) that he also printed. ESTC 12147.
Folio, two volumes in one (279 x 180mm). Woodcut illustrations throughout, black letter (fore-edge margin of title extended, minor wormholes to preliminary pages, a handful of repairs throughout, repairs to table with final three leaves remargined.) 19th -century green stamped morocco, all edges gilt. Provenance: Henry Cunliffe Armiger, 1826-1894 (armorial bookplate; purchased from T & W Boone, 1855, note tipped in) – Mrs Hilda Leyel (her sale, Sotheby’s, 14-16 April 1958, lot 424).
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom | 
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| Auction house category: | Printed books | 
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom | 
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| Auction house category: | Printed books | 
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