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1720 “A Collection of Curious Discourses Written By Eminent Antiquaries” 1st Edition
A Collection of Curious Discourses Written By Eminent Antiquaries Upon Several Heads in our English Antiquities And Now First Published by Thomas Hearne, M.A.
One of a flurry of publications that came after Hearne’s attempted prosecution by the University of Oxford over his preface to Camden’s Annals which appeared to damage the University and seemed to imply Catholic inclinations.
Publisher: Printed at the Theatre, Oxford
First Edition
Original vellum-backed with marbled front and rear covers
Folding Plate of Edward Confessor’s Chapel and another listing abbreviations in Domesday
Editor: Thomas Hearne
Dimension: 8x5”, 326 Pages
Condition: Good general condition with minor wear
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