Osborne, Francis 1658a
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
[Osborne, Francis]. Historical Memoires on the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, and King James. London: printed by J. Grismond, and are to be sold by T. Robinson bookseller in Oxon, 1658. [24], 108, [20], 148 pp. Sigs. A-M¹² N⁶. Illus., Ports. 12⁰.
This printing or another one of the same date is the first. First leaf is blank. In two parts with separate t.ps. and pagination. Pt. 1: 'Traditional memoires on the reign of Queen Elizabeth'; pt. 2: 'Traditionall memoyres on the raigne of King Iames'. Continuous register. Apparently some copies of this edition were issued with an engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth as the first leaf, and some copies also had an additional portrait leaf with King James inserted before pt. 2".
Copies
- Advocates Library
- Bodleian Library (3 copies)
- British Library
- Cambridge University Christ’s College
- Cambridge University Library (2 copies)
- Cambridge University Pembroke College
- Cambridge University Trinity College
- Folger Shakespeare
- Glasgow University Library
- Harvard University
- Huntington Library (2 copies)
- John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester
- Library Company of Philadelphia
- Mitchell Library
- National Library of Scotland (3 copies)
- National Library of Wales
- Newberry
- Oxford University Queen’s College
- St. Mark’s Church
- Windsor Castle, St. George’s Chapter Library
- University of California, Riverside, Main
University of Otago Central Library
- University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich
- University of Texas
- Yale University, Sterling Memorial-
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Later editions/printings
- [Osborne, Francis]. Historical memoires on the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, and King James (London and Oxford, 1658)
- Osborne, Francis. Historical memoires on the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, and King James (London and Oxford, 1658)