Rushworth, John
£600
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
Historical Collections.. containing the principal matters which happened from the Dissolution of the Parliament. London: George Thomason, 1659; John Wright & Richard Chiswell, 1680; Richard Chiswell & Thomas Cockerill, 1692, 1692, 1701, 1701. 4 parts in 7 volumes, First editions, folio, double-page map in volume 1, 8 engraved portraits, and 1 folding plate, contemporary reversed calf, neatly rebacked, red morocco lettering pieces; [ESTC T195706], occasional light browning or spotting, extremities lightly rubbed, some scuff marks damaging calf on sides
Footnote
Provenance: John Lockhart of Lee, armorial bookplates; Appleby Castle Library, Appleby Castle, Westmorland.
Note: Rushworth's Historical Collections (1659–1701), covering the period from 1618 to 1649, remain an important source of information on events leading up to and during the English Civil Wars. As secretary (1645–50) to Sir Thomas Fairfax, general of the New Model Army, Rushworth had considerable importance, and during the intermission of parliaments (1629–40) he attended and made shorthand notes of all important political and judicial proceedings heard before the Star Chamber, the court of honour, and the king and council.