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Adams's Chronicle of Bristol
William Adams
1910
J W Arrowsmith : Bristol
11" by 9"
[6], 292pp.
SUMMARY
The first printing in book form of this seventeenth century historical account of the city of Bristol by William Adams, Francis F. Fox's presentation copy.
Author's Presentation Copy,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Antiquarian Francis Fox came in possession of William Adams's Chronicle of Bristol in 1907, and had it transcribed by Miss E. Salisbury, then published in the present volume as a limited edition by subscription. With notes and corrections.
The present copy was inscribed by Fox ' 'Peter Burges,' signed and dated 1911.
The original manuscript was initiated in circa 1623, the last date mentioned in 1648. It was of aid to Samuel Seyer to complete his work History of Bristol and its Neighbourhood.
Illustrated with a frontispiece facsimile of the original manuscript, tissue guarded. Complete with half title.
From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII.
She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things'.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, with some minor marks to the front board and minor rubbing throughout. Inscribed 'Peter Burges Esq from his friend Francis F Fox,' dated 1911. With P Burges' bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting and light offsetting to the endpapers, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a tissue guarded frontispiece facsimile of the original manuscript.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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