The abridgment of the history of the reformation of the Church of England. By Gilbert Burnet, D.D

All titles

• The abridgment of the history of the reformation of the Church of England. By Gilbert Burnet, D.D
• History of the reformation of the Church of England. Abridgments
• Book II. Of the life and reign of King Edward the Sixth. (2B1r); Of the life and reign of King Edward the Sixth; History of the reformation. Abridged

People / Organizations

• Gilbert Burnet (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by J. D[arby]. for Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1683. The second [i.e. third] edition.; ..

Added name

Sturt, John, 1658-1730.

Publication year

1683

ESTC No.

R19850

Grub Street ID

77412

Description

[32], 319, [1], 384 p., [5] leaves of plates : ports. ; 8°.

Note

In fact the hidden "third edition". See May, James E., "The first three editions of Gilbert Burnet's Abridgment of The history of the reformation of the church, parts 1-2", The papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 93:2 (1999): 181-212

In this edition, the rule between the edition statement and the imprint is broken, the "1" in the date is directly under the "C" in "Crown", and the "B" in "Abridgment" and second "R" in "Reformation" are broken

With an additional title page, engraved: The history of the reformation. Abridged

Printer's name from Wing (CD-ROM edition)

One plate is signed: I. Sturt, scu

The first leaf is blank

"Book II. Of the life and reign of King Edward the Sixth" begins new pagination on 2B1r

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E3 a fragment with title page only.