Britannia: A chronological description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the adjacent Islands, in antiquity
by William Camden
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
"Britannia". 1st Ed was 1586, by William Camden (Guilielmo Camdeno). This is the 1st German Ed, 3rd of all editions. Spine rebound mid 1800's, keeping the original board leather (see pictures). Last pg of the index was adhered to the back cover (see picture). Damp marks are on the edges of some pages, but does not get to the printing. Published in Latin. For two centuries Britannia was the authority on Ancient British history, and was frequently reprinted.
Roughly, for every book published from 1500 to 1600, there were 1000 published by 1700. For each of those, there were 1,000 published by 1800. For each of those, there were 2,000 published by 1900. For each of those, there were 10,000 published by 2000. Incunabulum, those published from Gutenberg to 1499, sell mostly by the page, while some from the 1500s, such as "Decreatum Aureum", also sell by the page.
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- Bookseller
- Barbsloft (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144
- Title
- Britannia
- Author
- William Camden
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd, 1st German
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Apud Ioannem Wechelum
- Place of Publication
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Date Published
- 1590
- Pages
- 762, + Glossery and index
- Size
- 5"x7.5"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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