[Rarebooks] FS: Heylyn's history of St. George & Knights of the Garter. London: 1633

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Heylyn, Peter. THE HISTORIE OF THAT MOST FAMOUS SAINT AND SOULDIER OF CHRIST JESUS; ST. GEORGE OF CAPPADOCIA; Asserted from the Fictions, of the Middle Ages of the Church, and Opposition of the Present. The Institution of the Most Noble Order of S. George, Named the Garter. A Catalogue of All the Knights Thereof, from the First Institution, to This Present: as Also of the Principal Officers Thereunto Belonging. The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged... London: Printed by Thomas Harper, for Henry Seyle. 1633. Sm. 4to. (16),430pp. The final 22pp. are the "Additions and Emendations." Added engraved title within an architectural historiated border. Cont. calf, worn, edges chipped. Rebacked some time ago, orig. spine strip laid back down. The later outer hinges are cracked but the inner hinges have been reinforced with linen binder's tape. Added engraved title lightly soiled. Old water stain in gutter of final leaves.	$1,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
STC 13273.


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