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First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Corners slightly bumped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series: Camden fifth series ; vol. 7. Physical description: 492p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Great Britain -- Politics and government (1603-1714). 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. xxii, [29] pp., folio (14 x 9 in.); burgundy cloth sides, title blocked in gilt on spine. Printed at the University Press, Cambridge. Includes 14 full-page facsimile pages and a full transcription, with corrections. The previously unpublished manuscript (from the Devonshire papers at Chatsworth House) of Nicholas Ferrar's pamphlet, which purpose was "to demonstrate the misgovernment of Sir Thomas Smith in the years before 1619 and thus to imply his unfitness to resume responsibiity for Virginia in 1624" (introduction, p. xx). Thomas Smith (1558?-1625) was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Viriginia Company from 1609-1620. With the bookplate of Roxbughe Club member Jayne Wrightsman. A fine copy. Barker 255.