BAKER, Richard, Sir (1568-1645). A Chronicle of the Kings of England. London: for H. Sanbridge and others, 1684.
Folio (340 x 215 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title. (A few minor stains, a few mostly marginal tears repaired occasionally touching letters.) 19th-century tan morocco, triple fillet border gilt surrounding central lozenge panel gilt surrounding the gilt arms of John Lumley-Savile, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in one, the rest elaborately gilt, edges gilt STAMP-SIGNED BY HERING (some minor scuffing to extremities, joints starting). Eighth edition, updated to include Charles I and Charles II. After Charles Hering's death in 1815, his family carried on his firm's name and moved to the Newman St. address (as here), where the firm operated until 1845.
Provenance: John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarborough (1788-1856) member of Parliament (binding, Rufford Abbey library label); M. Day (signature dated 1952).
