Collections relating to the history of Mary Queen of Scotland : in four volumes : containing a great number of original papers never before printed : also a few scarce pieces reprinted, taken from the best copies / revised and published by James Anderson ... ; with an explanatory index of the obsolete words, and prefaces shewing the importance of these collections.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Collections relating to the history of Mary Queen of Scotland : in four volumes : containing a great number of original papers never before printed : also a few scarce pieces reprinted, taken from the best copies / revised and published by James Anderson ... ; with an explanatory index of the obsolete words, and prefaces shewing the importance of these collections.

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Title: Collections relating to the history of Mary Queen of Scotland : in four volumes : containing a great number of original papers never before printed : also a few scarce pieces reprinted, taken from the best copies / revised and published by James Anderson ... ; with an explanatory index of the obsolete words, and prefaces shewing the importance of these collections.
Contributor: Anderson, James, 1662-1728
Mary,--Queen of Scots,--1542-1587
Tytler, Patrick Fraser,--1791-1849--Ms. notes
Tytler, William,--1711-1792--Autograph
Woodhouselee, Alexander Fraser Tytler,--Lord,--1747-1813--Ms. notes
Published / Created: 1727-1728.
Publication Place: Edinburgh :
Publisher: Printed by John Mosman and William Brown, the assigns of James Watson deceased, his Majesty's printers,
Description: BEIN Osborn pc297: 4 v. bound in 2. Imperfect: p. 171-4 (gathering Ee) in v. 1 wanting (part of "Explanatory index of obsolete words ..."); page no. for xix and xx (v. 1) illegible due to hole in paper where no. are printed. Autograph of William Tytler on t.p. of v. 1. Illegible initials on front free end paper of v. 3. Ms. notes by Alexander Fraser Tytler and another hand (possibly Patrick Fraser Tytler, son of Alexander). Spine titles on bound volumes: Anderson's collection vol. I and Anderson's collection vol. II.
Each volume is paginated continuously except v. 1, where each section is paginated individually.
Imprint varies: v. 3: Edinburgh: Printed by Mr. Thomas Ruddiman, 1727; v. 4 (pts. 1 and 2): London: Printed by James Bettenham, 1728.
Includes bibliographical references.
Vol. 1 includes "The editor's general preface" (p. [i]-lv) for all 4 v.
Vol. 4 is in 2 pts.
Vols. 1-2 and 4 contain a "Contents" section for that v. which is "a list of the books reprinted in it, mentioning from what printed copy they are taken" (v. 1, p. lvii). No contents section is in v. 3 as it contains only one work.
Vols. 2-4 have abbreviated title.
With side-notes.
Extent: 4 v. ; 27 cm. (4to)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Osborn pc297

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Annotations (Provenance)--18th century.--CtY-BR
Subject (Name): Anderson, James, 1662-1728
Mary,--Queen of Scots,--1542-1587
Tytler, Patrick Fraser,--1791-1849--Ms. notes
Tytler, William,--1711-1792--Autograph
Woodhouselee, Alexander Fraser Tytler,--Lord,--1747-1813--Ms. notes

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Citation: ESTC (RLIN), T133808

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 1577032
Object ID (OID): 15485346