Original letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III. by various persons of rank or consequence; containing many curious anecdotes, relative to that ... period of our history ... with notes, historical and explanatory; and authenticated by engravings of autographs, paper-marks, and seals. By John Fenn ...

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Original letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III. by various persons of rank or consequence; containing many curious anecdotes, relative to that ... period of our history ... with notes, historical and explanatory; and authenticated by engravings of autographs, paper-marks, and seals. By John Fenn ...

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Title: Original letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III. by various persons of rank or consequence; containing many curious anecdotes, relative to that ... period of our history ... with notes, historical and explanatory; and authenticated by engravings of autographs, paper-marks, and seals. By John Fenn ...
Alternative Title: Paston letters.
Contributor: Fenn, John, 1739-1794.
Frere, William, 1775-1836.
Published / Created: 1787-1823.
Publication Place: London,
Publisher: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson [etc.]
Description: Added t.-p., engraved.
On t.-p. of v.1-2, "in two volumes"; of v.3-4, "in four volumes".
Vol. 5 has title "Original letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., Edward V., Richard III., and Henry VII". This volume was published after Fenn's death by his nephew, William Frere, and includes an "Advertisement containing notices of the life of Sir John Fenn, by ... Frere".
Vols. 1-4: 1787-89.
Yale has v.1-2 only.
Extent: 5 v. 17 pl. (part col.) 12 port. (part col., incl. fronts.) 18 facsim., geneal. tab. 28 x 22 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: By25 028

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Resource Type: Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain--Social life and customs.
Subject (Name): Fenn, John, 1739-1794.
Frere, William, 1775-1836.

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 5360274
Object ID (OID): 16192310