Illustrations of British history, biography, and manners, : in the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, and James I, exhibited in a series of original papers, / selected from the manuscripts [ 3 Volumes ] by Lodge, Edmund, 1756-1839 - 1791

London: Sold by G. Nicol, 1791. Title Continuation: - ' - of the noble families of Howard, Talbot, and Cecil; containing ... a great part of the correspondence of Elizabeth, and her ministers, with George, the sixth Earl of Shrewsbury, during the fifteen years in which Mary Queen of Scots remained in his custody: with numerous notes and observations. By Edmund Lodge, Esq. ...'. 3 Volumes within matching ornate full leather bindings. Gilt decorated and embellished, with 5 raised bands. Previous Ex Libris to Lord George Lennox, Stoke, near Chichester, Sussex [ Lord George Henry Lennox (29 November 1737 - 25 March 1805) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1790. He was the second son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and was a great-grandson of King Charles II of England. He was a brother of the famous Lennox sisters. ]; and Charles Tennant - The Glen. [Sir Charles Clow Tennant, 1st Baronet (4 November 1823 - 4 June 1906) was a Scottish businessman, industrialist and Liberal politician.] and with their suitable and neatly affixed bookplates. I will collate and describe each Volume separately. Vol 1:- p. xlix [i], 10 plates to include frontis, 374, p.16 Index. Tightly bound, no tears, one small section of pages with heavy foxing, else very mild, some offset to facing pages to engravings; Vol II:- p.404, frontis, p.16 Index. Very mildly foxed. tightly bound, no tears etc; Vol III:- p.426, 3 Plates, to include frontis, p.16 Index. Very mildly foxed. tightly bound, no tears etc. A Nice uncommon Set. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.