Jones, James.
Sepulchrorum Inscriptiones: or, a Curious Collection of above 900 of the most Remarkable Epitaphs, Antient and Modern, Serious and Merry, in the Kingdoms of Great Britain, Ireland, &c. in English Verse.
Westminster; Printed for J. Cluer, A. Campbell, and B. Creake: 1727. 2nd Edition. This interesting early work also contains "A compleat index of each person's name, the church, town, kingdom or county where they were interr'd." A fairly scarce item -only 2 copies of this edition are listed in OCLC, and only a single copy of the first (1726) edition is listed. Hardcover. 5"x8", viii + 384; 100 + 24 pages; bound in newer black plain pebbled leather with red and gold patterned endpapers; an ink inscription on the endpaper reads "At sale of G.E. Masen's books [illegible words] Nov. 16, 1860. 6 14/- ... "all that was printed -Horace Walpole's copy, very scarce"..." I do not believe that refers to this copy as Walpole's, as there is certainly no evidence of it. Covers with minor spotting; a few spots and a bit of soil, title page a bit spotted. Bound with the main title page but without the separate title pages for each of the six parts of the first volume and the main title of the second volume which are called for in ESTC, but which are also lacking from the Clark Library copy.
$400.00
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