Athena Oxonienses : an exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most ancient and famous University of Oxford, from the fifteenth year of King Henry the Seventh, Dom. 1500, to the end of the year 1690 representing the birth, fortune, preferment, and death of all those authors and prelates, the great accidents of their lives, and the fate and character of their writings : to which are added, the Fasti, or, Annals, of the said university, for the same time [etc.] Complete in 4 Volumes
1820, Third Edition. London : Printed for Tho. Be. Provenance : Bookplate of Robert Biddulph Phillips. Bound in the early 20th century. Very good copy in the original fine grain cloth over boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #380881
Physical description : 4 volumes. 32cm. 2 v. Notes : Attributed to A. Wood. Cf. Wing. Vol. 2 has special t.p., dated 1692. Wing is apparently in error in dating W3383 and in writing "Thomas" instead of "Tho." Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York, and University of Michigan Libraries. Includes index. Reproduction available: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 117:5 and 301:10). Subject ; University of Oxford ; Bio-bibliography.
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