Magnae Britanniae notitia, or, The present state of Great Britain
Subtitle: with divers remarks upon the antient state thereof
By: by John Chamberlayne, Esq. ; in two parts.
Contributors: Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.; Welby, Reginald Earle Welby, Baron, 1832-1915, former owner.
Edition: The eight and twentieth edition of the south part, called England, and the seventh of the north part, called Scotland, with improvements, and more correct and large additions in the list of the officers, besides several new lists, &c., not in any former edition.
Publisher: Printed for D. Midwinter ... [and 5 others]
Published: 1727
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1714-1760.
Other titles: Magnae Britanniae notitia.; Present state of Great Britain.
Notes: An enlargement of Edward Chamberlayne's Angliae notitia.
"A general list or catalogue of all the offices and officers employed in the several branches of His Majesty's government ..." has a special t.p. dated 1726.
Edition statement precedes other title information.
Signatures: a⁸ b⁴ B-2F⁸ 2G⁴, ²A-Q⁸, ³A-D⁸.
Advertisements: [2] p. at end.
LC copy has cancelled armorial bookplate of the Treasury Library. Ink stamp on front free endpaper: Treasury Library, Lord Welby Bequest, 1915. Inscriptions at ²A1, ³A1, D8: Geo. Cocks, 65 Queen St., Cheapside, 25 Febr. 1822.
Source: Purchase, Sept. 5, 1991 (DLC #206940).