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CRULL, Jodocus (d. 1713?)
The antiquities of St. Peter's, or, the Abbey-Church of Westminster: containing all the inscriptions and epitaphs upon the tombs and grave-stones; ... In two volumes. Adorned with draughts of the tombs, curiously engraven. The third edition.
London (Place), printed for E. Bell, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, E. Curll, R. Gosling, J. Pemberton, F. Fayram, J. Hooke, C. Rivington, F. Clay, J. Batley, E. Symon,, 1722.
2 vols ; 19.5 cm. (8º)
I: viii, iii-xvi, 256, [8] p., fold. engr. frontis., [32] pl. (1 fold.).
II: viii, 201, [7], 32, [4] p., [26] pl. (1 fold.).

Anonymous. First published in 1711. The 'second edition' of 1715 was in fact a reissue of the sheets of the 1711 edition with those of the Supplement to the antiquities of St. Peter's [&c.] issued in 1713. The author is identified by Halkett and Laing as Jodocus Crull. The dedication of vol. I to the Earl of Orrery is signed H. S.; the dedication of vol. II to Sir Richard Steele is signed J. R. The appendix in vol. II has its own pagination and register. ESTC t91380; BAL Early printed books, no. 758.

Copy Notes Volume I inscribed in ink on front free-endpaper S: Crawley. Volume two Bound following volume II of this copy is A catalogue of books ... sold by E. Curll, [1720?] (q.v.).

Binding C18th Cambridge style calf, gilt-tooled spines, morocco spine-labels.

Reference Number 3255

Additional Names Westminster Abbey; S., H; Crawley, S.


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