The History Of The Reigns Of Edward V And Richard Iii Written In Part By Sir Thomas Moor And Finished From The Chronicles Of Hall And Hollinshead With Notes And Additions By The Editor Of The Historical Magazine. More Saint Thomas. Eb59

8vo, pp [4], 72, with 3 engraved plates [as required], bound with 2 other historical tracts in contemporary unlettered half calf, joints cracked but sound a clean copy, FIRST EDITION THUS; this garbled history by the editor of the Historical Magazine, [ part of a series they published with Bacon's Life of Henry VII and Hume's Henry VIII following on in this copy, the latter slightly defective at the end], of interest only as purpertrating More's indictment of Tyrell and by implication Richard III for the murder of Edward V and his brother; a vivid engraving of the two brothers unknowingly awaiting the arrival of their villainous executioners here completes the picture. This 18th Century rehash was never taken seriously and is consequently now very scarce, though it suggests the continuation of Tudor propagander in the popular mind well into modern times.