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[AUSTIN (Roland) Compiler.]
Catalogue of Gloucestershire Books Collected by Sir Francis Hyett of Painswick and Placed in the Shire Hall.
4to, 145pp., ex-library, orig. buckram.
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AUSTIN (Roland) Compiler.
Catalogue of the Gloucestershire Collection. Books, Pamphlets and Documents in the Gloucester Public Library Relating to the County, Cities, Towns and Villages of Gloucestershire.
First Edition, 4to, 1,236pp., frontis., 8 plates, orig. cloth-backed boards.
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RUSSELL (Ronald)
Guide to British Topographical Prints.
First Edition, 4to, 224pp., 51 illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Covering a wide range of subjects and methods, annotated lists of painters and engravers, detailed bibliographies and explanations of methods of printmaking.
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DOBBIN (Michael)
Nottinghamshire History and Topography: A Select Descriptive Bibliography to 1980.
First edition, limited to 200 copies, orig. cloth. 533 items described.
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UPCOTT (William)
A Bibliographical Account of the Principal Works Relating to English Topography.
First Edition, 3 vols., one of 250 copies, with the bookplate of Sir Francis Hopkins and of a more recent owner, 2 frontispieces, some light foxing, cont. half, spine and covers elaborately tooled in gold, 2 volumes re-backed with the original spines laid-down, a.e.g. a nice set.
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HODGSON (Henry W.) Compiler.
A Bibliography of the History and Topography of Cumberland & Westmorland.
First Edition, large 8vo, orig. cloth, d.w. slightly torn.
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UPCOTT (William)
A Bibliographical Account of the Principal Works Relating to English Topography.
First Edition, 3 vols., 4to (270 x 170 mm), one of 50 large paper copies, half-titles, frontis., with the bookplate Edward Henry Scott, some light foxing, cont. quarter half, hinges cracked, a little chipped, volume 3 re-backed with orig. spine laid down, uncut.
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AUSTIN (Roland) Compiler.
Catalogue of the Gloucestershire Collection. Books, Pamphlets and Documents in the Gloucester Public Library Relating to the County, Cities, Towns and Villages of Gloucestershire.
First Edition, 4to, 1,236pp., frontis., 8 plates, orig. cloth-backed boards, lower cover slightly damp stained slightly affecting last few pages.
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LOHF (Kenneth A.)
The History of Printing from its Beginnings to 1930. The Subject Catalogue of the American Type Founders Company Library in the Columbia University Libraries.
4 Vols., 4to, over 2740pp., orig. cloth. Reproduces the catalogue cards of the ca. 16,000 items in this very important collection. Some of the many subjects include: incunabula, curiosities of bookmaking (such as chained books), modern fine printing, history of paper, type specimen books, printing manuals, graphic design, trade catalogues, binding, and much more.
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[AUSTIN (Roland) Compiler.]
Catalogue of Gloucestershire Books Collected by Sir Francis Hyett of Painswick and Placed in the Shire Hall.
4to, 145pp., orig. buckram.
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HYETT (Francis Adams) & BAZELEY (The Rev. William)
The Bibliographer's Manual of Gloucestershire Literature. Being a Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Broadsides, and other Printed Matter Relating to the County of Gloucester or to the City of Bristol, with Descriptive and Explanatory Notes.
First Edition, 3 vols., 4to, one of 100 number large paper copies signed by the printer, facsimiles, quarter red morocco, unopened, uncut, a nice copy. Contents of Vol. 1: Works relating to the county generally, the Forest of Dean and the City of Gloucester. Contents of Vol. 2: Works relating to parishes and towns: Abenhall-Yate. Contents of Vol. 3. Works relating to the city of Bristol.
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ADAMS (Bernard)
London Illustrated 1604-1851: A Survey and Index of Topographical Books and their Plates.
First Edition, 4to, xxxiv,586pp., one of 1,000 number copies, frontis., 24 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. Lists more than 8,250 plates in 230 books and print sets published between 1604 and 1851.
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THOMPSON (Pishey)
Collections for a Topographical and Historical Account of Boston, and the Hundred of Skirbeck, in the County of Lincoln. With Engravings.
First Edition, [iv], iv, [xii list of subscribers], 382, 84pp., engraved frontispiece and dedication, 4 engraved plates, one folding pedigree (torn but complete), wood engravings in the text, cont. calf, re-backed, leather label to spine.
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[JACKSON (Edward)]
An Account of the Many and Great Loans, Benefactions, and Charities, Belonging to the City of Coventry, To which is annexed, a Copy of the Decretal Order of the Court of Chancery. Relating to the Memorable Charity of Sir Thomas White.
First Edition, [ii],vi,[1]-174,[4],175-242pp., lacks final errata leaf, recent half calf, leather label.
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ABBOT (Alexander)
The Dundee Directory for 1818. Containing, Lists of Names?Public Bodies, Charitable Institutions?Public Offices, Shipping, &c. &c. &c.
12mo, 191,[1]pp., orig. boards, rubbed, hinge and printed paper label a little chipped, but overall in nice original state. Rare, Copac locates the British Library copy only.
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CUBBON (William) Compiler and Editor.
A Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man. With Biographical Memoranda and Copious Literary References.
First Edition, 2 vols., [viii],747; [viii],[749]-1536pp., plates and facsimiles, orig. cloth. Some of the subjects covered include Manx language and literature, poetry and drama, prose fiction, periodicals and journalism etc.
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YOUNG (Sir Charles George)
Catalogue of Works on the Peerage and Baronetage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. In the Library of Chas. Geo. Young, York Herald.
48,[2],49-87,[1]pp., one of 50 copies, presentation inscription to Robert Lemon the archivist, from the library of the Public Records Office with their stamp, later buckram, uncut. "The following pages present a catalogue of such printed works as can be designated Peerages, and occur in the library of the collector; they will be found to contain nearly all that have issued from the press, to the year 1827."?Preface. Extremely rare. Copac locating just two copies; Glasgow University and the Bodleian Library. Martin, Privately Printed Books. p.355.
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[HOY (Henry)]
Historical Collections Relative to the Town of Belfast: from the Earliest Period to the Union with Great Britain.
First edition, xvi, 496pp., presentation inscription from the editor to Julian Hibbert, endpapers water-stained, some browning to text, recent quarter calf, red morocco title label to spine, uncut.
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HALL (Mr. & Mrs. S.C.)
A Week at Killarney.
Firs Edition, small 4to, [ii],208pp., 8 steel-engraved plates, 3 maps (2 double-page), some light spotting throughout, gathering a little loose, orig. cloth, gilt, upper hinge torn, head and foot of spine frayed.
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[HEATH (Charles)]
Monmouthshire. Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Ancient and Present State of Ragland Castle: Containing the Names, Size, and Appropriation, of the Different Apartments, when in their Splendor: List of the Household, and Method of Living, when Inhabited: Also, the Whole of the Correspondence which passed between the Marquis of Worcester, Proprietor and Occupier of the Castle; and Sir Thomas Fairfax, Knt. General of the Parliament Army, who Besieged it: with the Articles of Capitulation, on which it Surrendered... To which is added, by way of preface, Brief Notices of Wonastow, Tree-Owen, Dingatstow, and other objects in the road to Ragland. Collected from Original Papers and Unquestionable Authorities, by Charles Heath, Printer, Monmouth.
[iv],21,[17],107,[1]pp., irregular pagination but complete, title and final leaf a little dusty, new endpapers, recent half calf. Rees, Libri Walliae. 2386.
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[PECK (William)]
A Topographical History and Description of Bawtry and Thorne, with the Villages Adjacent.
First Edition, 4to, viii,[i],[10]-111[i.e. 119],[1],ii,xviii,[4]pp., irregular pagination: 59*-60*, 75*-76* and 109*-111*, errata leaf pasted to verso of dedication leaf, one of 100 copies printed, signed by Peck on the title page, folded map frontispiece, 8 engraved plates, several engravings in the text, title printed in red and black, some light spotting, closed tear to U1, orig. boards, re-backed, uncut. A rare topographical work. William Peck, originally from Epworth in Lincolnshire, set up business as a Druggist in Bawtry from where he wrote his history.
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GILBERT (H.M.)
Bibliotheca Hantoniensis. An Attempt at a Bibliography of Hampshire.
First Edition, iv,43,[1]pp., orig. quarter morocco, lacking upper spine.
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GIBSON (James M.) Editor.
Records of Early English Drama. Kent: Diocese of Canterbury.
3 Vols., 1662pp., orig. cloth. The prestigious series 'Records of Early English Drama' aim is to make available historical transcripts of early English drama, music, ceremonies, dance and other forms of communal public entertainment in Britain from the Middle Ages to 1642, when the Puritans closed theatres and prohibited musical and dramatic performances. This volume contains primary sources for the county of Kent, with introductory material providing context. One chapter gives an overview of why certain forms of entertainment existed locally, and descriptions of various customs throughout the calendar year. This work is extremely interesting for anyone concerned with social history, popular culture and the history of performing arts.
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LITHOGRAPHY. [GRIMSTON (Charlotte)]
The History of Gorhambury.
First edition, 4to, [2],90pp., lithographed throughout wove paper watermarked "Whatman 1820", inscribed "E. H. Grimston from his affectionate aunt Harriot Grimston Oct 13th 1840", Edward H. Grimston was the second son of the author, and Harriot her sister-in-law, lithographed portrait frontispiece of the author on india-proof paper, title within decorative border, 9 lithographed plates and plans, one etched plate, 11 lithographed armorials in the margins, some light spotting, contemporary half morocco,upper joint split. "Probably the earliest [British] topographical book with its text lithographed... the most striking feature of the book is the discrepancy between the assurance of the writing of the main text and the naivety of the drawings..."?Twyman, Early Lithographed Books, pp. 179-180. Twyman suggests that Charlotte Grimston (wife of the first earl of Verulam who owned Gorhambury) was responsible for the views and plans, but employed a professional lithographic writer for the text. Martin, Privately Printed Books, pp.342-43.
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PRICE (Henry)
An Alphabetical List of the Names of the Hundreds, Parishes, Chapelries, Villages, Gentlemens' Seats, Farm Houses, And other Places in the New Map of Herefordshire, Lately Published by Henry Price.
First and only edition, [2], vi, 37,[1] + 2pp., of adverts, orig. printed blue boards with white paper spine, the spine is worn with some loss to the original cover at base, some brown damp staining to lower inner margins which correspond with the damage to base of spine, partly unopened, uncut. A good acceptable example of this very rare work which was bought out to accompany Henry Price's New Map of the County of Hereford which is advertised at the rear of the book. Copac listing a single copy at Cardiff University Libraries.
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CORDEAUX (E.H.) & MERRY (D.H.)
A Bibliography of Printed Works Relating to Oxfordshire. [With:] Supplementry Volume.
2 Vols., xiv, [2], 411; xxvii, 289pp., orig. cloth.
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HOPKIN-JAMES (Lemuel John)
Old Cowbridge Borough, Church, and School. Illustrated by Mrs. Adelaide Williams and others.
First Edition, 32 illustrations in the text, 3 maps (one folding), 10pp. list of subscribers, xiv, [2], 327, [1] pp., original blue cloth, gilt lettering, a good copy.
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POLL BOOK.
The Contest. Being an Account of the Matter in Dispute between the Magistrates and Burgesses, and an Examination of the Merit and Conduct of the Candidates in the present Election. For Newcastle upon Tyne. Sold by the Booksellers in Newcastle, and the neighbouring Towns. 1774. First Edition, extra-illustrated with the inclusion of 2 later portraits of Sir Walter Blackett and Sir M. W. Ridley, [2], 40 pp. Bound with:- BURGESSES POLL. The Burgesses Poll at the Late Election of Members for Newcastle upon Tyne. Containing the Conditions agreed on by the Candidates for regulating the Poll. State of the Poll each day. - The number each Candidate Polled every day. - The whole number of Persons each day, their Names, Companies, Places of Residence, how they voted, the day each polled on, and number on the poll ranged alphabetically. - Copied from the Original Books taken on the spot, pursuant to the Direction of the Hon. Constantine John Phipps, And Thomas Delaval, Esq. To which is added, A summary View of the Disputes which arose, and Arguments used by the Candidates, Counsellors Lee, Fawcett, and Wilson, in defence of their proceedings upon the Hustings, &c.....
Second Edition, corrected, errata on final leaf, 24, [2], 55, [1] pp., modern green morocco-backed, marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, maroon labels, a fine copy.
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CURTIS (Rev. John)
A Topographical History of the County of Leicester, the Ancient part compiled from Parliamentary and other Documents, and the modern from Actual Survey: Being the first of a series of the Counties of England and Wales, on the same plan.
First edition, small 4to (260 x 160 mm), xliv, 227, [1]pp., LARGE PAPER COPY, Dr. W. G. Hoskins copy, double-page coloured map of Leicestershire before the title (linen-backed with extra large margin), original blue cloth, hinges frayed in places, printed paper label on spine, uncut, a firm clean copy.
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GLASSBY (William J. J.)
Memorials of Old Mexboro' compiled from the most Authentic Sources.
First Edition, vignette on title-page and duplicated in gilt on upper cover, list of subscribers, advertisement leaf at end, [8], 68, [2] pp., original embossed blue cloth, a nice copy.
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COLBY (Colonel T. F.)
Ordnance Survey of the County of Londonderry. Volume the First [all published].
First Edition, 4to, hand-coloured geological map of the Parish of Templemore, folding plan of the City of Londonderry (foxed), 8 other plans, 1 view, 7 natural history plates (2 hand-coloured), illustrations in the text, 9, [3], 336, [2], 16 pp., original embossed cloth, hinges shaken.
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HIPKINS (F. C.)
Repton and its neighbourhood: A Descriptive Guide of the Archaeology, &c., of the district. Illustrated by Photogravures, &c.
Second Edition, frontispiece, ownership signature of Eleanor S. Ratcliff, 1908, title in red and black, 21 other plates, viii, [2], 142 pp., original blue cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover and spine.
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NORFOLK.
Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Norfolk and the city of Norwich, communicated to the annual meeting of the Arch?ological Institute. held at Norwich, July, 1847.
First edition, viii, lvi, 224pp., numerous plates, orig. cloth, rebacked.
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SLATTER (John)
Some Notes on the History of the Parish of Whitchurch, Oxon.
First edition, large 8vo (230 x 145 mm), viii, [2], 150pp., with half-title, frontispiece, original two-tone cloth, uncut.
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GUILFORD (Everard L.)
A History of Abel Collin's Charity, Nottingham; to which are appended Notes on Jonathan Labray's and Luke Jackson's Charities, and the Bonsall School Trust. With an Introduction by Alexander Samwell Leslie Melville, and a concluding Chapter by Thomas Gallimore, Clerk to the Trustees.
First Edition, half-title, frontispiece, 16 plates, folding pedigree of Smith Family at end, xiii, [1], 131, [1] pp., original cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover and spine, a good copy. Dobbin, 358.
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[HOOLE (Barbara)]
A Week at Harrogate. A Poem: in a Series of Letters...
Third edition, viii, 9-98, [2]pp., one engraved plate, 10 woodcuts in the text, cont. signature of John Preston at head of title, cont. half calf, hinges cracked. Although the title page calls for "Three neat Plates" only one is present.
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GUNNELL (William A.)
Sketches of Hull Celebrities: Or Memoirs and Correspondence of Alderman Thomas Johnson and Four of His Lineal Descendants from the Year 1640 to 1858.
First edition, xx, 515, [1]pp., orig. cloth.
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MILLER (Edward)
The History of Doncaster and its Vicinity, with Anecdotes of Eminent Men.
First Edition, 4to, folding map-frontispiece and 11 engraved plates (some with a water-stain on lower blank margin), 12 illustrations in the text, library stamp on blank verso of title, 6pp. list of subscribers, errata leaf, xii, 398, [2], xlv, [1] pp., original boards slightly worn, uncut, printed paper label on spine, a good copy. Boyne, CLV11.
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[SHEPHERD (W.R.)], Editor.
The Benedictines of Caldey Island (formerly of Painsthorpe, York) containing the history, purpose, method, and summary of the Rule of the Benedictines of the Isle of Caldey, S. Wales.
8vo (230 x 145 mm, xvi, 111, [1]pp., folding map of Caldey Island, 21 plates, orig. cloth, gilt, t.e.g., gilt wrappers bound in, a nice copy.
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EDMONDS (George)
An Address to the Payers of Levies in the Parish of Birmingham, on the subject of Mr. Spry's Claims. [with] Letters to the Inhabitants [parishioners] of Birmingham.
10 parts in one, some spotting and staining of the first 40pp., 16, 160 pp., contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine rubbed. The first part is signed "George Edmonds. Tuesday, February 23, 1819". The series of "Letters" numbered II-X are on political reform in local government. Letters II-IV are printed and published by Osborne, letters V-X were printed by T. Bloomer, High Street, Birmingham. They are however paginated continuously, they were probably issued with the "Address to the Payers of Levies."
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FACULTIED PEWS.
Facultied Pews in the Parish Church, Cheltenham. Being a certified copy from the original Plan and Faculty, as deposited in the Registry of the Bishop of the Diocese, 1794.
First Edition, engraved vignette on title, engraved folding plan of St. Mary's Church, Cheltenham, shewing the Facultied Pews, 1794 with short tear on inner margin, 16 pp., disbound.
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NORTON (Jane E.)
Guide to the National and Provincial Directories of England and Wales, Excluding London, Published Before 1856.
First Edition, 241pp., orig. cloth, slightly faded. 878 directories described.
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BLAKESLEY.
Account of the Parish of Blakesley, Northamptonshire.
Third edition, [4], 20pp., 10 plates, orig. printed wrappers, stitched as issued.
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JACKSON (Charles)
Doncaster Charities, Past and Present.
First edition, 4to, xii, 136, lxxvii, [1], vi pp., frontispiece photograph of Charles Jackson, 3pp. list of subscribers, 7 folding pedigrees, 11 plates, original cloth, spine gilt, a good copy.
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ADAMS (Bernard)
London Illustrated 1604-1851: A Survey and Index of Topographical Books and their Plates.
First Edition, 4to, xxxiv,586pp., one of 1,000 number copies, frontis., 24 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. Lists more than 8,250 plates in 230 books and print sets published between 1604 and 1851.
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GODDARD (Canon Ed. H.) Compiler.
Wiltshire Bibliography. A Catalogue of Printed Books, Pamphlets and Articles Bearing on the History, Topography and Natural History of the County.
First edition, viii, 276pp., orig. cloth, joints at head of spine slightly frayed. Part I: Wiltshire as a whole. Part II: Individual parishes arranged alphabetically.
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LANDWEHR (John)
Studies in Dutch Books with Coloured Plates Published 1662-1875. Natural History, Topography, Travel, Costumes and Uniforms.
First edition, 4to, 603pp., 16 coloured plates, many illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. a little soiled. The first monograph on the subject; the major part of the book consists of the bibliography. I. Studies. - II. Catalogue (detailed descriptions of 484 books). - III. Indices.
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TURLEY (Raymond V.) Editor.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Bibliographies: Selected Nineteenth Century Sources.
xxviii, 432pp., limited to 250 copies, frontis., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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BOYNE (William)
The Yorkshire Library. A Bibliographical Account of Books on Topography, Tracts of the Seventeenth Century, Biography, Spaws, Geology, Botany, Maps, Views, Portraits, and Miscellaneous Literature, Relating to the County of York. With Collations and Notes on the Books and Authors. With Collations and Notes on the Books and Authors.
First edition, 4to, vi, [ii], 204pp., one of 150 copies printed for private distribution, nice wide margins, interleaved throughout with what appears to be the author's additional entries, also a few entries entered in a later hand, 2 portraits, 20 woodcuts of seals in the text, later half calf, marbled boards, a nice copy. Lists in detail over 550 rare antiquarian books, pamphlets and tracts, 28 maps and plans, and over 800 prints of views and portraits all relating to Yorkshire.
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FREEMANTLE (W. T.)
A Bibliography of Sheffield and Vicinity. Section 1: to the End of 1700. [All Published].
First edition, small 4to, 285pp., frontis., 66 plates and facsimiles, orig. cloth, light stain to lower corner.
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