Dryden

1891 · rif. 832M8 — Banbury; London: John Potts; Mitchell and Hughes; William Potts 1891-1898. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Sir Henry Dryden; et al. A half calf bound collection of reports from the Oxfordshire Archaeological Society between 1891 and 1898 offering a comprehensive view of the Society's activities. In a half calf binding. This volume contains 18 reports from the Oxfordshire Archaeological Society published between 1891 and 1898 by different publishers and written by different authors. It includes: Reports for the years 1890 1891 and 1892 printed by John Potts Banbury. Reports for the years 1893 1894 1895 and 1896 printed by William Potts Banbury. M. T. Pearman's The Descent of the Manors of Pirton and Haseley 1892; Notices Manorial and Ecclesiastical of the Parish of Checkenden 1893; Additional Notices of Checkenden Rectory 1898; Historical Notices of Caversham 1894; all published by Mitchell and Hughes London. An inventory of the church plate in the Deanery of Woodstock by the Rev. Edward Marshall and an inventory of the church plate in the Deanery of Oxford by the Hon. Bryan J. Stapleton both printed by William Potts Banbury. Indexes of archaeological papers published in 1891 1894 and 1895. A report and second report on the transcription and publication of Parish Registers. Forms of schedule for an ethnographical survey of the United Kingdom. A report on a photographic survey of England and Wales by Ralph Nevill George E. Fox and W. H. St. John Hope. This volume contains 17 plates. The Oxford Archaeological Society founded in 1919 by Edward Thurlow Leeds is an organisation which aims to provide students alumni and enthusiasts to discuss and learn about archaeology. Notable archaeologists to have held the presidency of the society include Nowell Myers Martin Hope Kathleen Kenyon Francis Maddison Jeffrey May and Andrew Selkirk. The Society has conducted various archaeological fieldwork projects in Oxfordshire including excavations at Mingies Ditch and Alchester. In a half calf binding. Externally smart with some rubbing to the spine and extremities and a little bumping to the boards. Internally the binding is slightly strained in places with a loose plate to the rear of the report for 1891. Pages are bright and clean except for some spotting to the first and last few pages and the odd spot to the leaves surrounding some of the plates. Very Good John Potts; Mitchell and Hughes; William Potts hardcover