The history of the worthies of England

1811 1st ed Worthies of England Thomas Fuller History of Britain John Nichols 2v

Thomas Fuller was a 17th-century English historian who particularly notable for his historical accounts of English worthies and the Church of England. In 1662, Fuller's "Worthies of England" was published, a book which would become one of the most iconic books of English history even into the 19th-century. This book discusses the physical boundaries of English towns and counties, notable figures and martyrs, antiquities, buildings: cathedrals, and general observations.

In 1811, John Nichols reissued Fuller's masterpiece, updating the landscape of each of the British communities.

Item number: #13913

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FULLER, Thomas

The history of the worthies of England

London: Printed for F.C. & J. Rivington ... [et al.] 1811. First Nichols edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

o Vol. I – xvi, 596

o Vol. II – 619, [1]

· References: Allibone II, 1425;

· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Earl of Ilchester

o Henry Stephen Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester, PC (1787 - 1858), was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under Lord Melbourne from 1835 to 1841.

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight & secure

· Size: ~12in X 9.5in (30cm x 24cm)

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