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Gale ECCO, Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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Printed by B. Dewhirst for Robinson, Son and Holdsworth, Leeds and John Hurst Wakefield, 1816, 2nd edition with notes and additions. This copy without any boards. Folio, 17.5ins x 11.5ins, [vi], xvii, (i), xvii (Life of the author), (i), 268pp, 123pp (Catalogue of the antiquities in Museum Thoresbyanum, 159pp (Catalogue of natural and artificial rarities)11pp (index), 1pp binding instructions plus frontis portrait, 10pp plates and 16 pedigrees (many folding or double page). All present as listed. Many shields and other pedigrees within the text. The second hald of the book (Museum catalogue) was edited by Thomas Dunham Whitaker. The last two pages are hanging on by a single thread. The rest of the volume is well sewn. Chipping to page edges of last two pages. A complete work without boards or endpapers - suitable for rebinding or as a working reference copy. Nb heavy book (4kg) expensive to post overseas.

London: Maurice Atkins. Full calf, raised bands, gilt. xxii. 628pp. copper engravings. Backstrip and covers bumped and worn, some loss to backstrip, covers partially detached though binding remains sound. Heavily stained throughout. NB heavy book (2.3 kg.) additional postage will be required for overseas orders. . Fair. Hardcover. 1715.

London: Maurice Atkins; Henry Clements, 1715. Hardcover. Good. [6], v-xxii, 628, [9]p. 33.5 cm half leather binding with marbled boards. 2 foldout engraved plates intact. Numerous other engravings throughout including crests, coins, and graphs illustrating family lineage. Boards and title page detached. Remaining book intact. Leather worn with scuffing and tears. Boards also scuffed. Spine show wear. In need of repair. Some penciling in the margins of index. Last page of index torn out with only part of the top remaining. Pages clean. Text unmarked. Third foldout plate damaged with flout portions torn out. With the Pedigrees of many of the Nobility and Gentry, and other Matters relating to those Parts, Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts. . To which is added, at the Request of several Learned Persons, a Catalogue of his Musaeum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities; particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Scotch COINS, with… Read More

GB: Robinson (Leeds), 1816. Two volumes. Bound in matching half light brown leather over patterned paper covered boards. New plain endpapers. A modern (?1970s) amateur binding but presenting quite well. Some damage to joint betwen frontispiece and title page in "Ducatus" volume. Some spotting etc to plates but generally very good very sound texts. Previous owner assured collation was correct but ONLY offered for sale AS IS. WITH INSPECTION RECOMMENDED. Not available overseas. . 1st Thus. Hardback. Good/No DW.

Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Robinson, Son & Holdsworth; John Hurst, Leeds, 1816. Two Volumes in One (See images). Text Clear and legible. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Back board and some pages dump bent but now dry.

London: Printed for Maurice Atkins, 1715. First edition. Leather. Good. 13.5" by 9". Not Stated. The first edition of the first published historical study of Leeds, with illustrations and folding plates and maps. From antiquarian, merchant, and nonconformist Ralph Thoresby, this is the first edition of what is considered to be the first historical work on Leeds. Reprinted in 1816 in two volumes and with revisions, this single volume first edition is a scarcer work.With folding plates, folding maps, and illustrations of the Roman antiquities present at Thoresby's own museum in Leeds. A catalogue of this museum is present in the work, featuring the study of 'Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Scotch coins'.An amateur rebinding of this work has resulted in the absence of the frontispiece portrait of Thoresby, and final page of the index.ESTC reference no. T142791 An amateur rebinding, with calf back strip and quarter morocco paper covered boards. The boards have been repurposed from another… Read More

Leeds: Robinson, Son & Holdsworth; John Hurst. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Hinges cracked and weak. Occasional light foxing. 1816. Second Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 430mm x 280mm (17" x 11"). xvii, xvii, 268pp, 123pp, 159pp, 11pp + plates & charts. 9 b/w plates + numerous b/w heraldic shields and genealogical charts. ... with the Pedigrees of Many of the Nobility and Gentry, and Other Matters Relating to Those Parts; ... Heavy book – extra shipping needed for overseas. .

Leeds and Wakefield: Printed by B. Dewhirst [&] T. Davison for Robinson Son and Holdsworth and John Hurst, 1816. 2nd edn. 2 vols. Folio (17½ x 11½ ins). Contemporary elaborately gilt tooled full calf recently re-backed in modern matching calf with new endpapers and prelims, all edges gilt (boards rather pitted and scored - otherwise a bright VG set). Pp. xvi + [1] + xvii + [3] + 261 + [2] + 123 + [1] + 159 + [1] + 11 [&] [6] + 404 + 80, illus with engraved plates, vignettes and folding pedigrees all present (pages and plates with some light spotting; no inscriptions).

Printed by B Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Houldsworth, Leeds and John Hurst, Wakefield, Leeds; Wakefield, 1816. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Volume I. Loidis and Elmete: Or, An Attempt to Describe Districts Described in those Words by Bede; and Supposed to Embrace the Lower Portions of Aredale and Wharfdale Together with the Entire Vale of Calder in the County of York. Volume II. Ducatus Leodiensis: or, The Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes and Parts Adjacent, in the West-Riding of the County of York. With the Pedigrees of Many of the Nobility and Gentry, and Other Matters Relating to Those Parts; Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts. To Which is Added, at the Request of Several Learned Persons, A Catalogue of His Museum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities, Particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Scotch Coins, With Modern Medals. Also A Catalogue of… Read More

Printed by B Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Houldsworth, Leeds and John Hurst, Wakefield, Leeds; Wakefield, 1816. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Volume I. Loidis and Elmete: Or, An Attempt to Describe Districts Described in those Words by Bede; and Supposed to Embrace the Lower Portions of Aredale and Wharfdale Together with the Entire Vale of Calder in the County of York. Volume II. Ducatus Leodiensis: or, The Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes and Parts Adjacent, in the West-Riding of the County of York. With the Pedigrees of Many of the Nobility and Gentry, and Other Matters Relating to Those Parts; Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts. To Which is Added, at the Request of Several Learned Persons, A Catalogue of His Museum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities, Particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Scotch Coins, With Modern Medals. Also A Catalogue of… Read More

Maurice Atkins. Used - Good. 1715. In original calf boards with modern, leather spine. Cloth tape to hinges. New endpapers. C.10 pages have minor water staining. Lacks 1 plate Fountains abbey/map of two wapentakes. For further details/pictures please message us. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day).Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

Leeds, Wakefield: B. Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Holdsworth, 1816. Second edition Enlarged. Hardcover. Good. engravings, woodcuts. Folio; xvi, xvii, 261 [i.e. 268],123, 159, 11: pagination irregular; 42.5 cm. contemporary panelled & diced calf, extra gilt, newly rebacked, foxed . Ex libris Alfred Harris, and G. F. Ferrand. 2 vols in 1. With the pedigrees of many of the Nobility and Gentry, from records, original evidences, and manuscripts ( including 13 genealogical tables). The original edition of this book, in 1715, justified Thoresby's membership in the Royal Society, and displayed his erudition on Englands's Roman antiquities and coins (many of which are depicted here). Thoresby also owned a broad collection of "curiosities", from incunables to medical anomalies, which was ranked second only to Tradescant. In this edition, the continuation of the Pedigrees was principally done by Christopher Bolland, and the additions to Part 2, "Musaeum Thoresbyanum", detail items added after 1715 to… Read More

1715 1st ed LEEDS England Topography Architecture Thoresby MAP Geography London
Ralph Thoresby was a 17th-century English historian who is best remembered for his books on the history of Leeds, England. In 1715, Thoresby published "The Topography of the Parish of Leeds" – a description of the history, geography, architecture, and monuments of Leeds. Thoresby published the first edition of 'Leeds' with a descriptive catalogue of the "artificial rarities" found in his Leeds museum.
This impressive first edition includes the folding map of Leeds which is often lacking.

Item number: #11879
Price: $795
THORESBY, Ralph
Ducatus leodiensis: or, The topography of the ancient and populous town and parish of Leedes, and parts adjacent in the West-riding of the county of York ... extracted from records, original evidences, and manuscripts; to which is added ... A catalogue of his museum ... also a catalogue of manuscripts; the various editions of the Bible, and the books published in the infancy of the art of… Read More