The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester. Compiled from the best and most antient historians; inquisitiones post mortem, and other valuable records... Including also Mr. Burton's Description of the county, published in 1622; and the later collections of Mr. Staveley, Mr. Carte, Mr. Peck, and Sir Thomas Cave (v.1 pt.2)
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Title: The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester. Compiled from the best and most antient historians; inquisitiones post mortem, and other valuable records... Including also Mr. Burton's Description of the county, published in 1622; and the later collections of Mr. Staveley, Mr. Carte, Mr. Peck, and Sir Thomas Cave (v.1 pt.2)
Classmark: Large Modern History Y-5.4 NIC
Creator(s): Nichols, John (1745-1826)
Additional creator(s): Burton, William (1575-1645) (Other)
Publisher: Printed by and for John Nichols, printer to the Society of Antiquaries
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1795-1815
Language: English
Size and medium: 4 volumes in 8, 528 plates (partly color)
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/215024
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991011143769705181
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Title vignette.
"Leicestershire, extracted from Domesday book. With an English translation": v. 1, pt. 1, xxx p.
"These plates were for the most part drawn by Mr. Schnebbelie, the Rev. John Pridden, the Rev. John Griffith, the Rev. Robert Throsby, Mr. James Basire, Mr. Malcolm, and Mr. Longmate."--Pref.
All titles except the first abbreviated to: The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester. By John Nichols.
Many irregularities in paging; for details see Upcott.
Vol. 1, pt. 2 includes appendices and indices to the whole work.
Vol. 1, pt. 2: Printed by and for Nichols, son, and Bentley; v. 3, pt. 2: Printed by and for Nichols and sold by F. and C. Rivington, London.
Certain parts of the work have been bound with the volumes with which they were issued, and not with the volumes to which they belong. That applies especially to vol.1, pt.2: The history of Leicester, continued. A key to all the parts which are out of place, and to the arrangement of the work is found in the directions to the binder, last page of vol.1, pt.2.
Contents: v. 1., pt. 1-2. History of the town of Leicester. 1795-1815.--v. 2, pt. 1. Framland hundred. 1795.--v. 2, pt. 2. Gartre hundred. 1798.--v. 3, pt. 1. East Goscote hundred. 1800.--v. 3, pt. 2. West Goscote hundred. 1804.--v. 4, pt. 1. Guthlaxton hundred. 1810.--v. 4, pt. 2. Sparkenhoe hundred.
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