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The history and antiquities of the county of Surrey : compiled from the best and most authentic historians, valuable records, and manuscripts in the public offices and libraries, and in private hands. With a fac simile copy of Domesday, engraved on thirteen plates (v.1)

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Title: The history and antiquities of the county of Surrey : compiled from the best and most authentic historians, valuable records, and manuscripts in the public offices and libraries, and in private hands. With a fac simile copy of Domesday, engraved on thirteen plates (v.1)

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Classmark: Large Modern History Y-2.1 MAN

Creator(s): Manning, Owen (1721-1801)

Additional creator(s): Bray, William (1736-1832) (Other)

Publisher: Printed for J. White, by J. Nichols and son

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1804-14

Language: English

Size and medium: 3 volumes

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/257672

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991016422849705181

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Title varies slightly.


Paging irregular.


List of subscribers: v. 1, p. ix-xii at beginning; v. 2, p. ix at beginning; v. 3, p. v at beginning.


"Errata": v. 2, p. 795-796. "Additions and corrections": v. 2, p. 796-814; v. 3, p. cxix-clxviii at end.


The "Fac simile copy of Domesday" (v. 1, 8 l., 13 pl. after introd.) has special t.-p.: Sudrie comitatus descriptio; e libro censuali Gulielmi Conquestoris, vulgo vocato Domesday book, apographice desumpta... MDCCLXXIII. The fac-similes and Latin text face each other.


The manuscripts for the history of Surrey were entrusted after Manning's death to William Bray, who published them, with large additions and a continuation. cf. Dict. nat. biog.


"Catalogue of books relating to this county": volume 3, pages 683-702.

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