A new and complete history of the town and county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull : with a cursory review of, and observations on the ancient legend, from its original foundation in A. D. 1296, by the illustrious King Edward the First. The whole brought down to the present period, and carefully selected from the records of the town, and other original manuscripts, occasionally interspersed with desultory entertaining anecdotes : embellished with superb engravings
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Type of record: Book
Title: A new and complete history of the town and county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull : with a cursory review of, and observations on the ancient legend, from its original foundation in A. D. 1296, by the illustrious King Edward the First. The whole brought down to the present period, and carefully selected from the records of the town, and other original manuscripts, occasionally interspersed with desultory entertaining anecdotes : embellished with superb engravings
Classmark: YAS 0951
Creator(s): Hadley, George (1798)
Publisher: Printed and sold by T. Briggs
Publication city: Kingston-upon-Hull
Date(s): 1788-[91]
Language: English
Size and medium: [4], iv, 887 (i.e. 891), [13] p., [13] leaves of plates (some folded)
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/498852
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010659259705181
Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Description
Continued to 1791.
In double columns.
Inscribed above portrait of Edward I. (front.): "Frontispiece to Briggs's New and complete history of Kingston upon Hull."
"In 1788 Thomas Briggs, a printer, of Kingston-upon-Hull, persuaded Hadley to put his name to a wretched compilation called 'A new and complete history of the town and county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull.'"--Dict. of nat. biog.
Includes index.
Additional description
Spine lettered: 'History of Hull. Hadley'
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