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The mineralogy of Derbyshire : with a description of the most interesting mines in the north of England, in Scotland, and in Wales; and an analysis of Mr. Williams's work, intitled [sic] "The mineral kingdom". Subjoined is a glossary of the terms and phrases used by miners in Derbyshire

Archive Print Item: Bedford Collection B308

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Type of record: Book

Title: The mineralogy of Derbyshire : with a description of the most interesting mines in the north of England, in Scotland, and in Wales; and an analysis of Mr. Williams's work, intitled [sic] "The mineral kingdom". Subjoined is a glossary of the terms and phrases used by miners in Derbyshire

Level: Item

Classmark: Bedford Collection B308

Creator(s): Mawe, John (1764-1829)

Additional creator(s): Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner); Manners, Edward (1786-1856) (Former owner); Manners, Louisa Julia (1814?-1878) (Former owner)

Related people: Williams, John, fl. 1730-1795

Publisher: Printed and sold by William Phillips; White; Munn; Drury

Publication city: London : Derby

Date(s): 1802

Language: English

Size and medium: xv, 211 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/730658

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991014127319705181

Description

Indexed in: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 18432.

Features

Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection B308: loose note in John Bedford's hand listing names and professions in minerals, marbles, fluorspar activities from Glover's directory 1827-29.


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Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection B308: contemporary blue paper over boards, re-backed cream paper, gold tooled.

Provenance

Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection B308: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: OM/16. MS. inscription on front board: Edwd. Manners 1812 [i.e. Rev. Edward Manners (1786-1856), Rector of Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire]. MS. inscription on front pastedown: Louisa Julia Manners 1828? [i.e. Louisa Julia Manners (1814/1816?-1878, daughter of Rev Edward Manners].

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