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, 278 pages with black and white illustrations and indeces at the end of the book, dustwrapper has a coloured illustration Reprint , dents and shelf wear on the upper and lower cover edges, rubbed and creased on the corners, cover has scattered glued pieces of the dustwrapper on the front spine otherwise the book is in good+ condition , areas missing from the back, upper and lower spine and edges and corners, large tears on the front cover, dustwrapper in fair condition , green cloth with gilt titles approx 21x 15 cm Hardback ISBN:

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). Three volumes on the history of Lancaster, a city in Lancashire, England, with illustrations and maps. Three volumes. This set contains: The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, 1868-1870. Complete in two volumes. A new, revised, and improved edition. Each volume is illustrated with numerous in-text figures, with a folding map frontispiece to volume one. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive history of Lancaster, with chapters on the earliest notices of Lancashire, the Saxon period, William the Conqueror's suppression of revolts, Henry Plantagenet, the creation of the county palatine, ancient manners and customs, traditional dress, and much more. Written by Edward Baines, the editor and proprietor of the Leeds Mercury, politician, and the author of historical and geographic works of reference. Edited by John Harland, an English reporter and antiquary. Continued and completed by Brooke Herford, an English Unitarian minister. Portfolio of Fragments Relative to the History and Antiquities, Topography and Genealogies of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, 1869. Complete in one volume. Third edition, with additions and improvements. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, three folding plates, twenty copperplate or lithographic images, and thirty-three wood-engravings and tail pieces. Collated complete. A collection of historical documents and records relating to the city of Lancaster. With titles including: brief account of the early Lords, Earls, and Dukes of Lancaster, county rates and taxes, military musters, fines of values of lands, and an account of the Doomsday Book, amongst others. Written by Matthew Gregson, an English antiquary. Edited by John Harland. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the extremities, particularly the head and tail of the spines. Light damp marks to the spine of volume I. A 1" split in the cloth to the front joint of volume I. Hinges of volume I reinforced with paper tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark and light age toning to the extremities. Further spotting to volume III, with the odd small crease to the foredge. A small tear to the front endpaper. Bound by W. Bone & Son, London. Good. book.

London, Edward Brooke, 1782. (illustrator). First Edition. London, Edward Brooke, 1782. With "A List of the Principal Scotch Law Books, And Some Relating to Ireland" Worrall, John [d. 1771], Compiler. [Brooke, Edward, Editor]. Bibliotheca Legum: Or, A Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law Books of this Realm, And Some Others Relating Thereto; Giving an Account of Their Several Editions, Ancient Printers, Dates, And Prices, And Wherein They Differ. A New Edition, Corrected and Improved; And Interspersed with Observations on the Principal Works, Collected from the Best Authorities: To Which is Added, A List of the Principal Scotch Law Books, And of Some Relating to Ireland. London: Printed for Edward Brooke (Successor to J. Worrall and B. Tovey) at the Dove, In Bell-Yard, Near Temple-Bar, 1782. [xvi], 204, [2] pp. Title page preceded by 1 pp. publisher catalogue, 2 pp. publisher catalogue follows p. 204. Octavo (6-1/4" x 3-3/4"). Contemporary sheep with recent calf rebacking, lettering piece, blind fillets and gilt publication date to spine, corners and hinges mended. Light rubbing and scuffing to boards, faint illegible inscription to front board. Light toning to interior, offsetting to margins of endleaves, "Ingilby 1782" to head of title page, "Pegges Curialia" in same hand to rear free endpaper. $450. * Later edition. The first English annotated legal bibliography, Worrall's remains an important reference due to its excellent annotations, many gathered from leading authorities of the time, and comparative bibliographical information. The first edition was published in 1731. It was followed by several later editions by Worrall through 1768. The 1788 edition is in two books, the second entirely by Brooke. It was followed by supplementary volumes by Brooke, John Rider and John Clarke through 1808. The present copy probably belonged to the English politician and bibliophile Sir John Ingilby [1758-1815] of Ripley Castle, Yorkshire, who was created a Baronet in 1781. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1781-1782, a Member of the Parliament (for East Retford) from 1790-1796 and a Fellow of the Royal Society (elected 1793). The annotation to the rear free endpaper is a reference to Samuel Pegge's Curialia: Or an Historical Account of Some Branches of the Royal Household. &c. (1st ed. 1782). Friend, Anglo-American Legal Bibliographies 138. English Short-Title Catalogue T145170.

London: J. Worrall, 1776. (illustrator). First Edition. London: J. Worrall, 1776. Rare Edition, The First by Brooke, And the First With "A List of the Principal Scotch Law Books, And Some Relating to Ireland" Worrall, John [d. 1771], Compiler. [Brooke, Edward, Editor]. Bibliotheca Legum: Or, A Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law Books of this Realm, And Some Others Relating Thereto, From Their First Publication, To Michaelmas Term, 1775, Giving an Account of Their Several Editions, Ancient Printers, Dates, And Prices, And Wherein They Differ. Corrected and Improved: To Which is Added, A List of the Principal Scotch Law Books, And Some Relating to Ireland. London: Printed for Edward Brooke (Successor to J. Worrall and B. Tovey) at the Dove, In Bell-Yard, Near Temple-Bar, 1776. [xv], 150, [2] pp. Publisher advertisements before title page, p. [ii] and after p. 150. 12mo. (5-7/8" x 3-1/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind tooling along joints, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, blind tooling to board edges. Moderate rubbing to boards and extremities, light chipping to spine, front joint cracked, rear joint starting, corners bumped and somewhat worn. Light toning to interior, offsetting to margins of preliminaries and rear endleaves. $500. * First edition by Brooke and the first with lists of Scotch and Irish titles. The first English annotated legal bibliography, Worrall's remains an important reference due to its excellent annotations, many gathered from leading authorities of the time, and comparative bibliographical information. The first edition was published in 1731. It was followed by several later editions by Worrall through 1768. The 1788 edition is in two books, the second entirely by Brooke. It was followed by supplementary volumes by Brooke, John Rider and John Clarke through 1808. This is a rare edition. OCLC locates 2 copies (Lancaster History, University of Illinois). Library Hub adds 3 more (Manchester Public Library, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford). Friend, Anglo-American Legal Bibliographies 138. This edition not in the English Short-Title Catalogue. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:5.