A Topographical History and Description of Bawtry and Thorne, with the Villages Adjacent.
A Topographical History and Description of Bawtry and Thorne, with the Villages Adjacent.
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- Author
- [Peck (William)]
- Publishers
- Doncaster: Printed for the Author, by Thomas and Hunsley, 1813.
- Keyword
- TOPOGRAPHY YORKSHIRE TOPOGRAPHY BAWTRY THORNE DONCASTER
Description
First edition, 4to, viii, [i], [10]-111 [i.e. 119], [1], ii, xviii, [4]pp., irregular pagination: 59*-60*, 75*-76* and 109*-111*, errata leaf pasted to verso of dedication leaf, one of 100 copies printed, signed by Peck on the title page, folded map frontispiece, 8 engraved plates (as called for by Boyne), several engravings in the text, title printed in red and black, some light spotting, closed tear to U1, orig. boards, lacks spine, uncut. A rare topographical work. William Peck, originally from Epworth in Lincolnshire, set up business as a Druggist in Bawtry from where he wrote his history. Provenance: Neat contemporary ink ownership signature to head of title page ëWm. Beckitt, Thorneí; late nineteen-century bookplate of Jonathan Hindle, Steeton.
