Author: WHITAKER THOMAS DUNHAM
Title: Ducatus Leodiensis or the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes ( Complete in 3 Volumes with Appendix )
Description: Leeds, Printed by B. Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Holdsworth. 1816, Second Edition with Notes and Additions. Large Folio. Title one. Ducatus leodiensis, or, The topography of the ancient and populous town and parish of Leedes, and parts adjacent in the West-Riding of the county of York. Tile two. Loidis and Elmete, or, An attempt to illustrate the districts described in those words by Bede. With the extra appendix volume. Large format, books measure 36x51cms. Lacking 3 plates. Plate of coins, in catalogue of antiquities, Arms and quarterings of the Danby's of Danby, Plate of antiquities, in the rarities, otherwise complete with all plates pedigrees, etc. Uniformly bound in half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, flat bands, gilt title lettering. Some light scuffing/marking, slightly dusty, all binding in very good clean solid condition all hinge joints very strong. Internally, no loose pages, no writing, very occasional library stamp/mark, about 20 in all, plates free of stamps, some occasional spotting/browing. Pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. A very good clean copy, in very good clean solid bindings.

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