Author: Thomas Scott Holmes
Title: The History of the Parish and Manor of Wookey; Being a Contribution to Towards a Future History of the County of Somerset
Description: Bristol, Printed by C. T. Jefferies and Sons, [1885]. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of Thomas Scott Holmes' history of the village and civil parish of Wookey. An undated copy, dated from Jisc 1885, the first and only edition of this work, an uncommon copy. British bishop Thomas Scott Holmes traces the history of Wookey, British civil parish and village in Somerset, including the village of Henton, and the hamlets of Yarley and Bleadney with the River Axe. A useful historical reference work of the parishes and its neighbourhood, with historical sketches of the Manor and the Manor House, the Church, Church plates, parish chests, church bells, rectory, vicarage, and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with new endpapers. Externally generally sound with shelf wear and chipping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. With a closed tear along the lower joint, holding firm. Damp marking to the boards. Bookplates to the front pastedown and endpaper, LEJ MA Brooke and Alec S. MacMillan. Internally, firmly bound. Odd minor spot to the odd leaf, otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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